by Sherri on December 2, 2009
Senior Couple feeding the ducks & geese at Hart Memorial Park, Bakersfield, California. This image was developed using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.
Bakersfield gets picked on all the time. People say it’s ugly and there is nothing beautiful about it. Sure, it’s not Yosemite, or Yellowstone, but I believe you can find beauty anywhere if you seek it.
Jeff & I make the trek to Bakersfield each Thanksgiving to visit his Mom. I always bring my camera along too. Usually, I photograph out on the bluffs at Panorama Park, but this time I was determined to venture out to other areas.
We drove out to Hart Memorial Park to see what we could find. We timed it just right, so the lighting along the Kern River was at it’s best. Just love that late day light! We found this couple feeding the ducks and geese. They were enjoying themselves so much, I don’t know if they were even aware that I was photographing them!
Images of seniors (especially seniors engaged in an activity) are in high demand and there is a low supply of them. I don’t have very many in my stock files, so this was a perfect opportunity to add to my collection. I did not get a model release from this couple, but I would like to. If anyone knows this couple, please let me know.
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More photos of beautiful Bakersfield to come, so “Y’all Come Back Now, Ya Hear?”
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Update
One of the readers of this Blog has requested that I upload the original image. Now, you will be able to see the “before & after” shots of this image.
Senior Couple feeding the ducks & geese at Hart Memorial Park, Bakersfield, California. This is the way the image looked straight out of the camera!
by Sherri on February 11, 2009
Couple walking on the bluffs at Panorama Park, Bakersfield, California.
If you live in the Bakersfield area or you are planning to visit, be sure to check out Panorama Park. It’s one of Bakersfield’s newest and nicest parks and a great place to get some exercise. Dogs are welcome here too, which makes it even more appealing if you are like Jeff and I. We travel nearly everywhere with our dog.
I’ve put my shooting on hold for a bit. I need to edit some of my older images and get over this horrible cold or flu that’s had me down for 12 days now. So, until I can get out and create some new work, I am posting another image from our November trip to Bakersfield.
You can read more about Panorama Park in my earlier posts. Just look under the “Bakersfield” category on the sidebar of this Blog.
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by Sherri on December 7, 2008
Man walking his dog at Panorama Park, Bakersfield, California.
During our recent visit to Bakersfield, I photographed a lot of people enjoying what Panorama Park has to offer. While I was editing the images from the trip, the 2 photos in this post were among my favorites. I analyzed them to see if there was a common denominator in these 2 particular photos.
Besides the fact that everyone in these photos look extremely happy to be there, everyone (including the fur person) was in sync with their companion.
Woman and her young son running on the pathway at Panorama Park, Bakersfield, California.
If anyone out there knows any of these wonderful models, please have them contact me. Thank you!
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by Sherri on December 4, 2008
Ornamental grass at Panorama Park, Bakersfield, California.
I’m not sure exactly what type of ornamental grass this is. It is one of many beautiful plants growing along the pathways at Panorama Park.
Shot at 1/200 sec, f 4.0, ISO 400
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by Sherri on December 2, 2008
Jeff & Cocoa looking down on the oil fields from the bluffs at Panorama Park, Bakersfield, California.
We just returned from our annual trip to Bakersfield for Thanksgiving. Bakersfield is not usually thought of as a travel destination. But, through the years, I have become quite addicted to photographing Panorama Park. Because I return there each Thanksgiving, I know what to expect when I get there.
One subject there is always an abundance of are people exercising their dogs, which is one of my favorite subjects to photograph. Panorama Park is located on the bluffs, overlooking the oil fields, river and aqueduct. It also offers a great, wide-open back drop for photographs. Once I find the perfect spot, all I have to do is wait for my subjects to pass by.
I also had high hopes of capturing a great sunset like I did last year, but that didn’t pan out. Instead, I was presented with foggy conditions, which can also be very fun to work with.
The photo above is one of many photos I took during our daily walks on the bluffs this year.
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