Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sorry, I hit the wrong button. I'll complete the links below. When we have a cold snap in spring, the orchardists protect the buds by overhead fans, smudge pots or overhead sprinklers. The sprinklers are indeed the most photogenic. As the water hits the trees it freezes, giving some of its heat off to the trees and protecting them from the bitter cold that could damage the buds. It doesn't happen every year, and most of the time I am driving to work and can't stop the car pool for the time needed. This year the cold snap was on a friday and saturday. Up at the crack of dawn on saturday I was able to get quite a few good shots. Here are a few of them for your enjoyment and comments. Here are a few shots of the general scene in the orchard. It is like a fairy tale. Dodging the sprinklers is a challenge until they turn them off. These overall views were very hard to scan and get them to look like the slides. And the slides do not do the reality justice. http://www.naches.wednet.edu/NachesValley/nvhs/staff/langhans/ice/iced-orcha rd-1.jpg http://www.naches.wednet.edu/NachesValley/nvhs/staff/langhans/ice/iced-orcha rd-2.jpg http://www.naches.wednet.edu/NachesValley/nvhs/staff/langhans/ice/iced-orcha rd-3.jpg http://www.naches.wednet.edu/NachesValley/nvhs/staff/langhans/ice/iced-orcha rd-4.jpg Then you move in for the kill. http://www.naches.wednet.edu/NachesValley/nvhs/staff/langhans/ice/Iced-apple - -buds-1.jpg http://www.naches.wednet.edu/NachesValley/nvhs/staff/langhans/ice/Iced-apple - -buds-3.jpg http://www.naches.wednet.edu/NachesValley/nvhs/staff/langhans/ice/Iced-apple - -buds-4.jpg http://www.naches.wednet.edu/NachesValley/nvhs/staff/langhans/ice/Iced-apple - -buds-6.jpg http://www.naches.wednet.edu/NachesValley/nvhs/staff/langhans/ice/Iced-apple - -buds-9.jpg http://www.naches.wednet.edu/NachesValley/nvhs/staff/langhans/ice/Iced-apple - -buds-10.jpg http://www.naches.wednet.edu/NachesValley/nvhs/staff/langhans/ice/Iced-apple - -buds-11.jpg http://www.naches.wednet.edu/NachesValley/nvhs/staff/langhans/ice/Iced-apple - -buds-12.jpg http://www.naches.wednet.edu/NachesValley/nvhs/staff/langhans/ice/Iced-apple - -buds-13.jpg Comments appreciated. Aram - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html