Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Could be for safety and privacy too; it is reported that bears kept climbing up these trees and watched Howard sunbathing on his deck ... Amiti?s Ph Le 11 d?c. 12 ? 11:55, Barry Hinderks a ?crit : > +1. > Barry > > Sent from my iPad > > On 2012-12-10, at 10:26 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> > wrote: > >> I like your view and the photos, but I cannot help thinking that it >> is frivolous to cut down such magnificent trees just for the sake >> of view... >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >> >> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> On Dec 9, 2012, at 7:40 PM, H&E Cummer wrote: >> >>> Hi Luggers, >>> Many of you have seen the views from my Loft balcony overlooking >>> the straits that lead to Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island and a few >>> of you have teased me about the trees that blocked the view. >>> Well I take these criticisms very seriously! :-) >>> And so, after two years of negotiations and some pretty adroit >>> negotiations (if I do say so myself) I finally obtained the >>> permission of the downhill neighbour to cut down some of his trees >>> to restore my view. Yesterday "Bear" Robertson, the best tree >>> faller on the Island, came by and in about six hours he and his >>> crew restored the view. He and another young fellow, Bradley, >>> were the climbers and cutters. Bradley is from an old island >>> family and started learning to cut trees with Bear when Bradley >>> was 14 - he's now about 20. Two fellows on the ground moved the >>> cut limbs and sawed the fallen trunks into rounds. The tradition >>> is the wood goes to the owner of the property the trees were on, >>> but the owner has to buck the rounds into fire wood. My neighbour >>> is going to be at it for years!! Bear's tree cutting service is so >>> much in demand, because he is so good, that the only way to reach >>> him is by text messaging which also complicated making the final >>> arrangements. >>> >>> I have opened a new folder with the pictures of the whole >>> exercise. They can be found here: >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/trees/ >>> >>> and here is one teaser photo: Bear looking at the view from the >>> top of an already topped tree. It is not a job for you if you have >>> vertigo!! And you really need big muscles to fling around the >>> chain saws that you haul up and down the trees. >>> It is a dangerous job not for the faint of heart. >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/trees/ >>> Viewlkw.jpg.html >>> >>> http://tinyurl.com/axwdjxj >>> >>> Please enjoy and look large. The pictures were taken with the M9, >>> the D800E and the Fuji X Pro 1 with the 90 Elmarit on it. The >>> cutting and falling goes so fast there is little time to change >>> lenses so the need for so many cameras. >>> >>> Now I am waiting for the sunshine so I can enjoy the view. >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> Howard (on rainy Pender - but it was still and clear yesterday >>> when the trees were coming down!) >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information