Place · California

SouthPasadena.

Where Observed Presence is based. The Art Crawl and the Rotary stage, the Walking Man at the Metro station, the great tree at the library, Sid the Cat Auditorium, the dogs outside Lost Parrot, and the squirrels that run the rooflines.

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Welder at work on a parade float frame outside the War Memorial Building.Welding the float Woman with an umbrella crossing in front of the Aro building in hard light.Umbrella at the Aro Portrait of Josh Betta sitting against a wall in a leather jacket, close crop.Josh Betta, seated The Walking Man sculpture at the South Pasadena Metro station, full figure mid-stride.Walking Man Exposed roots of the great tree at the South Pasadena Public Library.Library roots Portrait of Peter Wilson in profile.Peter Wilson Schnauzer sitting at attention facing the window, reflected in the tabletop below.At attention The band Rover during sound check on the Rotary stage at the Art Crawl.Sound check, Rotary stage Squirrel stretched flat along a shingled roof peak, claws gripping the edge.Squirrel on the ridge Couple embracing beneath a large tree at the historic South Pasadena train stop.At the old train stop Person working on a laptop at a picnic table in the library park at night.Working late in the park Man with a waxed moustache in front of a moustached portrait during the Art Crawl.Two moustaches Fox squirrel crouched on a bench, tail fanned over its back.Squirrel on the bench Woman walking down a corridor toward daylight at Sid the Cat Auditorium.Corridor at Sid the Cat Narrow hallway lined with framed pictures, light at the far end.Hallway and frames Car stopped past the lowered crossing gate on the train tracks, brake lights on.Stopped on the tracks Portrait of Josh Betta seated on a ledge against a clapboard wall, wide crop.Josh Betta Man leaping over a small bonfire on the eve of Nowruz.Over the fire Golf course maintenance crew talking on a break beside their tractor, Arroyo Seco.Arroyo Seco grounds crew Overhead view of a figure walking, a bike rack’s curling shadow on the pavement beside them.Shadow and bike rack Man standing before a wall of Easter posters outside Mosaic church, full street view.Against the Easter posters Shirtless man standing in front of "alive!" Easter posters outside Mosaic church.Alive Shirtless man before the Easter posters outside Mosaic church, closer crop.Alive, close DJ booth waiting in the dark at Sid the Cat Auditorium.DJ booth, Sid the Cat Photographer at work in the doorway light at Sid the Cat Auditorium, the audience seated along the wall.Photographer at work, Sid the Cat Timber rafters and lanterns above a full house at Sid the Cat Auditorium.Auditorium rafters Wide view of the timber-trussed hall at Sid the Cat Auditorium during a performance.Auditorium rafters, wide Shingled commercial buildings along El Centro Street under a heavy sky.El Centro Brick arches and a bare bulb at Kaldi Coffee & Tea, near the South Pasadena Metro station.Kaldi Coffee & Tea The Walking Man sculpture at the South Pasadena Metro station, seen from below against the clouds.Walking Man, from below Telephone pole and wires seen from directly below against storm clouds.Telephone pole and storm Light pole and street sign seen from below against a dramatic sky.Light pole and street sign Guitarist in a hat crouched over his guitar, setting up for a set at the Art Crawl.Setting up, Art Crawl Arched loggia with lit stained-glass windows behind the library’s great tree, in color.Stained glass at night Looking through the windows of Villa Tacos at night.Inside Villa Tacos Woman in a hat applying makeup at an outdoor table at Jones Coffee Roasters, near the Metro station.Making up at Jones Coffee Woman in a hat applying makeup at Jones Coffee Roasters, closer crop.Making up, close Root buttress of the library tree curving out of the darkness.Root buttress California scrub-jay perched at the edge of a roofline.Scrub-jay on the roofline California scrub-jay perched on a blue roof edge, in color.Scrub-jay on the roofline, color Raptor perched on a utility pole crossbar against a cloudy sky.Hawk on the pole Ground squirrel standing upright on a tabletop, backlit.Ground squirrel, upright Fox squirrel on a bench, three-quarter view, tail arched overhead.Squirrel on the bench, close Crow perched near a telephone pole against open sky.Crow on the wire Two squirrels face to face on a sunlit wooden deck, wide view.Two squirrels on the deck Two squirrels touching noses on a wooden deck in hard light.Squirrels meeting Squirrel with its tail raised, looking back over its shoulder against black.Squirrel, looking back Squirrel crouched on a roof peak, seen from below against black.Squirrel on the ridge, from below Squirrel crouched on a roof peak with its head raised.Squirrel, head up Squirrel lying flat along a garage roof peak in the sun.Squirrel, sunbathing Three bulldogs sitting together on the patio outside Lost Parrot.Three dogs at Lost Parrot Two bulldogs together outside Lost Parrot, one looking up.Two dogs at Lost Parrot Close view of the bulldogs outside Lost Parrot.Dogs, close Schnauzer standing at a glass door, looking out.Schnauzer at the door Schnauzer resting in an armchair beside a curtained window.Schnauzer in the chair Schnauzer reclining, head raised, reflected in a polished tabletop.Schnauzer and reflection Schnauzer at attention looking over its shoulder, reflected in the tabletop.At attention, looking back Schnauzer in profile with a Stanford collar, a charcoal sketch on the wall behind.Schnauzer in profile Afternoon light falling through tall windows across a patterned rug, a pair of sandals in the foreground.Window light and sandals Afternoon light through a tall window, flowers on a stand casting a long shadow across the rug.Window light and flowers Persian khatam inlaid box on a dark polished surface.Khatam box Corner of a carved Moroccan wood table under a glass top, window light across it.Carved table corner