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udeupa
2011-02-10, 14:31
相機日記65: 南加州 - The Huntington


曾經來過南加州的人,尤其是留學生,絕大多數都聽過這個地方:Huntington Library。
理查也聽過,但是南加州都住了十幾年了,卻還沒去過。這次是第一次去。
這個地方的全名是:The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
不知道什麼原因,華人都稱它為Huntington Library,然而華人稱讚這個地方都是因為他的植物園。
理查覺得這樣蠻矛盾的,所以我決定照他的原本意思,稱它為The Huntington。
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/udeupa/The%20Huntington/First%20Visit/TheHuntington01.jpg

The Huntington歷史
The Huntington是一個私人,非盈利性機構,於1919年由一個了不起的商人Henry E. Huntington所成立。
同時,他在南加州有一個金融帝國,包括鐵路公司,公用事業,房地產集團。
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/udeupa/The%20Huntington/First%20Visit/TheHuntington02.jpg

Huntington也代表一個人獨到的眼光~具有特殊的書籍、藝術品、和花園。
在他的一生中,他積累的核心是世界上最好的研究型圖書館,建立了輝煌的藝術收藏品,
並創建了一個從地理範圍遍布全球的特殊植物園。
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/udeupa/The%20Huntington/First%20Visit/TheHuntington03.jpg

Henry Edwards Huntington在1850年出生於Oneonta,New Yord。
1872年他去他的叔叔Collis P. Huntington那邊工作。他叔叔是中央太平洋鐵路公司的所有人之一。
二十年後,Henry E Huntington應叔叔的要求搬到舊金山,幫忙一起管理南方太平洋鐵路公司。
去舊金山的途中,他拜訪了San Marino,“聖馬力諾“,也就是他後來買下來的地方。
今天,這個房地產是他的收藏品的家。
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/udeupa/The%20Huntington/First%20Visit/TheHuntington04.jpg

1902年,Huntington提出他的商業運作到洛杉磯,在那裡他極大地擴展了現有的電氣化鐵路線,
創造了一個廣泛的城市間的運輸系統,提供必要的鼓勵人口增長。
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/udeupa/The%20Huntington/First%20Visit/TheHuntington05.jpg

因此鐵路的聯繫和發展的物業相鄰的線,該地區的人口從 1900年到1910年的三倍。
Huntington的商業利益持續增長,特別是在地區水,電,土地開發;曾在同一段時間,
他在整個美國服事多達60個公司的董事會。
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在60歲的時候,他宣布退休,他想花更多時間在他的書和藝術收藏上,以及環境美化他600英畝的牧場。
這曾經是一個企業化的商業農場,後來銷售超過一半的面積。
1911年有一個大型美術管(現在的Huntington藝術畫廊)由建築師Myron Hunt完成。
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1913年,Huntington與他是他叔叔Collis的遺孀Arabella Duval Huntington結婚。
她與Henry的年齡相仿,而且都有蒐藏的興趣。
作為一個當代最重要的藝術收藏家,她對於現今仍在展出的Huntington藝術品是非常有影響力的。
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Huntington全美國最突出的珍貴書籍和手稿的蒐藏家之一。
1920年圖書館大樓落成,裡面擺放著他最傑出的蒐藏品。
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/udeupa/The%20Huntington/First%20Visit/TheHuntington09.jpg

1919年,Henry和Arabella Huntinton簽訂契約的轉讓其在San Marino的財產與收藏品
給一個非盈利性的教育信託,
創造了The Huntington - Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens,
每年都有超過50萬人次參觀。
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/udeupa/The%20Huntington/First%20Visit/TheHuntington10.jpg


日本花園
日本花園是The Huntington植物園中最受喜歡的主題花園之一。
同時也是遊客聚集最多的地方,要盡量不拍到遊客是一大挑戰。
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/udeupa/The%20Huntington/First%20Visit/TheHuntington11.jpg

JG01.
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/udeupa/The%20Huntington/First%20Visit/TheHuntington12.jpg

JG02.
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JG03.
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JG04.
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JG05.
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JG06.
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JG07.
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JG08.
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JG09.
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/udeupa/The%20Huntington/First%20Visit/TheHuntington20.jpg

JG10.
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/udeupa/The%20Huntington/First%20Visit/TheHuntington21.jpg

JG11.
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/udeupa/The%20Huntington/First%20Visit/TheHuntington23.jpg

JG11.
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/udeupa/The%20Huntington/First%20Visit/TheHuntington24.jpg

JG12.
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/udeupa/The%20Huntington/First%20Visit/TheHuntington25.jpg

JG13.
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/udeupa/The%20Huntington/First%20Visit/TheHuntington26.jpg


沙漠花園
沙漠花園絕大多數的植物都是仙人掌,
這些植物看起來都相當的有趣,不過摸到了就很不有趣了。
雖然不見得都會被刺傷,不過光是要清理沾在手上衣服上的小針,真的是很麻煩喔!
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/udeupa/The%20Huntington/First%20Visit/TheHuntington27.jpg

DG01.
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/udeupa/The%20Huntington/First%20Visit/TheHuntington28.jpg

DG02.
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DG03.
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DG04.
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/udeupa/The%20Huntington/First%20Visit/TheHuntington31.jpg

DG05.
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DG06.
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DG07.
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DG08.
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DG09.
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DG10.
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/udeupa/The%20Huntington/First%20Visit/TheHuntington37.jpg

DG11.
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/udeupa/The%20Huntington/First%20Visit/TheHuntington38.jpg


中國花園
中國花園與日本花園並列The Huntington中最好看的花園。
與日本花園相連,同樣是東方是建築,氣氛與情調大大不同。
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/udeupa/The%20Huntington/First%20Visit/TheHuntington39.jpg

CG01.
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/udeupa/The%20Huntington/First%20Visit/TheHuntington40.jpg

CG02.
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/udeupa/The%20Huntington/First%20Visit/TheHuntington42.jpg

CG03.
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CG04.
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CG05.
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CG06.
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CG07.
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CG08.
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CG09.
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除了主題式的花園以外,Huntington對於自己的茶花也很有自信。
以下的花朵不見得都是茶花,只是理查隨處拍的小花。

F01.
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F02.
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F03.
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/udeupa/The%20Huntington/First%20Visit/TheHuntington58.jpg

F04.
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/udeupa/The%20Huntington/First%20Visit/TheHuntington55.jpg

F05.
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/udeupa/The%20Huntington/First%20Visit/TheHuntington56.jpg

F06.
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/udeupa/The%20Huntington/First%20Visit/TheHuntington57.jpg


相關連結
這一次的作品是用下面這兩個鏡頭拍攝。
關於這兩顆鏡頭的介紹,請點選下面這三個連結。
Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM (http://udeupa.wordpress.com/2010/12/22/%E7%9B%B8%E6%A9%9F%E6%97%A5%E8%A8%9862%EF%BC%9A-ef-24mm-f1-4l-ii-usm-%E9%96%8B%E7%AE%B1%E3%80%81%E5%AF%A6%E6%8B%8D%E3%80%81porsche-parameras/)
Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM 美食鏡? (http://udeupa.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/%E7%9B%B8%E6%A9%9F%E6%97%A5%E8%A8%9863%EF%BC%9A-ef-24mm-f1-4l-ii-usm-%E7%BE%8E%E9%A3%9F%E9%8F%A1%EF%BC%9F/)
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM (http://udeupa.wordpress.com/2010/05/31/%E7%9B%B8%E6%A9%9F%E6%97%A5%E8%A8%9849%EF%BC%9A-ef-100mm-f2-8l-macro-is-usm-%E6%96%B0%E7%99%BE%E5%BE%AE-%E8%8A%B1%E5%8D%89%E3%80%81%E6%B5%B7%E7%81%98%E3%80%81%E5%B0%8F%E6%9C%9B%E9%81%A0%E3%80%81-2/)

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/udeupa/The%20Huntington/First%20Visit/TheHuntington54.jpg


後記
The Huntington - Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
並不是只有植物園。其他還有圖書館、藝術收藏品,甚至有研究、教育中心。
而每每讓遊客討論最熱烈的都是他的植物園。作為理查第一次拜訪,也是以植物園為主。

The Huntington有將近15個不同的主題式植物園,其中最精采的就是日本花園與中國花園。
此外,玫瑰園與沙漠園也很不錯,不過這次理查是12月底去的,玫瑰園是沒有玫瑰花的...
只好等下次有機會囉!

這一次的相片,除了仙人掌是EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM(新百微)拍攝以外,
其他的全部都是EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM拍攝的。
所有的相片全部都是手持,因為The Huntington網站說不能帶腳架進去(所以水流的地方挑戰性很大)。
但是進去之後發現其實帶腳架的人還蠻多的,理查真的是太守規矩了~哈哈!

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/udeupa/The%20Huntington/First%20Visit/TheHuntington59.jpg


相機日記,我們下次再見囉~~!


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