January 2023

[Bent Hjarbo]

Beautiful Birna.

+1

[Fons Baerken]

January 15

pruned willowtrees,
Dieden aan de Maas

D850, 14-24mm f/2.8

[Bent Hjarbo]

January 15

pruned willowtrees,
Diessen aan de Maas

D850, 14-24mm f/2.8

A very wet place, nice picture, nice mood.

[Fons Baerken]

These willows are pruned for what its called "convenience wood". Willows are very tolerant for water.

((Frysk. In geriifbosk is in lyts bosk dêr't eartiids it geriifhout, kaphout, wei helle waard dat yn en om it hûs of de pleats brûkt waard. Geriif betsjut 'te brûken', 'gemak'.)).

Thanks Bent

[John Geerts]

Beautiful John
Great use of your newly acquired D3X too

Thanks Colin !

[Hugh_3170]

Fons, is this treatment of the willows what is called "coppicing"?

These willows are pruned for what its called "convenience wood". Willows are very tolerant for water.

((Frysk. In geriifbosk is in lyts bosk dêr't eartiids it geriifhout, kaphout, wei helle waard dat yn en om it hûs of de pleats brûkt waard. Geriif betsjut 'te brûken', 'gemak'.)).

Thanks Bent

[Hugh_3170]

+1

Gotta love that cat!

Beautiful John
Great use of your newly acquired D3X too

[David H. Hartman]

January, friday the 13th

bananas

Z7, ais-nikkor 50-135mm f/3.5

Wow! Even a bowl with a clump of bananas looks great. The colors are lovely.

Best,

Dave

[Fons Baerken]

Fons, is this treatment of the willows what is called "coppicing"?

Yes i didnt know the word thanks Hugh.
At one time after a devastating flood in the winter of 1953, many dikes needed to be repaired.
For that purpose mats of woven willow shoots are the foundation on which boulders are dumped to rebuild the dikes.
In the pictures its for local use, proper coppicing is done at water level.

[Fons Baerken]

Wow! Even a bowl with a clump of bananas looks great. The colors are lovely.

Best,

Dave

Thanks David this was at full aperture.

[Birna Rørslett]

Fons, is this treatment of the willows what is called "coppicing"?

Yes. 'Pollarding' is another term in use which I believe is equivalent. The aim is to make the trees produce more fine branches (and foliage).

[Birna Rørslett]

Woke up to clear skies after last night's snowfall. So the view from our living room was slightly different

First morning light imposes warm pale pink and red hues onto the distant hillsides.

Nikkor 400mm f/4.5 Z, Z9, hand held.

[Hugh_3170]

Thanks Birna and thanks Fons.

Yes. 'Pollarding' is another term in use which I believe is equivalent. The aim is to make the trees produce more fine branches (and foliage).

[John Geerts]

Thanks Hugh

Colder weather and snow approaching..

D3S  58G

[Dogman]

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