Post your 2021 Landscapes

4matic wrote in post #19264292
A great idea really. Well done.

I wish I could take credit for the idea. My second cousin did something similar last year.

Thanks!

Drove out this evening to Expo 2020 Lake. Artificial lakes made to celebrate Expo 2020 which is still to come!

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avondale87 wrote in post #19264243
Interesting and beautiful.
Were these planted for timber production?
What's their use now? I'd imagine they're only pups in size compared to mature specimens.

Hi there avondale87. Here is a very brief history of the redwoods - but of course no words can describe their beauty

The forest was originally set up for commercial production around 1898
The first Californian Coast Redwoods were planted in 1901
The redwood grove was declared a memorial for NZ Forest Service members who died in World War I
The redwood forest was opened to the public in 1970 for recreation.
In 1993 bike trails were built.
In 2009, the land on which the Whakarewarewa Forest and Tokorangi Forest (Redwoods) sits returned to Maori ownership in July as part of the Treaty of Waitangi Claims.
The trees are around 75metres tall today & the forest is around 5600 hectares

I went out early on Saturday to shoot the sunrise over a lake.
As luck would have it there were no clouds, but sunrise coincided with moonset - and a full moon at that!

Here are four of my shots I took today at the Needles Section of Canyonlands National Park.

Here are four of my shots I took today at the Needles Section of Canyonlands National Park.

Interesting history of how redwoods got to NZ.

DougZ wrote in post #19264635
Hi
Hi there avondale87. Here is a very brief history of the redwoods - but of course no words can describe their beauty

The forest was originally set up for commercial production around 1898
The first Californian Coast Redwoods were planted in 1901
The redwood grove was declared a memorial for NZ Forest Service members who died in World War I
The redwood forest was opened to the public in 1970 for recreation.
In 1993 bike trails were built.
In 2009, the land on which the Whakarewarewa Forest and Tokorangi Forest (Redwoods) sits returned to Maori ownership in July as part of the Treaty of Waitangi Claims.
The trees are around 75metres tall today & the forest is around 5600 hectares

Many thanks for details. A fitting memorial.
Very good to see this sort of reservation
Appreciate the time to reply

DougZ wrote in post #19264638
I went out early on Saturday to shoot the sunrise over a lake.
As luck would have it there were no clouds, but sunrise coincided with moonset - and a full moon at that!

Very beautifully done!!

markesc wrote in post #19264898

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Love that first image. Great composition and colors.

Rainier this morning and last night