Rock On

A transport vehicle holds a giant boulder on the site for LACMA's "Levitated Mass" in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 10, 2012.

I Do The Rock

A woman answers interview questions in front of the site for LACMA's "Levitated Mass" in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 10, 2012.

DocuDay and the Oscars

I went to DocuDay on Saturday, watching all the Academy Award nominated docs from 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. -- but couldn't stay for "Undefeated," thereby guaranteeing it the win. I was also able to predict that "Saving Face" would win. I'm not sure why I knew that.

But the two real surprises:

1. DSLR video was key to "The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom," shot on a Canon 7D, and also "Hell and Back Again," shot in essentially a photojournalistic style but on video.

2. The 3D look and feel of "Pina," which I thought I would hate, worked. Worked very well, even. Biggest surprise: Wim Wenders was very clear about the fact that editing for a 3D doc could not just use existing strategies from 2D work. It has to be a different edit.

Above: the worst cell phone camera photo I've ever taken.

Ball

A chain link fence supports a ball near the Geffen Contemporary at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles on Monday, February 13, 2012.

Bricks

Chalk text seen on the USC campus in Los Angeles on Saturday, February 11, 2012.

Balls

Two preserved Union 76 ball signs seen through the window of a Metrolink train traveling westbound near Claremont, Calif., on Thursday, February 9, 2012.

Hiromi Oshima Signing a Bruce Hall Photo #photoLA

Hiromi Oshima signs a photograph by Bruce Hall during the Photo L.A. event in Santa Monica, Calif. on Thursday, January 12, 2012.

Hiromi Oshima #photoLA

Hiromi Oshima poses for a fan in front of photographs by Pete Eckert during the Photo L.A. event in Santa Monica, Calif. on Thursday, January 12, 2012.

Pete Eckert #photoLA

Pete Eckert, a member of the Blind Photographer's Guild, stands near a booth with his work during the Photo L.A. event in Santa Monica, Calif. on Thursday, January 12, 2012.

Incident

Police investigate an incident in Los Angeles on Friday, January 6, 2012.

Everybody's Got An Angle

A photographer snaps an early bettor during "Photography Day" at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. on Thursday, December 29, 2011.

On Form

A horse and jockey train during the morning workout at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. on Thursday, December 29, 2011.

Inside Looking Out

Patrons watch the end of the seventh race in the FrontRunner restaurant at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. on Thursday, December 29, 2011.

Aftermath

A racehorse walks back toward the stables after a race at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. on Thursday, December 29, 2011.

Once More Around

A carriage driver looks at his canine passenger between races at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. on Thursday, December 29, 2011.

The True Meaning of Something or Other

Upland, Calif. on Sunday, December 25, 2011.

Previously: 

First New Friend

Wait, "Fauve" Means Wild Beast?

Next Stop: Hollis

A visitor waves in Upland, Calif. on the evening of Saturday, December 24, 2011.

Outside, Looking In

A man looks in to the Apple Store from above at The Grove in Los Angeles on Thursday, December 22, 2011.

Best Dressed

A man wears a turkey hat in Upland, Calif. on Monday, December 19, 2011.

Brian Seligman #occupyLA (080)

Brian Seligman stands in front of Beverly Hills City Hall at the end of an "Occupy Los Angeles" protest march that traveled from the La Brea Tar Pits to Rodeo Drive on Saturday, December 17, 2011.