A rain year over the Los Angeles River as seen from the Metro Gold Line from roughly October 2013- October 2014. This particular rain year, was almost non-existent, however even with the very small amount of rain that fell during my trips through Fall 2013- Fall 2014 I was content to keep a visual memory of the changing seasons. As subtle as those changes were, I was able to watch the light shift and occasionally the water too.  If heading southbound on the Metro Gold Line light-rail, one crosses the Los Angeles River heading into downtown, and I was privy to some great views of the river, with the Elysian hills, Northeast LA, and the San Gabriels filling the frame, every time I made this trip. I recorded the changes looking over the river for an entire year using my camera phone. To get these images I had to be sure and hop on the train early to avoid the rush-hour crowds so that I could land a prime window seat with a nice view. Therefore most of these images were taken early in the morning, sometimes just as the sun was starting to rise.

One thing I didn’t really anticipate, but was more than happy to discover, was capturing other Metro riders’ reflections in the images too. Looking over them now it makes me think about these everyday passengers going to work and if they noticed this view or cared much about the river, but course, at that time of day most people were still waking up, and off to work.