Petroleum producing area west of Bakersfield along route 33,
near the site of the Lakeview Gusher,
web.archive.org/web/20061019100520/http://www.sjgs.com/la...
Kern County, California
Rolleicord V with Ilford FP4 film,
photographed 1985
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Dave Glass
Dizzy Atmosphere
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davidwsumner 65 months ago | reply
Beautiful image! At the same time it drives home the destructive nature of the industry. Well done.
lensjockey™ 65 months ago | reply
great image.
ndnbrunei 65 months ago | reply
Instant favourite!
A powerful image. Our great grandchildren will look at photographs like this and shake their heads.
efo 65 months ago | reply
Phenomenal. Those three stacks belching steam or smoke, glowing in the sun, really set the mood. The lighting is wonderful.
wayne bremser 65 months ago | reply
tag: there will be blood!
jsmithinistanbul 65 months ago | reply
Scary.
susafri 65 months ago | reply
scary but beautifully shot. Love the smoke
Victoria JK Lamburn 65 months ago | reply
What a capture of industry that would never work for me in colour.
Joey Harrison 65 months ago | reply
How can something so ugly be so beautiful?
Just curious ... is it still there, or is there a shopping center there now?
Jim Rees 65 months ago | reply
Is the steam spelling out "901" or is that my imagination?
Dizzy Atmosphere 65 months ago | reply
Definitely still an active petroleum producing area, the location where 'There Will Be Blood' originated and still exists. No shopping centers any time soon at this location, much too toxic. I passed through this area July 2007:
K A T A I 65 months ago | reply
nice
Rohan Phillips 65 months ago | reply
Very striking image.
_Honus_ 63 months ago | reply
Very cool image.
rolleijoe 60 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Where Fine Art Thrives, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Salvatore Piermarini fotografo 55 months ago | reply
well done Dizzy...Sal.
Emmy Della-Porther 51 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called IMAGES OF THE WORLD (Imagens do Mundo), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
guylookin4fun06 [deleted] 43 months ago | reply
I worked there three years ago and it still is going strong. It is the Cymric oil field. It is one of the top 5 oil producing fields in California. That field is not going anywhere for 50 + years so get used to it.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymric_Oil_Field