Don
Thanks again. I fear you and Ed have created a monster. I want to
photograph every thing I see now. I also want to go back to testing
the limits of my little iPhone camera. It really got me off my you
know what. No fuss, no bother. Point and shoot.
Bob
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 28, 2009, at 8:21 PM, DON BERTOLETTE <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Bob-
> Amazing! What geniuses we were for encouraging your own genius to
> emerge...keep us looking good!
> -Don
>
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [ENTS] Re: Mt Tom and red pines
> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:09:50 -0400
>
> Don,
>
> Thanks. Same camera.just listening to what the rest of you tell me.
>
> Bob
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Aug 28, 2009, at 2:08 AM, DON BERTOLETTE <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> Bob-
> Great images...new camera, or new technique?
> -Don
>
> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:04:16 +0000
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> Subject: [ENTS] Mt Tom and red pines
>
> ENTS,
>
> Yesterday, Monica and I took a friend for a walk on the Metacomet-
> Monadnock Trail along the basalt cliffs of Mount Tom in the
> Connecticut River Valley. Mount Tom is volcanic and is known for its
> diversity. I will forego the usual deluge of statistics and go right
> to the hike. The climb up onto the ledges is fairly steep, but worth
> every ounce of sweat. The great majority of hikers go to the cliff
> region of Mount Tom for the views. So do I, but also for the
> vegetation and one species in particular, red pine.
>
> Image#1-RdPinesLineUp.jpg: This image shows red pines along the
> Metacomet-Monadnock Trail. These are the first pines you see when
> intercepting the Metacomet-Monadnock Trail from the Quarry Trail,
> which is north of Whiting Peak.
>
> Image#2-RedPinesAreBeautiful.jpg: This image looks looks down
> through a cluster of red pines into the valley below.
>
> Image#3-RedPinesAndSnag.jpg: The red pine strip goes for half a mile
> or more with intermittent pines hugging the basalt ledges. There is
> a little regeneration.
>
> Image#4-Guardians2.jpg: This is another view of the cluster. Very
> photogenic.
>
> In addition to the old red pines, the basalt formation is
> photogenic. Take red and white pines, basalt ledges, and the valley
> beyond and Mount Tom becomes a photographer's bonanza.
>
> Image#5-BasaltAndValley.jpg: The basalt formations stand in bold
> relief to the valley and Berkshire Hills beyond.
>
> Image#6-BasaltAndValley2.jpg: This image shows the surface structure
> of the basalt.
>
> Bob
>
>
>
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