Catalina Channel

Taken from the cliffs of Palos Verdes on a Christmas Eve (day) walk.

The small boat tooling across the bottom of the image is important - adds another horizontal line element to get that peaceful landscape look.

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Farmers' Market

This image reminds Lisa of the painting "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte" by Georges Seurat.

Note how everyone is looking away from the viewer except for one person at the bottom of the image. I think the umbrella is very important, as are the conflicting strong vertical and horizontal lines.

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Brenda's

This image and the next one are from a visit to the Torrance Farmer's Market, in the rain, on December 18, 2010. It was near the end of the morning, and the two proprietors at this peanut stand were looking a bit bored and damp. This woman came along sporting a flowery umbrella that clashed nicely with the checkerboard table cloth, and there it was.

The peanuts, by the way, were quite good. I bought a $2 bag, and they were still warm.

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