Number three in the Unnatural Landscapes series, and probably my favourite: an unusually fixed (but hypnotic) view of the Kern River oilfields from the bluffs overlooking the Kern River in Bakersfield from footage taken in 2024. I’ve struggled to get a video version of this sight (and site) for decades (I have some good still photography shots of it, though); I think I finally got it close to what I want with this one. A large part of why I think the clip works is the soundtrack by my friend Garry Manley (again!) in Sydney, which seems to echo in sound the shimmering visuals — this video wouldn’t work nearly as well without that soundtrack.