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Westland wetland and native regrowth


Westland wetland and native regrowth
Photo Information
Copyright: Steve Reekie (LordPotty) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1449 W: 146 N: 3764] (12035)
Genre: Landscapes
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 2005-07-21
Categories: Mountain
Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ-2-S
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/100 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-07-25 5:04
Viewed: 1658
Points: 20
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This landscape is typical of many lowland coastal areas of Westland,the coastal area west of the Southern Alps in New Zealands South Island.
This is also an excuse to show off the view from my future house,as this is taken from my house site on our new land at Barrytown.
Most of the native bush here is regrowth after extensive logging and mining by settlers here through the last two centuries.The area experienced several gold rushes,and has always been mined for coal.
The lowland forest is populated by many common coastal species,divaricating shrubs such as Coprosmas and Hebes,Flax (Phormium cookianum),New Zealand Cabbage Tree (Cordyline australis),the gnarly Whiteywood or Mahoe (Melicytus ramiflora) and the taller canopy trees such as Kahikatea (Dacrycarpus dacrydiodes).
The higher slopes have some of the lowland plants,but eventually give way to Beeches and sub-alpine plants towards the snow line.
The scarring and flattened trees on the hill on the right is tornado damage.
Snow can sometimes be seen on the mountain tops from here,but frosts are rare.
From our house we can also see the alps stretching down the coast as far as Mount Cook on a clear day.
coasties, Janice, red45, marhowie, honza, Robbrown, PDP has marked this note useful
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To zakiwi: yeahLordPotty 2 07-26 00:02
To marhowie: did you wonder ?LordPotty 1 07-25 18:04
To coasties: Funny you should say that.LordPotty 1 07-25 05:19
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Hello Steve

Lovely landscape. Excellent POV showing so many different colours. Truely New Zealand. The main stand of Cabbage Tree looks extremely healthy with good strong growth. Nice work. Thanks.

Hey Steve,

I'm so glad that you posted that man. The colors remind me of where I come from --- those browny-greens.

Thanks man

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  • sway Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 303 W: 85 N: 308] (1224)
  • [2005-07-25 5:27]

Great shot Steve.
I love the 3 distinct layers you have captured here.
Thanks for sharing a little more of our great country.

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3315 W: 148 N: 6113] (18648)
  • [2005-07-25 5:58]

Oh Steve - I love the colours, I love the scenery, I love the cabbage trees, and I love your interesting notes! Good old NZ. Well shown.

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2005-07-25 6:04]

Yes, this is great! Warm and saturated colours, great plants and hills, sun... Dreamland. Excellent postcard from Paradise Steve!

Excellent lanscape Steve! Great to see the local flora's makin' a comeback! Well done!!

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  • honza Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 537 W: 0 N: 716] (4191)
  • [2005-07-25 8:51]

Beautiful landscape Steve. Colorful and contrasting pictures, I think a lot of interesting plants and animals live in the forest.

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  • japie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1814 W: 100 N: 1904] (5187)
  • [2005-07-25 10:29]

Very interesting post and I like the image a lot. The colours are rich and the composition very good. The shadows adds a nice touch as well.

Very well done and thanks for posting

It is good to see some of the plants we commonly grow in our gardens in the UK in their native enviroment, it is a well seen shot TFS, good note too

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2821 W: 344 N: 3779] (11769)
  • [2005-07-25 17:50]

Hi Steve, very nice work. The composition is very good and the colours are great too. Good note, thanks for posting.

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