Ballona Creek

Ballona Creek runs through Culver City to the Pacific Ocean and is one of those Army Corps of Engineer’s flood control projects (think of a mini Los Angeles River but with a little bit more water, so you can’t quite drive a car down it). This was one of the first things I photographed when moving to Culver City in 1997. In 2012, I re-photographed the same views with an iPhone and the Hipstamatic app to compare the classic Diana 151 plastic-lensed camera, with it’s analog, silver-based film to it’s silicon counterpart.

Ballona Creek, 1997
Ballona Creek, 2012

 

Ballona Creek at Duqusene Ave, 1997
Ballona Creek at Duqusene Ave, 2012

 

Ballona Creek at Overland Ave., 1997
Ballona Creek at Overland Ave., 2012

 

Ballona Creek, between Overland and Sepulveda, 1997
Ballona Creek, between Overland and Sepulveda, 2012

 

Old Bridge over Ballona Creek at CCHS, 1997
New Bridge over Ballona Creek at CCHS, 2012

Well, I think there is no comparison…silicon is close, but it ain’t no Diana.

[originally posted January 29, 2014 to huskudupix]