Barry, I'm shooting with a Sony HDR CX-100. It's an HD camera that's small enough to easily carry and handle in a tree. I use an add-on wide angle conversion lens (x0.7) which rarely comes off the camera. The wide angle is very helpful for in-tree shooting and nature subjects on the ground. -AJ
Barry Caselli wrote: > I did not watch the video because I have a slow connection. But I will > probably record it and watch it later. The photos below are gorgeous! > Thanks, > Barry > > --- On *Wed, 8/19/09, [email protected] /<[email protected]>/* wrote: > > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: [ENTS] Re: Dunbar Brook white pine climb > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2009, 4:22 PM > > Andrew, > > Yes, I know the grove you were in. I plan to return in the late > fall and remeasure the grove and other isolated pines. Great > trees, great forest, great video. > > Bob > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Will Blozan" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 6:56:17 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada > Eastern > Subject: [ENTS] Re: Dunbar Brook white pine climb > > Andrew, > > > > Great video! Nice shots of the Grandfather and Thoreau pines > across the brook. I believe Bob has measured all those pines in > the grove you were in. I have seen them from the climbs across the > brook. > > > > > > > > Will > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Andrew Joslin > Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 2:46 PM > To: ENTSTrees > Subject: [ENTS] Dunbar Brook white pine climb > > > > > > Here is a video from a recent white pine climb along Dunbar Brook in > > western Mass. I expect that Will, Bob and others know this tree very > > well. I have GPS coordinates to help confirm which tree it is. I > had 2 > > guest climbers visiting from Georgia, we took a hike and picked out a > > beauty of a tree. I hope you enjoy it: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN2Gog-dHVo > > > > After climbing a few white pines in the general Mohawk/Monroe area > the > > one thing that is consistent is very little history of significant > > breakage at the top, these trees are straight-up spires. This is in > > contrast to New England white pine in less sheltered sites that show > > evidence of regular storm damage and regrowth of the leader over the > > life of the tree. > > > > Really enjoyed looking at some of the sizable Big Tooth Poplar on the > > hike in, really fine trees, first time I've seen them so large, > > impressive. > > -AJ > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
