BLEND OUT

When I created this blog I wrote that fotonomous is the "Web identity of Lydia Marcus, an individualist, Piscean & native Los Angeleno (Encino/WEHO) raised in diametrically opposed communities shaped by culture, status, sexuality, and spirituality. This multifaceted upbringing informed her ability & desire to always seek to blend out instead of blend in."

This past Saturday when I saw this ad covering a downtown Los Angeles building (it's part of an advertisement for the new Hyundai Sonata) I was pretty excited. I've never seen the words "Blend Out" written anywhere before. Maybe Hyundai has been to my blog! ;-)

Photo credit © Lydia Marcus 2010 / www.lydiamarcus.com
Photographed February 20, 2010 in Downtown Los Angeles.

SERVICE

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Photographed February 20, 2010 in Downtown Los Angeles

MALIBU WILDFLOWERS

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Photographed February 15, 2010 in Malibu, CA
at Leo Carrillo State Park Beach

SURFIN' WESTRIDGE-CANYONBACK

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Photographed February 7, 2010 in Encino, CA
at Westridge-Canyonback Wilderness Park

JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK

1/23/2010 I visited Joshua Tree National Park with flickr friends. Vivid blue skies and a smattering of light snow dusting the park just made everything that much more picturesque.

From the nps.gov website:

"Joshua Tree encompasses three of California’s ecoregions. Its geology shows the effects of plate tectonics, volcanism, mountain-building, and stark erosion. With elevations ranging from 900 feet to over 5,000 feet above sea level, the park is home to a diversity of biological communities found nowhere else in such proximity. Sand dunes, dry lakes, flat valleys, extraordinarily rugged mountains, granitic monoliths, and oases are all found within its nearly 800,000 acres. Each feature makes its contribution to the natural tapestry of the southwest."

Joshua trees are so beautiful far away or super close up.


Even their shadows are pretty.


Me hamming it up in front of one of the Joshua trees. Photo by Matthew Dillon, a flickr friend.


Me too!


I don't know why, but these signs just always crack me up. I don't want to do something 'til I'm told I can't do it! I never wanted to shoot or camp so badly before. ;-)


I think this one can easily ;-) be misinterpreted to mean that dogs off leash are totally okay! LOL.




This rock formation already looked like a man's profile to me but the Joshua Tree mustache just cements the deal. :-)


Speaking of mustaches, I shot this photo of this little girl at the end of the night at a local 29 Palms pizza joint. She got the fuzzy thing out of a vending machine that sold facial hair (and mole) disguises). A little drag king in training - so cute.


There were a lot of great hiking spots at Joshua Tree. These snow covered rocks were beautiful. Matthew Dillon took all these shots of me.






I like that this shot shows off my yoga booty. :-)


Laurie Thomson, a fellow flickrite, took this shot of me. I love it! Wonderful use of natural hair light.


Sunset light over Joshua Tree




Photo credits © Lydia Marcus 2010 / www.lydiamarcus.com
Photographed January 23, 2010 in Joshua Tree National Park
Twentynine Palms, CA