Capture: Peak Pohutukawa
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Waewaetorea island.
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Sacha, in reply to
Waewaetorea island
surreal
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-30754443
It's happening in the UK too... -
Sofie Bribiesca, in reply to
(I can’t believe we have all these great pohutukawa pictures and none from Cape Reinga yet)
Managed to get up the rocks and a glance across to Mt Puheke revealed this Pohutakawa the other day.( I’ll get back soon when it is not being invaded by 4wd on the beach by tourorists. They will be gone soon back down SH1)
So yeah ,not the Cape but close…
And a image of Puheke . -
And just for good measure, thought I’d show how really horrible this place can be….. ;)
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Red carpet
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JacksonP, in reply to
Hi Chris.
Thanks for posting. We seem to be having an issue with images flipping sideways, at least in the preview. It may be something to do with the size of the file, as yours is the second full resolution file to do this in the last two days.
I resized your photo and saved it just using the Preview software on my Mac. That seemed to fix it.
Cheers.
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JacksonP, in reply to
A request:
Hi Bart.
So all you want is the perfect pohutukawa shot, with Hobbiton in the background?
I'll get right on it. :-)
Seriously though, I would personally be happy for you to use one of my images, I just don't think I have any that meet the criteria. Let me know if you see one here you'd like.
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Bart Janssen, in reply to
So all you want is the perfect pohutukawa shot, with Hobbiton in the background?
Rangitoto would work as well. Basically the kind of picture every kiwi loves to show off to the world :).
I've had a look through here and not found one that fits :(.
And actually I really do know that it isn't an easy set of criteria, we've been looking for the last few years, not really hard but just keeping an eye out and it's frustrating just how many almost perfect trees are spoiled by power lines in particular.
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The hills of Wellington are ablaze with punctuations of red, welcoming the pleasantly warm summer we love here in the capital. The image of the Mount Street cemetery at Vic U is fitting for this renovated site: memento mori.
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Spinnaker Drive, Whitby, Porirua ablaze today.
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Mast season Pohutukawa, Spinnaker Drive, Whitby, Porirua today.
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Pirouetting Pohutukawa in Coral colours on Paremata Road, Porirua
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Glad to see pohutukawa still going off in other parts! Reg, that's really Peak Pohutukawa.
Thanks for jealousing us up there Sofie. Looks like another world.
And Bart, there's your branching pic right there in Lynley's dancing trees!
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A few still flowering red at Manly on Whangaparaoa, but they seem to be late bloomers amongst the rest,
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JacksonP, in reply to
And just for good measure, thought I’d show how really horrible this place can be….. ;)
Happy New Year Sofie. Hope the North is treating you well, which it would appear to be. :-)
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Just traces left now
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Sacha, in reply to
it's frustrating just how many almost perfect trees are spoiled by power lines in particular
Photochop is your friend.
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Brent Jackson, in reply to
Something like this Bart ?
Not sure it shows the branching enough, but it sure is scenic !
Waitaia Bay on the Coromandel Peninsula. In the background through the tree is Hahei, and Cathedral Cove.
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From my holiday at Totaranui, Abel Tasman.
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A glut of Pohutukawa nectar in Wellington has seen bees take to the walls of higher learning at Victoria University. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/65078724/Wellington-bee-swarm-finds-new-home
And another interesting feature of Pohutukawa trees are the fibrous aerial roots seen on this local tree in Porirua. Many of the trees along Oriental Bay have these aerial roots too.
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Apparently, thanks to Abbie and her resident expert, this is a variegated pohutukawa, which is another Kermadec varietal, on further investigation.
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The two trees at our place, during peak pohutukawa, just after Xmas
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And two examples from Phyllis St Reserve, made more vivid (but only just) thanks to the magic of the iPhone.
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And finally, sunshine through our home tree.
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