S Bound on the Fwy

Over the weekend we took a short jaunt down the 405 from the South Bay to Seal Beach. Unfortunately due to technical issues most of the pictures that were taken on the N bound portion of the trip didn't survive. Still there were a few decent shots southbound.

First is a basic shot of the 405 S taken a bit N of the Crenshaw exit. This is a nice spot where you still have trees lining the lanes, rather than a wall.

Although presumably there is a wall behind the trees.















This second shot is a nice shot of the Normandie Ave exit, as you approch the interchange with the 110.

Clearly the 110 is one of the worst freeways in Southern California (besides the 10 of course). Fortunately I don't need to go downtown much and largely avoid the 110.














Our third shot for the trip is a nice shot of something you don't really see much on the 405 -- someone breaking the speed limit.

Note here (for legal purposes) that the angle only makes it appear as if I'm exceeding 65 mph.

Also keep in mind that this was a Sunday trip so it certainly isn't typical to be able to break 40ish mph during the week (and often on the weekends).









Last is one of the few N bound pictures that made it through.

This pic isn't all that great, but I did like the "big sky" effect produced by the iPhone. And we finally had some high clouds in So Cal, which is another rarity around here.