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If you are ever in the Bakersfield area, or want to go out there for a sunday drive, check this park out...lots of things to photograph..<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/129867/hart_park_bakersfields_best_family.html?cat=8">http://www.associatedcontent.com/articl ... html?cat=8</a><!-- m -->
Sharon,
Thanks. I just added Hart Park to my list of photo opportunities. I haven't been there in about 30 years so I guess it's time revisit it.
Bakersfield is a fairly large city with a lot of activity from agriculture to industry to culture and more. In the old part of town there are two antique consignment stores that are fun to walk through. I never thought of taking a camera in but it seems like a good idea. I've been along Brundage Lane a few times and there's quite a variety of interesting industry going on that would make good photos for a portfolio.
Thanks. I just added Hart Park to my list of photo opportunities. I haven't been there in about 30 years so I guess it's time revisit it.
Bakersfield is a fairly large city with a lot of activity from agriculture to industry to culture and more. In the old part of town there are two antique consignment stores that are fun to walk through. I never thought of taking a camera in but it seems like a good idea. I've been along Brundage Lane a few times and there's quite a variety of interesting industry going on that would make good photos for a portfolio.
Yes, my son just moved up there and says there's quite a bit to photograph in Bako..neon signs, city scapes..who knew..well he says there quite a few birds up there...if you research further there are links which provide all the things you can find in that park..besides the peacocks..i am going upthe end of march..i hope to find a treasure of photo ops there...
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Excellent. That's a long list of birds that I haven't seen up here.
This last Saturday Deborah, Julia, and I went to Bakersfield to check out Hart Park and see what else we could see.
Going through Mojave and up 58 I noticed that there were still few trains in sight. As we went through Tehachapi there was still quite a bit of snow on all the hills. From there to Bakersfield we saw lots of flowers including fields of poppies as well as other purple, yellow and orange flowers. There were also bushes with white flowers.
We passed many panoramas and vistas worth photographing but, since we were on the freeway and on a tight schedule we didn't stop. I want to take the back roads next time so I can stop and take some photos. The rolling hills this side of Bakersfield are lush with green grasses, flowers, trees, and cows. It's all very picturesque, like something out of a country-themed calendar.
To get to Hart Park we turned North on Comanche and this took us past Ming Lake and straight into the park. Our first stop was at a deteriorating log building with a waterwheel. The weathered wood was full of warm, rich shades of brown and aged texture. It was lightly overcast but not raining.
We saw many feral house cats of every type imaginable. One looked like a Maine Coon, another like a Siamese, and many tabbys. The trays of food showed that someone is feeding them better than my cat gets. They make great subjects with their poses, facial expressions, and especially with the old logs as a background.
A few hundred feet from there was a large flock of Peacocks, some decorating a large tree while others were strutting their stuff in mating rituals. We took some beautiful closeups of their faces as well as their fans. They are so used to people you could almost walk up and touch them.
A little farther down we parked next to the river and took portraits of Julia with the river and trees as a background. Deborah took many photos of the Mallards and Wood ducks swimming in the river. There were also Blue Jays, woodpeckers, and other small birds flying around.
Then we came to a small pond just in time to catch a Great Blue Heron taking off and harassing a duck (I think it wanted to eat it but the duck was a little too big). On the water were many Mallard, Wood, and American Coot (Mudhen) ducks. There were also the same collection of geese that we see at Apollo Park. There was one particularly ugly duck that was more than willing to stand on his rock near the shor and let us take close ups. There was a lot of character in that face and we took several printable photos. There was one large tree with several cormorants (two species), two Great Blue Herons (one ocassionally circling the tree) and two heron nests.
Altogether we spent only about an hour in the park but could have spent days.
From the park we headed into Bakersfield and were treated to green hillsides with carpets of flowers. The road wound up the side of a cliff past oilfields and pipelines, some of which were looped in strange shapes. The turnouts offered views of the river below with trails shared by horses and bicycles, oil pumps as far as you could see, and other details we didn't have time to stop for. Along the road I saw many houses of interesting architecture that would look great in a portfolio.
In Bakersfield we stopped at some antique stores and, at the Great American Antique Mall
http://greatamericanantiques.com/, there was a large display case with hundreds of old cameras and accessories, many were true antiques. Then we stopped at Henley's Photo http://www.henleys.com/ just in time for them to close but they did have a large photo printing room and said that they take orders over the internet.
By that time we had used up our allotment of time and had to go home. One of these days soon I hope to head back down taking my time.
Going through Mojave and up 58 I noticed that there were still few trains in sight. As we went through Tehachapi there was still quite a bit of snow on all the hills. From there to Bakersfield we saw lots of flowers including fields of poppies as well as other purple, yellow and orange flowers. There were also bushes with white flowers.
We passed many panoramas and vistas worth photographing but, since we were on the freeway and on a tight schedule we didn't stop. I want to take the back roads next time so I can stop and take some photos. The rolling hills this side of Bakersfield are lush with green grasses, flowers, trees, and cows. It's all very picturesque, like something out of a country-themed calendar.
To get to Hart Park we turned North on Comanche and this took us past Ming Lake and straight into the park. Our first stop was at a deteriorating log building with a waterwheel. The weathered wood was full of warm, rich shades of brown and aged texture. It was lightly overcast but not raining.
We saw many feral house cats of every type imaginable. One looked like a Maine Coon, another like a Siamese, and many tabbys. The trays of food showed that someone is feeding them better than my cat gets. They make great subjects with their poses, facial expressions, and especially with the old logs as a background.
A few hundred feet from there was a large flock of Peacocks, some decorating a large tree while others were strutting their stuff in mating rituals. We took some beautiful closeups of their faces as well as their fans. They are so used to people you could almost walk up and touch them.
A little farther down we parked next to the river and took portraits of Julia with the river and trees as a background. Deborah took many photos of the Mallards and Wood ducks swimming in the river. There were also Blue Jays, woodpeckers, and other small birds flying around.
Then we came to a small pond just in time to catch a Great Blue Heron taking off and harassing a duck (I think it wanted to eat it but the duck was a little too big). On the water were many Mallard, Wood, and American Coot (Mudhen) ducks. There were also the same collection of geese that we see at Apollo Park. There was one particularly ugly duck that was more than willing to stand on his rock near the shor and let us take close ups. There was a lot of character in that face and we took several printable photos. There was one large tree with several cormorants (two species), two Great Blue Herons (one ocassionally circling the tree) and two heron nests.
Altogether we spent only about an hour in the park but could have spent days.
From the park we headed into Bakersfield and were treated to green hillsides with carpets of flowers. The road wound up the side of a cliff past oilfields and pipelines, some of which were looped in strange shapes. The turnouts offered views of the river below with trails shared by horses and bicycles, oil pumps as far as you could see, and other details we didn't have time to stop for. Along the road I saw many houses of interesting architecture that would look great in a portfolio.
In Bakersfield we stopped at some antique stores and, at the Great American Antique Mall
http://greatamericanantiques.com/, there was a large display case with hundreds of old cameras and accessories, many were true antiques. Then we stopped at Henley's Photo http://www.henleys.com/ just in time for them to close but they did have a large photo printing room and said that they take orders over the internet.
By that time we had used up our allotment of time and had to go home. One of these days soon I hope to head back down taking my time.
Glenn
Sounds like something Lee and I would love to do with you! A slow meandering drive taking loads of pictures!!! Sounds like a lot of fun.
Sounds like something Lee and I would love to do with you! A slow meandering drive taking loads of pictures!!! Sounds like a lot of fun.
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