Revisiting the ancient beech and oak trees of the New Forest
October 17, 2024
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Revisiting the ancient beech and oak trees of the New Forest
N. Bowcock; S Laycock; R Wynn 1. Introduction
Some 25 years ago, Chris Read published a paper here on ‘Ancient New Forest Trees’ with the following abstract:
“ The New Forest is internationally important for ancient trees. It has nearly twice as many large oaks and beeches as have be...
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New Forest Point to Point
December 28, 2021
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The annual Boxing Day Point to Point 2021. The start and finish points shrouded in secrecy until the last moments. The horizontal rain, which stopped just before the first race, at 11am, made for some heavy ground. The grit determination of riders and horses - young and old was a great spectacle. A few photos of the event can be found https://www.s...
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Canon microadjustment
April 28, 2020
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Most Canon enthusiast and professional DSLR now come with micro- adjustment - which allows the lens to be better matched to the camera, improving focus accuracy and image quality, when using the viewfinder. This is not needed for mirrorless or live-view - which use a different focus method. A downloadable PDF version of Canon's guide can be found h...
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German Shepherd Puppies
March 04, 2020
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A great day with 9 German Shepherd puppies. More photos at https://www.stevelaycock.com/puppies
Shepherd Puppies.
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Wolf fishing
February 28, 2020
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As a wildlife photographer, I often get to see some amazing behaviour. One such occasion was in the Katmai, Alaska, when this grey wolf decided to go fishing. Not only did it catch a couple of fresh salmon but it decided to come and show me its prize catch.
More photos of Alaska can be seen at Alaska - the grey wolf
Steve Laycock's Alaska
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