Just about every news photographer I know has a favorite spot to go grab the obligatory snowy peaks behind downtown Los Angeles shot that news desks want every year or so. I don't know where Jonathan Alcorn's sweet spot is, but I like the result. Bigger on his blog.
Weather
Snow day in L.A.
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