West coast Tasmania. Airborne response team.

Oduncular

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I had grand hopes of a nice sunset for the birthday eve BBQ. It didn't happen though as there were too many clouds when the sun went down :( I did though get a chance to play with my GNDs. This photo has both a 3stop hard and a 2stop soft on it.

Forests of Lower Silesia near Zielonka village, Zgorzelec County, Poland

Low cloud drifting across a partially logged conifer plantation on Auchtubhmore Hill, Balquhidder.

A repurposed M35a2 Deuce & a half Military truck being used by the Florida Department of Agriculture as a off-road firetruck.

Sometimes one has to take a longer perspective.

First, in naivete, I used to think large areas of forestry covering the landscape were beautiful, like a fir coat draped over the hills.

Accordingly, nobody likes to see hillsides denuded of their cover.

Now I know much better: monoculture is the enemy of biodiversity.

Those thoughts stuck in the brain for a few years until I discovered this area, the first place where I saw a noticeboard explaining that the hillside was going to be left for natural regeneration of native species instead of sitka spruce.

So this waste landscape is just the start of hopefully good things.

Creag an Fhaoraich and Innerwick from Dubh Chnochan, Camusvrachan, Glen Lyon.

Prints and things are available from the website: www.shinyphoto.co.uk/photo/Forestry-in-Action-3cdd8a9b4c3...

Forestry Commission BOW765C Thames Trader seen at Unthank Park, Stanhope for the DCVCS Vintage Rally (12/05/19)

Minolta AF-C, 35mm f/2.8, Kodak Tri-x 400, (200) Spur Acurol N, 20 Celsius degrees, 14 min.

NC Forest Festival, Plymouth

A day off work, so I went for a walk in the snow

Blackforest, Germany

Shot with 'MINOX GT-E 35mm' x 'MC Minoxar 2.8/35' on Kodak ColorPlus film.

Developed and scanned by www.meinfilmlab.de

Next stop Swainby.

Event: Foxfield General Classics

Location: Foxfield Railway, Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent

Camera: Pentax ME Super

Lens(s): SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.7

Film: Kodak Vision3 50D

Shot ISO: 50

Light Meter: Camera

Exposure: f/2.8

Lighting: Overcast & Raining

Mounting: Hand-held

Firing: Shutter Button

Developer: Bellini C-41 Kit

Scanner: Epson V800

Post: Adobe Lightroom & Photoshop (dust removal)

Afan Argoed

Rolleicord Vb

Ilford HP5 plus, Rodinal 1+50

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Dia 36801 LAV 447,401 D02-506 D02-510 Majlath 25-2-2001

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Dia 36906 LAEV D02-506 Puskaporos 25-2-2001

Styria . Austria . Europe

Cumberland State Forest

Dia 36914 LAEV 447,401 Lillafüred rakodo 25-2-2001

Blue gum plantation in western Victoria, Australia

Kitayama, Kyoto City

CONTAX RX x Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 3.5-4.5/28-70 x kodak ColorPlus 200

I spent a wonderful day with my son visiting west Wales and learning about woodland management and conservation there. The majestic trees were inspiring, like being in a natural cathedral. I felt it was difficult to do them justice in a photo but the scenes were beautiful in the warm late-summer afternoon light.

It was fascinating to hear about the traditional (and now scientifically supported) forestry techniques including the benefits of mixing new and old (and even dead) trees of different species together to maintain a self-sustaining forest environment with valuable mammal, bird, insect and fungus populations in balance.

I love Schwarzwald and its colors

Former Deutsche Reichsbahn 600mm gauge Borsig 0-8-0 tank 99 3312-8 (Works No.8472 built in 1912) of the Muskau Forestry Railway near Weisswasser, heads a demonstration timber train through former brown coal workings near Kromlau on a wet 19th April 2008.

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I love working my land :)