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A heathland depression filled with overnight rain, Cradle Valley, Tasmania.
Ricoh GRIII, 18.3/2.8 GR Lens, 1/60th sec at f/8, ISO 400
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The base of a fairly mature Stringy Bark (Eucalyptus obliqua) in the Tahune forest around the Huon and Picton Rivers. Southern Tasmania. Luckily this tree and its small, surrounding pocket of rainforest escaped the Riveaux Road fire of 2019.
Stringy Bark is a fairly common species of eucalypt. It can be a dominant tree in tall, wet, forest and can grow to be quite massive like this magnificent specimen. The species also thrives in drier, sclerophyll forests and even among our coastal heaths where it is occasionally found as a mallee in selected areas.
Stringy Bark gets its common name from the thick, fibrous bark that is quite fire resistant and simply laughs at our puny axes. Chainsaws not so much :(
This specimen is about 3.5m in diameter, around 75-80m tall and in the order of 200 to 300 years old.
Nikon Z6, Nikkor Z 24-200/4-6.3, 1/50th sec at f/8, ISO 400 ~70mm
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Wiarton Willy may be right with a prediction for an early spring this year - though he didn't actually attend the prognostication festivities himself - the town mayor tossed a fur hat in the air and made the declaration. Rumor has it he went into permanent hibernation. Either way, it was certainly mild and damp when we escaped the house and went for a hike today. Snowshoes were a must in the softening snow pack.
Lady Barron Falls in the Mount Field National Park, Tasmania.
The falls are named for Lady Clara Barron, wife of Major General Sir Harry Barron, Governor of Tasmania from 1909 to 1913.
A pretty little waterfall around 40 mins walk from the park entrance. The well constructed path is through temperate forest logged by hand a century ago and scorched by wildfire in 2019, then down into the rainforested river valley by 239 steps... One way to get the heart rate up on the way back.
Nikon Z6, Nikkor Z 24-70/4 S, 3 secs at f/14, ISO 100.
Breakthrough Photography 6 Stop ND filter.
Surrounded by ancient rainforest, the dark and mysterious, tannin-laden waters of Pencil Pine Creek in the Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park. Tasmania.
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Ricoh GRiii, 18.3mm f/2.8 GR lens, 1.0 sec at f/16, ISO 400. Internal ND filter.
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Just add rain...
Was working at the Maydena Bike Park last weekend. Maydena is up the road from Russell Falls and the Mount Field National Park and I called in on the way past. Was hoping for the shot I missed last time I was here - sort of got the shot but missing the water...
It was a good exercise nonetheless, had the waterfall and her spirits to myself for a while :-)
Nikon Z6, Nikkor Z 17-30/4 S, 1/15th sec at f/16, ISO 100
Breakthrough Photography 6 Stop ND filter.
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It was quiet along The Avalanche Trail when we hiked through it a couple of weeks ago. Sheltered from winds higher up on the escarpment, dappled sunlight coming through the trees, all the greenery, and an aromatic smell of cedar combined to make it a pleasure following the blue blazes around boulders and hollows.
What is actually the accessibility pathway to Russell Falls, Mt Field National Park. The wooden structure at the end is pretty much where the waterfall comes into view.
The gentle path passes through an amazing, natural rain-forest grove of ancient tree ferns - Dicksonia antarctica. Dicksonia antarctica is the most abundant tree fern in South Eastern Australia.
Predominantly a rain-forest species, tree ferns grow upward from the head where the fronds sprout - the trunk is basically dead matter. The plant relies on rainfall mainly but also limited capillary action to draw moisture from the ground. It is drought and fire intolerant...
This frame on Kodak Ektar 100 with my elderly Bronica S2A and Nikkor-D 40mm f/4 lens. It's a lovely old beast which frightens the living daylights out of folk when it fires :-D Not sure of the settings but probably ~1/15 sec at f/16 or something. Don't like to go below 1/15th due to mirror slap and dodgy shutter speeds ;-)
Neg scan by Work in Process, Melbourne.
Research has "just" shown the benefits of "Forest Bathing" in preventing depression and cardiovascular disease, the Japanese have been forest bathing for thousands of years, they just call it "Shinrin Yoku" Here is where I "Forest Bath" and have been since I was knee high, and it works N.S.S!
A pool among the buttongrass alongside the boardwalk at Ronny Creek, Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania.
Buttongrass, Gymnoschoenus sphaerocephalus, is a species of tussock-forming sedge from southeastern Australia.
There are many wombats (Vombats ursinus) in the immediate vicinity and they keep their lawn in a very trimmed condition.
Bronica RF645, Zenzanon RF65mm f/4 lens. 1/60th sec at f/5.6, Kodak TMAX 400.
"Green is the fresh emblem of well-founded hopes. In blue, the spirit can wander, but in green, it can rest."
-Mary Webb
I volunteered as a race marshal for the Australian National MTB Champs held last week at Maydena in southern Tasmania.
Duties were to ensure riders and spectators were safe and that accidents could be dealt with quickly and efficiently.
In between races, volunteering gave me the opportunity to stand alone in the forest and simply listen to it breathing.
Early starts also meant that the forest floor was still in relative darkness when I reached my post. As the sun climbed, brilliant sunbeams picked out details like this backlit tree-fern frond (Dicksonia antarctica).
This is an older, previously logged, regenerating forest not a plantation and the dominant species is Eucalytpus regnans or Mountain Ash (among many names). The species grows very quickly and can reach 65m in around fifty years. The trees around the fern here are about that age and it is the butt of one such tree that provides the dark, tapering backdrop.
The tallest known living specimen of the species is Centurion at ~100m tall, just a few kilometres away in the Styx Valley.
Growing so large and so quickly means E. regnans is a fabulous carbon sink with mature trees also providing habitat for countless species of birds, mammals and invertebrates.
Ricoh GRiii, 18.3mm f/2.8, 1/500th sec at f/2.8, ISO 100
這條66号豊野南志賀公園線的亮點還挺多的，除了八泷、雷滝瀑布(沒紅，跳過)，還有七味與五色溫泉(天氣太熱，跳過)等，山田牧場也是其中之一的水果點，可以看到牛隻悠閒的在山坡上恣意的休憩與覓食，心情也跟著放鬆了起來，還看到當地人直接在停車場旁野餐，和樂融融有說有笑~
其實，這邊也激起了我的阿爾卑斯少年魂了~想要在草地上轉圈圈啊~^^
日本長野県高山村,, 県道66号豊野南志賀公園線, 山田牧場（やまだぼくじょう） ~
Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park, Honshū, Japan ~
Hurstwood woodland - I added the mist just to create some atmosphere. There was a lack of light as today had been wet and gloomy. But a nice walk through some tall spruce and Leylandia.
#hurstwood #woodland #misty #forest #forestbathing
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Deep inside the famous bamboo grove at Arashiyama on the western outskirts of Kyoto, Japan.
There were hordes of folk doing a very good impression of a milling throng so finding a shot without a selfie stick in it was a challenge.
That said, despite the number of people it was surprisingly tranquil in the grove and all were on best behaviour.
Leica Q2 Monochrom, Summilux 28/1.7, 1/640th sec at f/1.7, ISO 200. Cropped from the centre of a portrait frame.
The days are getting shorter and the sun is getting lower in the sky!
I'm always searching for sunbursts!
There's not a lot of understorey in the Japanese Cedar forests of the Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Trail. Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
It's pretty dark under the canopy and the plants that do grow on the forest floor tend to be small. I'm not sure what this particular plant is sorry, looks willow-ish!
Ricoh GRiii, 18.3mm f/2.8 GR lens, 1/8th sec at f/2.8, ISO 200
From the forest floor at Maydena in southern Tasmania. Looking up to the crowns of towering Mountain Ash (Eucaluptus regans). Some of the world's tallest living things/flowering plants.
These are mere babies at around 50 years old and 60m tall they have a couple of hundred years to get to full height.
Greatly humbling to be at their feet and watch the tops swirling in lazy circles to the westerly breeze.
iPhone 11 Pro Max, 1.5mm back camera, 1/180th sec at f/2.4, ISO 20. Halide app.
微上心頭，大家要記得保暖啊~喝完紅豆湯倒頭大睡中~
In 日本秋田縣，栗駒國定公園，小安峽 ~
Oyasu-kyō Ravine , Kurikoma Quasi-National Park, Akita, Japan~
繼續不要臉的傾銷庫存ING~
Enjoying nature´s healing properties in the forest.
© Andy Brandl (2018) // PhotonMix Photography
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The Kumano Kodo UNESCO World Heritage Pilgrimage Trail passes through innumerable stands of beautifully tall, straight cedars.
While the forests are managed, they still evoke a primal sense of awe to be among such beautiful trees. The trail itself is relatively well maintained but subject to landslips and runoff damage here and there.
Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Trail, somewhere between Shimoyunomine village and Hongu Grand Shrine, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
Leica Q2 Monochrom, Summilux 28/1.7 ASPH, 1/90th sec at f/1.8, ISO 125.
I think that next time I'd shoot with Auto ISO enabled...
突然想到了開勳農場了~
在這條公路上行駛，簡直是一個走走停停的狀態，車子剛發動，開沒幾公尺，就想要捕捉一路上不停變化的路邊楓情，我們在想，乾脆一路就這樣慢慢用走的上來到天黑也甘願啊~
日本長野県高山村,, 県道66号豊野南志賀公園線, 山田牧場（やまだぼくじょう） ~
Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park, Honshū, Japan ~
Light at the end of the road
Shinrin-Yoku, japanisch für „Baden im Wald“, wird in Japan als Bestandteil eines gesunden Lebensstils gepriesen.
Shinrin-Yoku bedeutet, mit allen Sinnen in die Stille und Unberührtheit des Waldes einzutauchen.
Zur dauerhaften Stärkung des Immunsystems empfiehlt Quing Li zwei Waldtage pro Monat.
Man vermutet, dass die therapeutische Wirkung des Waldes auf Körper und Seele auf Terpenen beruht, den wichtigsten Ingredienzen ätherischer Öle, die aus Rinde und Blättern von Bäumen, Sträuchern und anderen Pflanzen ausdünsten. Nimmt der Mensch sie über Haut und Lunge auf, beruhigt sich der Sympathikus, ein Teil des vegetativen Nervensystems, der in Stresssituationen Flucht- und Kampfreaktionen steuert. Zugleich erhöht der Ruhe-Nerv Parasympathikus, der als Gegenspieler des Sympathikus der körperlichen Regeneration dient, seine Aktivität.
www.nabu.de/natur-und-landschaft/natur-erleben/natur-tipp...
Aus dem Japanischen übersetzt - Shinrin-Yoku, auch bekannt als Waldbaden, ist eine Praxis oder ein Prozess der therapeutischen Entspannung, bei der man Zeit in einem Wald oder einer natürlichen Atmosphäre verbringt und sich auf die sensorische Auseinandersetzung konzentriert, um sich mit der Natur zu verbinden
Im Wald findet der gestresste Mensch zu sich selbst. Mehr noch: Waldbaden hält Körper und Seele gesund. Und eigentlich sollte jeder ein bisschen Natur in seinen Alltag integrieren.
Germany:
Its 16 constituent states have a total population of over 84 million
The forest area in Germany has remained constant since the last survey in 2002: one third of Germany's 11.4 million hectares are forested.
There are now around 90 billion trees in the German forest, which is over 1,000 trees per inhabitant.
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Die Waldfläche in Deutschland ist seit der letzten Erhebung im Jahre 2002 konstant: Deutschland ist damit mit 11,4 Millionen Hektar zu einem Drittel bewaldet.
Im deutschen Wald stehen jetzt ca. 90 Mrd. Bäume, das sind über 1.000 Bäume pro Einwohner.
Die Landesflächen von Hessen und Rheinland-Pfalz sind fast zur Hälfte (je 42 Prozent) mit Wald bedeckt, so dass diese beiden Bundesländer die waldreichsten Deutschlands sind.
- Baden-Württemberg (38,4 %),
15/01/2024
flickr is slow today
in Germany
Shinrin Yoku means "bathing in the atmosphere of the forest" and descends from the Japanese tendency to feel the interaction of humans with the forest to enhance well-being.
Der japanische Begriff Shinrin Yoku bedeutet "Baden in der Atmosphäre des Waldes" und entstammt dem japanischen Trend die Verbindung des Menschen mit dem Wald zu spüren und damit das Wohlbefinden zu erhöhen.
Herrenbusch bei Meerbusch Lank-Latum, Niederrhein
Not easy to be a dog these days, at least not in these surroundings 😋
Just have to take another photo .
Nelson River Waterfall beside the Lyell Highway in South West Tasmania.
There's a short walk beside the creek through lush rainforest to the waterfall.
Once again, I stuck with colour for the greens in this lovely little pocket of forest :-)
Cropped the frame to 3:4 as the boulders in the FG were not doing anything... being photographed notwithstanding...
Fuji X-T5, XF 16-50mm f/2.8-4.8, 1.1 secs at f/5.6, ISO 200. NiSi 6 stop ND, FL ~50mm
就這樣沉睡在湖心深處........直到千年後，也不會有人聽見，這沉默的吶喊~
日本青森県，十和田市，大字奥瀬，蔦七沼，月沼~
蔦七沼還真的是一個神奇的所在，原以為他就是這樣小小的一條沼澤步道，卻可以，在這條看似不起眼的路程中，處處帶來不同的驚奇~ 以開箱文的角度來說，就是CP值很高吧.......
準備要收假了，在不停睡覺與不停餵豬的無限輪迴裡，突然意識到了上班日的來臨，就好像，在這幽暗的霧谷之中，看見了遠處發亮的微光...........，ㄚ~假期怎麼總是嫌不夠啦~!!!!!!!!!!!
In 日本秋田縣，栗駒國定公園，小安峽~
碎碎念時間: 小安峽位於秋田縣東南部、栗駒國定公園入口處，是受到皆瀨川急流常年的侵蝕所形成的呈 V 字形狀的溪谷，岸壁高達 60 米，長約 8 公里，周圍溫泉噴湧，山岩裂縫中不斷升騰起白色水霧，猶如大地在呼吸，在此可以看到在潺潺的曦流峽谷旁常伴著屢屢白霧升起，很有趣的景象哪~
Nighttime forest bathing with the Milky Way Core hanging over the deep Tasmanian rainforest.
Planet Jupiter in the top right. Just a bit fuzzy as a faint dew had settled on the lens - pointing straight up as it was.
I didn't light the trees - that's either starlight or the light from my LCD screen on the back of the camera - pretty impressed with the shadow noise handling of the Z6 as a result of this frame.
Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair National Park.
Nikon Z6, Nikkor Z 20/1.8 S, 20 secs, f/2, ISO 3200. Manual WB at 3800K. 22:15 Hrs 2020/07/25