Deukmejian Wilderness Park: Before, During and After the Station Fire
A photo exhibit by Bill Weisman
Co-sponsored By
Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley
and
Friends of the Library
Los Angeles County Library – La Crescenta Branch
August 26, 2010 – September 20, 2010
Deukmejian Wilderness Park is a rough diamond set into the mountain
crown of the Jewel City of Glendale. The mostly undeveloped 700+
acre park features steep chaparral-covered slopes leading up to
knife-edge ridges, deep shady canyons filled with tall riparian trees
and the sound of trickling water, abundant native wildlife, scenic
overlooks with magnificent views of the Crescenta Valley, the
Verdugo Mountains and beyond, and a network of hiking trails giving
park visitors access to all of these things.
Since
retiring in 2007 from a career in Information Technology, Bill Weisman
(who lives in the neighborhood below the park) has spent many
hours hiking the trails with camera in hand. The 75 photos in this
exhibit were chosen from hundreds of images taken between January 2008
and June 2010, including the Station Fire of August/September 2009.
Although most of the park's vegetation was burned by backfires,
the winter rains have spurred phenomenal regrowth.
Unless
otherwise noted in the photo caption, all photos were taken in, or of,
Deukmejian Wilderness Park. Most photos were taken in the park; a
few were taken of the park from different vantage points in the
Crescenta Valley, as noted. Photos are in chronological order.
Acknowledgments
Many thanks to the people and organizations that helped make this exhibit possible:
● The La Crescenta Branch of the Los Angeles County
Library for hosting the exhibition, and Library Manager Marta Wiggins
and Adult Services Librarian Chase McMunn for their assistance
● Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley, President Mike Lawler
● City of Glendale Community Services & Parks
staff George Chapjian, John Pearson, Dave Ahearn, Marc Stirdivant,
Russ Hauck, Eric Grossman, Jeff Weinstein and Dave Moreno
● Glendale Assistant City Manager (retired) Bob McFall for his advice and encouragement
● Mike Morgan and Copies Unlimited
● Sharon Weisman
Technical Information
Camera:
● Canon EOS 5D
Lenses:
● Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L
● Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L
● Canon EF 50mm f/1.8
Image Format:
● Canon camera RAW – 4368 x 2912 max resolution (12.7 megapixels)
Software:
● Bibble 5 Pro® Photographic Workflow
● Asset Management (Importing, cataloging, rating and tagging of images)
● Image Adjustment (Color temperature and saturation, exposure, scaling, cropping, straightening, sharpening, vignette and chromatic aberration correction, selective editing, lens distortion correction, blemish removal, etc.)
Printing:
● Xerox DocuColor® 12 with EFI Fiery® Document and Color Management
Biography:
Bill Weisman is a native Southern Californian who has lived in Far North Glendale with his wife Sharon since 1986. He grew up in the Silver Lake / Los Feliz area, graduating from John Marshall High School in 1971, UCLA in 1975, and the UCLA Anderson School of Management in 1984. He retired from Warner Bros. in 2007, after having previously worked at the Getty Center, and JPL. He currently volunteers as a Transportation and Parking Commissioner for the City of Glendale.
Email: bill@weisman.net