Bettina Gilois' Photoblog
Some Go The Extra Mile
Posted by Bettina (Los Angeles, United States) on 25 April 2010 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.
On Ventura Boulevard in North Hollywood a simple sign is not enough.
What kind of meeting would this have been?
"What's our budget? Can we get a giant hand?"
@Danièle: It's true! A King Kong car wash. Very dangerous. :)
@Manola: Thank you!! :)
@Larry Lefever: I know. I mean, who do you call for this?? Go through the yellow pages looking under giant limbs?
@✿ Anina ✿: Thanks so much! The b/w somehow captured the absurdity even more.
@Jaap: Thanks! They buried Gulliver in the Valley. :)
@Lougris: Haha. Not very practical, no. By the time you get the car down, the day is over. :)
@Marlowe: Yes. :)
@STEED: Of course!! :)
@LauraS: Thanks! This is a "valley" kind of thing. In LA proper you'll only find giant doughnuts and giant hot dogs, but giant hands are reserved for the "other side".
@Sarah: Lol. They broke the bank with that one. :0
@Mark Johnson: It's not enough that someone thought of a giant hand. Someone also had to say, "Let's let that hand hold our sign, and then we'll put a car on top!"
@corpusmind: Song. Which one?? :)
@Gary: The manicure contract... :) It is hard to miss, but I did try a few angles. Not easy to do justice to a giant hand.
@Michael: Ha. I hadn't even noticed!
@metti: Thanks, Mehdi!
@Earnest: Damn straight!
@Dana: Is it controversial? I had no idea. And you're right. It is Studio City. I was remembering being further East. :)
@M@ndy: I didn't use one, but it wasn't easy. It took quite a few shots and holding my breath. :)
Nikon D60
1/8 second
F/5.6
ISO 200
123 mm (35mm equiv.)
