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Another photo taken in the area known as the Northern Temperate rain Forest. This is a project to expand and link several areas of woodland into a much larger forest park. This was taken on Kodak Pro-Image 100 with the Canon EOS 5 and a Sigma Art series 50mm lens.
The Temperate House, opened in 1862, is a Grade I listed showhouse for the largest plants in Kew Royal Botanic Gardens. Rectangular, with pitched roofs, its pillars support wrought-iron ribs.
This is an old shot from just before the Temperate House was refurbished. I posted a fairly similar processing at the time; this is more tightly cropped.
The theme of "Green", continued. The temperate rain forest of coastal British Columbia is not the easiest subject, I found, during my nearly four decades living there. Such complexity... density... a wild tangle of green. Strong graphics usually arise from simplification, and I find that much easier on the prairie. But there's no denying the beauty of those forests, and I kept working at ways to capture it, first on film, and later, digitally.
Cloudy days worked best; bright sunshine adds uncountable shadows to a scene, each of which becomes yet another element in any composition, adding to the natural complexity. Here, the light was soft, but the subject matter remained very complex. I tried a wide angle lens; didn't work. Switched to a medium telephoto view, which allowed me to isolate the trunk of this hemlock and render the background out of focus. Better!
I think maybe the moss in the middle of the trunk anchors the scene.
Western Hemlock is among the most important softwood products of coastal British Columbia. Others include Douglas-fir, Western Red Cedar, and Sitka Spruce. Hemlock and cedar are the second wave of trees to germinate and thrive following a forest fire. Douglas Fir grows faster, but eventually it shades out its own seedlings, which require direct sunlight. Hemlock and cedar can grow in shade, beneath the fir canopy, and a mature or climax forest is comprised largely of aged giants of these two species along with the towering survivors of the original fir regeneration, and a wide assortment of lesser trees and shrubs.
Photographed in Cowichan River Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, BC (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2009 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
Opened in 1863 and designed by Decimus Burton, the Temperate House at Kew Royal Botanic Gardens in London is home to some of the world’s rarest and most threatened plants. It's the world's largest surviving Victorian glasshouse.
Vertical panning, handheld, camera moved at the start of the exposure. Image is not going to be to everyone’s liking - but I like the effect.
Glass artwork by Dale Chihuly displayed in the Temperate House at Kew Gardens. Taken on a Canon EOS 80D using a 100mm macro lens.
Temperate rain forest in Mt. Rainier National Park. Time passes slowly here. Silver Falls Loop Trail.
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Reed Buntings breeds across Europe and much of temperate and northern Asia. Most birds migrate south in winter, but those in the milder south and west of the range are resident. It is common in reed beds and also breeds in drier open areas such as moorland and cultivation. The Reed Bunting is a medium sized bird, 13.5 – 15.5cm long, with a small but sturdy seed eater’s bill. The male has a black head and throat, white neck collar and under parts, and a heavily streaked brown back. The female is much duller, with a streaked brown head and is more streaked below. Its natural food consists of insects when feeding young and otherwise seeds. The nest is in a bush or reed tussock and 4 – 7 eggs are laid, which show the hair-like markings characteristic of these buntings.
Late afternoon sunlight peeks through the dark forest in Capilano River Regional Park, North Vancouver, Canada
Calm waters reflect the tidal sedge grasses and the lush rainforest environment of the Pacific Northwest, the largest, almost roadless temperate rainforest ecoregion on the planet. North Pacific coastal forests are home some of the tallest species of trees, dominated by western red cedar, Sitka spruce, and western hemlock. Dense growths of epiphytes and mosses cover the trees, and lush vegetation is present everywhere. Indeed, in terms of biomass, these forests are the most massive ecosystems in the world. Khutzeymateen Inlet, BC.
12/12/2019 www.allenfotowild.com
myrtle beech ( Nothophagus cunninghamii ) cool temperate rainforest at the edge of a boulder field on the slopes of mount barrow, north-eastern tasmania, australia
( my 109th photo to make ‘explore’ )
...and yes, there is (or was) such a thing. Not much of it left but when you find some it's a great environment. Usually West Coast, but this woodland in Yorkshire almost fits the bill.
Hiking through the temperate rainforest in East Sooke Park, southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. This is on the beautiful Pike Road Trail heading for Iron Mine Bay.
Long-tailed Tit - Aegithalos Caudatus
The long-tailed tit is globally widespread throughout temperate northern Europe and Asia, into boreal Scandinavia and south into the Mediterranean zone. It inhabits deciduous and mixed woodland with a well-developed shrub layer, favouring edge habitats. It can also be found in scrub, heathland with scattered trees, bushes and hedges, in farmland and riverine woodland, parks and gardens. The bird's year-round diet of insects and social foraging bias habitat choice in winter towards deciduous woodland, typically of oak, ash and locally sycamore species. For nesting, strong preference is shown towards scrub areas. The nest is often built in thorny bushes less than 3 metres above the ground.
The nest of the long-tailed tit is constructed from four materials - lichen, feathers, spider egg cocoons and moss, with over 6,000 pieces used for a typical nest. The nest is a flexible sac with a small, round entrance on top, suspended either low in a gorse or bramble bush or high up in the forks of tree branches. The structural stability of the nest is provided by a mesh of moss and spider silk. The tiny leaves of the moss act as hooks and the spider silk of egg cocoons provides the loops; thus forming a natural form of velcro. The tit lines the outside with hundreds of flakes of pale lichens - this provides camouflage. Inside, it lines the nest with more than 2,000 downy feathers to insulate the nest. Nests suffer a high rate of predation with only 17% success.
Outside the breeding season they form compact flocks of 6 to 17 birds, composed of family parties (parents and offspring) from the previous breeding season, together with any extra adults that helped to raise a brood. These flocks will occupy and defend territories against neighbouring flocks. The driving force behind the flocking behaviour is thought to be that of winter roosting, being susceptible to cold; huddling increases survival through cold nights.
From July to February, the non-breeding season, long-tailed tits form flocks of relatives and non-relatives, roosting communally. When the breeding season begins, the flocks break up, and the birds attempt to breed in monogamous pairs. Males remain within the winter territory, while females have a tendency to wander to neighbouring territories.
Pairs whose nests fail have three choices: try again, abandon nesting for the season or help at a neighbouring nest. It has been shown that failed pairs split and help at the nests of male relatives, recognition being established vocally. The helped nests have greater success due to higher provisioning rates and better nest defence. At the end of the breeding season, in June–July, the birds reform the winter flocks in their winter territory.
Population:
UK breeding:
340,000 territories
...and yes, there is (or was) such a thing. Not much of it left but when you find some it's a great environment. Usually West Coast, but this woodland in Yorkshire almost fits the bill.
The Temperate House at Kew Gardens. The viewing galleries in the Temperate House and Palm House were closed for a long time during the pandemic, even when the glasshouses were open (the walkways are narrow) but are finally open again.
The Westland temperate rainforest ecoregion is located along the central west coast of New Zealand’s South Island. These forests are found in the Westland District which is bounded on the west by the Tasman Sea, and on the east by the Southern Alps. The Southern Alps run along the coast causing air to be forced from a low elevation to a higher elevation as it moves over rising terrain. As the air cools its relative humidity rises which causes cloud formation and frequent rain. The Westland forests receive high amounts of precipitation, reaching approximately 3,000 millimeters (120 inches) annually on the coast and exceeding 11,000 millimeters (430 inches) on the mountains. Many glaciers are located in the Westland area. Both the Franz Josef and Fox glaciers extend below the tree line, reaching areas as low as 300 meters above sea level. On a fine day it is a beautiful place to be if you can make peace with the bloodthirsty New Zealand sandfly which thrives in these conditions. Panorama from 5 vertical frames taken from Okarito Trig.
The beautifully refurbished Temperate House at Kew Gardens, looking north from the gallery in the central section into and over the Weston Octagon.
The interior of the Temperate House at Kew Gardens reflected in one of Dale Chihuly's blown glass sculptures that were exhibited at Kew last year. I've flipped this so that it's the "right" way round, along with a heavy crop and considerable processing. NB: this was taken with a macro lens, not a fisheye!
amazing big space!
It re-opened in 2018 after a major five-year renovation but it is over 150 years old and is the heart of Kew Gardens.
estimated to be a bit over 10,000 individual plants, a wonderful place to do a slow dander
The Stooges - Fun House
To enter the north part of Naikoon Provincial Park a person drives down a winding track with occasional pullouts for passing through an old temperate rainforest with moss hanging off the branches like an old stretched out sweater.
Sometimes, when strolling through the North Temperate Rainforest, you come across a magic spot where the trees are taller, the grass greener, the ferns more lush and there is a deep peaceful quiet. Even my normally manic dog stopped to take in the ambience. Mayne Island, BC.
29/07/2025 www.allenfotowild.com
I don't post two shots in a single day very often, but tomorrow morning I'm going for my 2nd Covid jab and have no idea how I'll be feeling afterward. So...
...here's one from the last days of film, out in a cool, green world that looks pretty inviting in the midst of our present scorching heat wave. If it looks like an impenetrable tangle, that's what I was trying to convey. I was at the edge of a forest clearing. The light was almost luminescent from a cloudy bright sky, and it lit up the moss covered trunks of bigleaf maple and red alder, while darker conifers loomed in the background; meanwhile the first spring flowers exploded in puffs of white along trailing vine-like branches. I've visited this place countless times, and never failed to be enthralled.
Nikon F100 body, Tamron 28-200mm lens, tripod, Fujichrome Velvia, ISO 50.
Photographed at Goldstream Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, BC (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2003 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
This amazing glass centrepiece hanging from the ceiling of the Temperate House is 392 inches high. Dale Chihuly created Temperate House Persians especially for the Kew 'Reflections on Nature' exhibition and specifically for the Temperate House setting.
It has to be seen to truly appreciate its beauty, a photo cannot do it justice.
The Reflections on Nature' Exhibition is at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew until the 27th October.
A Pacific Wren sings out from its tiny, mossy pedestal in the understory of the temperate rainforest on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Canon 7D Mark II | Canon 500mm f/4 IS with Canon 1.4x Teleconverter III | 1/160th | f/5.6 | ISO 1600 | Canon 600 EX II-RT
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The pear is native to coastal and mildly temperate regions of the Old World, from western Europe and north Africa east right across Asia.
It is a medium-sized tree, reaching 10–17 m tall, often with a tall, narrow crown.
Most pears are deciduous, but one or two species in southeast Asia are evergreen.
Most are cold-hardy, withstanding temperatures between −25 °C and −40 °C in winter, except for the evergreen species, which only tolerate temperatures down to about −15 °C.
The blossom flowers are white, rarely tinted yellow or pink, 2–4 cm diameter, and have five petals.
Like that of the related apple, the pear fruit is a pome, in most wild species 1–4 cm diameter, but in some cultivated forms up to 18 cm long and 8 cm broad; the shape varies in most species from oblate or globose, to the classic pyriform 'pear-shape' of the European pear with an elongated basal portion and a bulbous end.
These were happy to be together.
When I do food shots I NEVER tamper with it... too many people go hungry.
We eat our props! LOL.
I know that for the glossies and ads they have to do it, like using butter (coloured) for ice-cream because of the melting factor, the use of hair lacquer, vaseline... etc
Characteristics: This pear is easy to identify due to its small size, an oval shape, smooth skin, and striking yellowish-green freckled skin, which turns a beautiful red as it ripens.
Sweet and delicate,
Forelles are an old European variety.
Pears are healthy I just read for many reasons!
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Forests are very hard to shoot , yet they are very peaceful . Always wanted to visit temperate rain forests in PNW.
Fallen trees gather moss on the floor of the temperate rainforest. On the lower slopes of Knockan Hill Park, Victoria, British Columbia.
The Temperate House Persians are a wonderful deep blue and lime green, hanging from the high roof they are visually breathtaking. Created by Dale Chihuly especially for the Temperate House.
The Chihuly 'Reflections on Nature' Exhibition is at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew until the 27th October.
119 pictures in 2019 (75) midnight blue