North Woodmere Park vs. The Mounds

I'm curious about the differences between North Woodmere Park and The Mounds for 22L spotting. From where I live, both locations are pretty much equally (in)convenient to reach by public transit, but it's a real pain to get from one to the other, so once I pick a location, I'd like to stay there for as long as possible.

What are the differences between the two locations? From what I gather, North Woodmere Park is better in the morning, and The Mounds are better in the afternoon, due to the position of the sun; at approximately what time does this changeover happen?

(Afternoon arrival pushes are better at The Mounds, right?)

Light gets harsh at North Woodmere around 3pm this time of year.
From what I hear, The Mounds are good from 5pm on, with great light about 90 mins before sundown.

Northwoodmere is a morning spot for 22 arrivals the mounds are late afternoon to evening.

What about mid-afternoon, when it looks like most of the interesting traffic arrives? :)

The Mounds are good for mid-afternoon but beware! the insects show no mercy in the the mounds so i recommend staying on the soccer field

Unfortunately you can only shoot at the mounds this time of year. Very late, mid afternoon the sun is way to high. 5:30 till dark is ideal. I don't care for N woodmere park, aircraft too far away. Rockaway Blvd is much better. Though you can't gather there in a group.

I saw the mounds a couple of weeks ago,a dn the hills themselves looked as thoguh the shrubs had taken them over. Can one even stand on top of them anymore?

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I saw the mounds a couple of weeks ago,a dn the hills themselves looked as thoguh the shrubs had taken them over. Can one even stand on top of them anymore?

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If you don't mind getting bit so many times by bugs then you could :D

Honestly, *some* summers Bayswater is a thousand times worse than the mounds in terms of being bitten by Deer Flies and the like.... What is there at the Mounds besides the tick problem these days?

There were about 9 of us up there on the Mounds a couple of weeks ago...

Tom

Have any of you tried showing your photographer bill of rights to the insects?

Don't fear them.

They're just doign their job.

Be professional, and don't make any sudden movements - Remember, you have a right to be in a public park.

Tom

Would weed killer take care of the problem? You could just spray a little area for future use.

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Would weed killer take care of the problem? You could just spray a little area for future use.

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You would need a chainsaw (Like Art said). It's not as bad as everyone makes it out to be. Spray yourself with some good bug spray, wear long pants and check yourself before you leave. You can shoot there as easily as any other time.

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Would weed killer take care of the problem? You could just spray a little area for future use.

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You would need a chainsaw (Like Art said). It's not as bad as everyone makes it out to be. Spray yourself with some good bug spray, wear long pants and check yourself before you leave. You can shoot there as easily as any other time.

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LOL.. Nick is 100% right!!!!!!

This is a total non issue (apart from checking for ticks). And the ticks cannot get on you unless you brush against the (common) weeds. They aren't in the grass or the dirt, or flying in the air or jumping on you from trees.

This is not the Amazon River basin or the Serengeti. There are no army ants, killer bess; I have never been bitten by a misquito there. No mountain lions or bears or poison oak or poison sumac. No water moccasins or rattle snakes or copper heads. No quicksand. There might be some poison ivy - I can't remember off hand. There are not even sticker bushes or burrs.

You might see a rat or musk rat or possum or racoon or a dog or a cat. Maybe a pheasant, or seagul or red wing blackbird, ilanthus trees, a lady bug... maybe a snapping turtle or hawk. Its called nature. Enjoy it.

Not every place can have the illustrious atmosphere of the Burger King or Costo parking lots or the rotting fish of Bayswater or that Riveria of Jamaica Bay known as Howard Beach .... :)

Tom

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Illustrious atmosphere? Phil and I saw two heffers smoking blunts! http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-12/905683/hyper.gif

HAH! Yep...you sure do get all walks of life at location. I think the bugs at the mounds have better customer service skills than the employees of the Burger King...

I cant even count how many times myself, Tommy, spellman, whoever have been to the "B.K. Lounge" and been informed by Latisha that they've run out of soda while the manager shows the latest member of the team how to work the ice machine. :roll:

Every spot seems to have some (minor) issue, but you can't let that get to you. The mounds is a fantastic spot, and that's all that matters!

- jMay

I was at the mounds a couple of weeks ago and while the majority has been taken over by weeds there are a couple of open spots in which my father and I set up lawn chairs and had a straight on view of the aircraft. However I did get bit 12943294823 times by these little bugs and did find a tick on my leg when I got home. When going to the mounds it's pretty important to wear jeans or long pants. I should have learned as a week earlier I was up on a hill at SWF which has also been completely taken over by shrub and found numerous ticks on my legs.

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Every spot seems to have some (minor) issue, but you can't let that get to you. The mounds is a fantastic spot, and that's all that matters!

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Finally someone making some sense! http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-...683/wiggle.gif

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You would need a chainsaw (Like Art said). It's not as bad as everyone makes it out to be. Spray yourself with some good bug spray, wear long pants and check yourself before you leave. You can shoot there as easily as any other time.

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I think this winter during a good cold spell when all the bugs are dead those tree's might come to an unfortunate demise.... :twisted: