Thanks, Brian ^^
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Michael
On 14 January 2012 21:41, Brian Swale <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Re:
> http://www.brianswale.com/zuikoholics/October-2011/Oct-2011.htm
>
> Yes, Chris B, correct; I should have written 4 o'clock south-EAST
>
> Chuck, NZ has many "exotic" plants. Ponderosa pines were imported during
> a search 100 years ago for a basis for production forests to replace the
> indigenous forests that were being decimated at a fast rate to expose prime
> land for farming.
> Even more strange, perhaps, are Pinus radiate and Cupressus macrocarpa
> from California which, speaking is terms of a geological time-frame, were
> close to being extinct, until 1800's gold-rush fortune-seekers brought
> their
> seeds to NZ, Australia, and South Africa. As a result, and since for a long
> time all the natural pests had been left behind, Pinus radiata has proven
> to
> be a very adaptable, versatile and productive forest and farm tree. Old
> radiata pines are icons of the NZ rural landscape.
> Andrew F might have another take on this ... :-)
> The natural resistance of Cupressus macrocarpa to the hedging effect of
> strong salt winds on the California coast soon saw Cup. mac, used as for
> large hedges all around NZ.
> More recently, its fine odorous timber, the heartwood of which is naturally
> durable against insects and many fungi, has come to fill a niche in
> specialist
> furniture and house construction.
>
> Michael W, yes, it is a place very different from Hong Kong.
> Research Clyde, New Zealand. .... Not much to attract most people I have to
> say, but it's where I call home now.
>
> Isolated small town, about as far from the sea as it is possible to get in
> New
> Zealand - only about 15 km from that exact spot.
>
> And while I'm writing (sorry about confusing threads - for those who use
> them,I can't at the moment be bothered starting more separate posts), great
> fireplace image Jim; is that a gas fire?
> Michael W; great images from your 1800's lenses and large format. Very
> impressive.
> Moose, that camera seems very versatile and a sharp lens. Nice colours
> too. (When I hooked up broadband I was able to look at lots in a hurry).
> Nathan, what a great family portrait. I also noticed the warm colouring -
> but
> that's the photographer's perogative ... my question ... did Lars use the
> same camera - to - person distance for all shots?
>
> Brian Swale.
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