Los Angeles Times
Old School: Winning Kick
Winning Kick
Photography by Robert Lachman/Los Angeles Times
Mike Lansford (1) of the Los Angeles Rams kicks a game winning field goal against the New Orleans Saints during the 1983 season.
Note: I have started scanning my old black-and-white photographs from my years at the Los Angeles Times. My plan is to scan and post one every day this year.
Celebrating the 50th Year Anniversary of Dodger Stadium
Photograph by Robert Lachman / Los Angeles Times ? 1981
Dodgers’ pitcher Fernando Valezula (34) is congratulated by teammates Mike Scioscia (14) and Ron Cey (10) after pitching a complete game and beating the New York Yankees 5-4 in the third game of the 1981 World Series at Dodger Stadium. After losing the first two games, the Dodgers won four straight game to win the series.
Scanning My Old Photos & Negatives (1)
Photograph by Robert Lachman / Los Angeles Times ? 1991On May 17, 1991, the last of the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station’s F/A-18 Hornets returned home to friends and family from the Persian Gulf. The squadron’s aircraft, were used to spot targets over Iraq and Kuwait for bombing missions.
I’m starting to organize my old negatives and photos. Each day I hope to post one of my older photographs that just seem to be gathering dust. There’s lots of rain this Super Bowl weekend in Southern California so it’s a perfect time for scanning and sorting through boxes. Have a great weekend. -RL
City Hall & The Times
iPhone Photograph by Robert Lachman ? 2010
A view of Los Angeles City Hall and the Los Angeles Times building taken from Second Street and Grand Ave. during my lunch break last night. I did use Photoshop CS4 and Topaz Clean 2 to make a few adjustment and tweaks. -RL
80 MPH Winds Hit HB
iPhone Photographs by Robert Lachman ? 2010
A few arty photo from the aftermath of the tornado hitting Huntington Beach. You can tell they’re artistic photographs because they’re square, have cool borders, horrible color balance and look like Polaroids. I’m back to work on the photo desk this afternoon. Have a nice day. -RL
Storm caused tornado, water spouts, 80-mph winds, National Weather Service says on LATimes,com
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Google unveils new mobile phone
By Jessica Guynn
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Steve Lopez & Nathaniel Ayers
Check out the video from the 60 Minutes segment on homeless street musician Nathaniel Ayers and Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez. It?s based on stories Lopez wrote, and from his book, ?The Soloist,? which will be released as a movie in April. There?s a 15-second ad in front of this very touching and interesting story, but it?s worth the wait.
Check here to read the stories about Mr. Ayers
by Steve Lopez in the Los Angeles Times.