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My Stomping Ground
This is just an interest shot - not for artistic merit at all.
I have often mentioned the cliff between the beaches here at Murrays Bay where I get many of the native trees and ferns shots that I post. Well, here is the view of the water through some of the trees that line the cliff. The trees you see here are Pohutukawa trees that simply love ‘hanging out’ on cliffs. Without them I think the cliffs would disintegrate a lot faster than what they are now.
Murrays Bay is in the East Coast Bays on the North Shore of Auckland. And for about 15 kilometers of beaches there are cliffs that have these small tracts of native bushes lining them. Some areas have been built on, but the Council now has taken ownership of the land and has even made pathways along and through them, so that they are open to the public. Many of the trees and bushes are quite old and have been let to grow their own way, with no help or interference from outsiders.
The Pohutukawa is very much a coastal tree; they thrive near the sea, easily withstanding strong wind, salt spray and drought and are rarely found inland unless planted. The tree hardly ever grows straight and is more likely to have many short trunks with tortuous branches. Usually found growing on cliffs with the branches sometimes reaching in the water, as seen here, (occasionally even found with oysters growing on the branches) and the great roots spread along the cliff-face above. Slow growing, the pohutukawas eventually reach 15-20 metres in height. Short trunks to 2 metres in diameter often have thick, twisted roots looking more like branches helping it cling to coastal cliffs.
So I hope you can understand a little more of where I live and the place where I find most of my fern and plants shots – it’s my kind of place. Enjoy!
Janice |
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- dew77
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Hello Janice!
Very nice shot.DOF,details on tree and colors are wonderful.I like this work very much.TFS...:-)
Hi Janice!
Great photo of water... looks so blue :-)
I would like to be on the seaside at this moment!
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- red45
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Return of famous Pohutukawa Tree :-) Very interesting shot for me. Slightly chaotic composition but subject are well seen and sea on BG looks great! I like your note Janice, now we know better your place. TFS!
Interesting post Janice,
I find it very interesting to see the area in which people photograph. Murrays Bay looks and sounds great.
Thanks for posting
Wonderful shot Janice!
Details,colors,lighting and composition are perfect.Thanks for sharing.
I miss living near the ocean sometimes, although I do live near a river it still just isn't the same. The photo of the tree shows some of what I love most about the ocean views, the water, the trees, I can almost smell the air. Well done Janice I love this scene of your home.
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- magiqa
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Such a beautiful view and a very good picture, too!
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