mdvaden
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A reminder that the redwoods make a nice background for portraits. This is was in a small back yard redwood grove by Arcata. One of the small cities near the coast redwood parks. One of several images for the body chain jewelry that her friend makes. This was taken the day before the hiking photo I posted previous. ...
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This guy uses a mower, although not up on ladder (yet). [ame= ] [/ame] See any danger factor there?
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I like the first one and the second to last.
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I had a lightweight Tallman ladder from Hood River, Oregon, and it lasted about 20 yrs. under constant use. I sold it to move, and purchased another new one shortly thereafter. The old one had no noticeable defects when I sold it.
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Redwood National Park. The fog was so thick up in the canopy, it was virtually raining. Doesn't get much better than that. The wet season rules.
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Is it light weight? Say ... under 12 kilograms?
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Ah hah ... at first it looked like the topic was something funny about you having a thick butt..
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Unique western redcedar among the understory of Redwood National Park. Some of the smaller trees are among the most interesting.
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Who else uses promotional videos for there business?
mdvaden replied to A Pettersen-Firewood&Chip's topic in General chat
I think any photos or video can go to good use as long as they are to the point. In your video, I'd cull some of the beginning. Personally, I'd take it out of chronological order .. .start it with the three men looking up that the tree and pondering the task ... flash back to the previous where the glove is slipped on of a sec and the guy firing up the machine. Then advance back in time to scaling the tree. On another note, here'a video I did on Flat Free Tires. Less than 2 minutes. https://youtu.be/nqDGzYn2LQc -
In general, you are correct. People who have used fabrics and then saw no weeds, tend to make assumptions. The same areas could also have had no fabric and seen no weeds, simply due to lack of weed seeds. The housewife I mentioned was a classic example. She installed, she saw no weeds, she assumed, she repeated an installation ... then she failed. It's a simple fact of nature that if seeds blow on top and stay moist, they will germinated. Just as surely as seeds can germinate up in gutters where there is moisture at times. Sometimes fabrics can hinder a few root systems existing underneath. But when it comes to hundreds of properties averaged, fabrics are not reliable. Weed fabrics also prevent the option of manual weeding tools in conjunction with herbicides. Once fabric goes down, just like drip tube, it means a hoe or pick can't be driven into much of the area. Fabric is an obstacle to options.
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Have not used that exact brand, but I don't use any fabrics for weed control. A classic conversation was with a neighbor by the house we just moved from. I saw the wife putting fabric under decorative rock between sidewalk and street. I mentioned weeds would still grow. She pointed to her back yard and said it worked back there. I noted that she merely watched on single situation 100 ft. away and drew a conclusion. 3 weeks later, her husband is in the front yard and when I walked outside, he asks me "why are all these weeks and crabgrass growing in this fabric? In a nutshell, if seeds will blow or fall on top of it, and there is ever rain or irrigation water, they will germinate and grow. Maybe a bit smaller, but they will still need weeding or herbicides. I only use fabrics to separate decorative rock, etc., from pushing into soil right away. But almost never for weeds.
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Not sure what kind of path, but the HD or horizontal distance feature on a laser rangefinder can do some stuff like that.
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Hmmm ... one from the last visit to Prairie Creek redwoods. Taken shortly after sunrise. This woman was camping there.
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That article has a little extra than some of it's albino information which has trickled out in a couple publications the past year or two. In the link you provided, the albino information is actually very interesting, although the story and facts tend to get stretched to the point of religion on a couple of points. From my redwood blog, connected to my redwood page which is always in my signature, I wrote a blog post about this the past couple of weeks: http://mdvaden.com/photoblog/2016/10/01/albino-redwood-is-not-a-messiah/ The blog post has a needle photo. Here's a photo of an albino from my redwood albums.
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Even wind has trouble knocking them down. Some blow over, but plenty just break and regrow height again.
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That's a dead hemlock if I recall. I haven't seen any on living or dead redwood yet. It seems to grow on dead trunks or decaying areas like wounds near the base, etc..
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Autumn in Prairie Creek redwood park ... some Sulfur Shelf ... think it's also called Chicken of the Woods.
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This is partly related. I used to order Silky Zubat which was beyond a doubt better than ARS and Stihl and Corona, etc.. ... but it was so slightly better, that it didn't seem to justify the cost. Presently I use Stihl and am perfectly happy. Who knows, maybe I need to order another Sllky for a reminder, but I find the Stihl comfortable. Could be because I wear leather gloves. I never found the Silky blades to last any longer. Any noticeable difference for me was in the handle area.
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In just a few years, that will be 20 years. You can remember how they look, but the scents and feel may need some revival. The maples just started turning yellow and will keep going for about another month or month and a half.
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Is that from one of the small "twig" dogwoods like Red twig dogwood, which are somewhat stemmy?
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Part of it is the selective angle and composition. there's actually a redwood in there that would probably impress you as much if I showed it all by itself but I am not ready to reveal it yet other than a peek. Over 300 ft. Redwood National and State Parks where the largest grow. There's 300 ft. coast redwoods there and also down in Humboldt Redwoods State Park too. ************************************* Just ordered a test print on photo paper of this image yesterday. I will be ordering a 40 inch x 60 inch canvas print / or 101 cm to 152 cm canvas as metric. Hopefully you have a computer monitor ... I count 4 fungi conks on the broken trunk behind. Details the size of a pea show in the full size image file.
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Autumn color is just beginning now in the coast redwood forest. Yellow is predominant, with some reds on plants like vine maple and poison-oak. Here's a landmark redwood called Big Tree.
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When the Fat Lady sings ... Find the tiny human next to the coast redwood ...
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5 ft. is pretty close to 4.5 ft. There is variation between some countries but the difference makes little difference most of the time. I think Canada is one nearby country that measures dbh slightly higher than in the USA
