Wilder Ranch State Park - Santa Cruz, CA

On 14 July 2023, my parents and I took a trip to Wilder Ranch State Park in Santa Cruz, CA. I didn't really see too much at the farm on this trip. I feel like there was more to see when I visited over a decade ago. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

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A photo of an old tractor.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 36° 57' 40" N 122° 05' 01" W

A black and white process of the photo above.

A close up photo of Hardy Fuchsia (Fuchsia magellanica).

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 36° 57' 39" N 122° 05' 01" W

A close up photo of Common Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea).

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 36° 57' 39" N 122° 05' 00" W

A close up photo of Garden Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) and Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima).

Photo shot near the same spot as above.

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HDRs Redone - Multiple Places

I recently went back and redid some of my old HDR compositions into 32-bit ones for a more natural look. 32-bit HDR compositions usually look more natural and gives better color than a 16-bit HDR (which was what I was doing before) so I went ahead and redone all of them. Today, I am here to show you some of the new HDR compositions several places.

Links to the original posts:

• Placerville, CA
• Mill Valley, CA
• Castle Rock
• Wilder Ranch
• Mount Diablo State Park
• Sutro Baths - San Francisco
• Quarry Lakes Regional Park

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• Placerville, CA (Best Photos)
• Mill Valley/Muir Woods (Best Photos)
• Santa Cruz (Best Photos)
• Mount Diablo State Park (Best Photos)
• San Francisco 2012 (Best Photos)
• Quarry Lakes Regional Park (Best Photos)

HDR from the pumpkin patch at Wilder Ranch State Park in Santa Cruz, CA. 

HDR Sunset from Quarry Lakes Regional Park in Fremont, CA. 

HDR from Sutro Baths in San Francisco, CA. 

HDR of Mill Valley, CA from a drive to Muir Woods National Monument. 

HDR from American Whitewater Expeditions in Placerville, CA. 

HDR from Castle Rock Regional Recreation Area. 

HDR from Mount Diablo State Park. 

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Wilder Ranch State Park in Santa Cruz, CA

Today I have photos I have taken at Wilder Ranch State Park located in Santa Cruz, CA. In my opinion, if you are heading to Santa Cruz, it is definitely a place to visit especially if you are on a tight schedule as the park is fairly small and you can view almost everything in probably 30 minutes (unless you slowpoke like taking your time with your photos). The ranch itself used to be a dairy ranch, but has long been donated to the state. Some of the historic buildings are restored, and is now a museum. The area is nice and scenic. There are some sheep, a large pumpkin field, and some really old Victorian Era style houses.

Full Resolution Photos and Prints: If you want to see full resolution photos or buy prints of any of the photos you see, they are up on my portfolio for viewing. To see all of the photos from this trip here.

Message From the Photographer: I have started processing my Death Valley National Park photos but be aware this will take a very long time to do due to the huge amount of photos.

Only HDR I did at the park. This is of the pumpkin field and the sun is behind a cloud. Lucky for me huh? It would have lens flared really bad with out the cloud cover. ^_^

Buildings at the ranch 

 I'm guessing this is the barn.

Inside one of the barns. There are 2 cats in this photo, can you spot them? 1 of them is really obvious, the other one, not very obvious.  

The not so obvious cat in the above photo. It was on the brown horse drawn carriage on the right.   

 The cat on the left decided to climb up onto the white horse drawn carriage. 

More of the ranch.  

John Deere tractor in the park.  

 Chickens! I think they are just raised there to make the area look more "alive". 

Sheep in the park. 

It came closer. Yay! :D 

Several more horse drawn carriage. 

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