Picture Competition| $300 of prizes to be won

Ekka · 28th September 2008, 08:04 PM

Rules of entry are simple.

You must be the owner of the photo (no pinching from Google) and it must be of tree work or related.

You can submit up to 5 photos maximum

All entries may be used by sponsors of this competition and tree world for future advertising etc

The judges are the sponsors, and sponsors cannot enter of course

The competition will end for judging 6pm Sunday 26 October 2008 Brisbane Queensland Time.

1st Prize sponsor: TreeGear|Arborist Supplies - Online Store (beeline spliced prussik with micro pulley and biner (Value $100)

2nd Prize sponsor RED ROO - Commercial Environmental Equipment promo gear like hats, keyrings, stubbie holders etc (Value $100)

3rd Prize sponsor www.treeworld.info Hats, work shirt to suit (Value $100)

So, start snapping!

If any other sponsors wish to add to the bounty please message me.

treeseer · 29th September 2008, 12:04 AM

"of tree work or related"?

That's pretty general. What are they/you looking for? Climbing, rigging, pests and treatment, anything?

What is the purpose--to market gear sold by the 2 sponsors, or to further treeworld more generally?

Captions?

Oxman · 29th September 2008, 01:53 AM

Howdy,

Here's my entry in the photo contest. This 4 stem Port Orford Cedar got hit with the root rot sweeping the Puget Sound area. Thousands of little tiny exit holes from bark beetles dotted the trunk & limbs of the cadaver.

Oxman · 29th September 2008, 02:06 AM

Here's a close up of the 1929 brick house & the tight quarters I was in yesterday. There was a nice view of the water from the top of the tree.

The dead foliage appears bright orange, even against the brick red color of the house. There was only one brick embedded in the main fork of the trunk, just above the stump. The ladder was to protect the picture window, but it wasn't needed. The other obstacle was the wires, which were brushed a couple times, though. We left the wood, which was picked up by the Craigslist scavengers within 5 minutes of placing the ad.

Thanks to all the Tree World sponsors for standing behind our industry. The t-shirt logo from last years treehouse convention is too small to read. Just coincidentally, next month is this years convention happening in Seattle at Treehouse Point. See y'all there!

Oxman · 29th September 2008, 03:15 AM

Here's an entry in the action shot category. There are two separate ropes to control the work. On the lower left, a groundworker pulls the tag line to keep the piece away from the house and the wires. Up above, on the right the lowering line is tip tied & handled by a second groundworker, who suspends the piece vertically from a point on the untouched stem up above, and gradually lets it down to earth. In this case, I was able to take over the lowering line after putting away the MS200t chainsaw. This freed up Robbie to go help Brian untie the piece, cut it up, and & haul it to the brush trailer.

newguy18 · 29th September 2008, 04:20 AM

newguy18 · 29th September 2008, 06:25 AM

I guess i'll be entering,later on in the week.Don't heckle me about the lack of ppe,i really don't care.

Houthakker · 29th September 2008, 06:29 AM

Hi, here a picture from Sweden! P&P free? Thank you for keeping me in mind. We have an awful lot of work here.

TrevMcRev · 29th September 2008, 08:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by treeseer

What are they/you looking for? Climbing, rigging, pests and treatment, anything?

Yes

Quote:

What is the purpose--to market gear sold by the 2 sponsors, or to further treeworld more generally?

I can only speak for myself, but i get some exposure for my new climbing gear business and hopefully access to some good pics i can use in my catalog or website etc.

TreeWorld gets a thread that might stir up some fresh blood & encourage active posting by people lurking/viewing in the background

Winners get free stuff!

It is not compulsory to enter

Ps. Great pics so far guys, keep em coming!

Ekka · 29th September 2008, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by treeseer

"of tree work or related"?

That's pretty general. What are they/you looking for? Climbing, rigging, pests and treatment, anything?

What is the purpose--to market gear sold by the 2 sponsors, or to further treeworld more generally?

Captions?

Captions are OK too, as this is Treeworld it includes other things like transplanting, pest treatments etc.

I pretty much have use of the pics here anyway, and pretty much just use them online. However if sponsors want to make a brochure etc they could use the pics for a variety of things.

More sponsors can come online, and put a prize up and share in the pool of pictures.

Plus it's a bit of fun.

JohN Dee · 1st October 2008, 10:33 AM

Palm take down from two years ago.

I've got a before and after shot of this place before with the 2 palms we took out and the dead conifer that the renter poisoned - the after shot looks great!

I'll put them up later in another thread.

caldera · 1st October 2008, 07:09 PM

I'd like to enter a photo

I feel people can connect with a photograph if there is a story behind it, and with this shot there certaintly is...

(and it directlly relates to why I've chosen to pursue a journey in Arborist style tree climbing, as oppose to 'freestyle' tree climbing, which is obviously very dangerous)

This is myself and my dad up a small-leafed strangler fig tree (Ficus obliqua) within the largest remaining stand of sub-tropical rainforest in the world (Border Ranges National Park, Australia)

I've got quite an extensive background in climbing these strangler figs, with no ropes or shoes

(I'm not at all proud of this).

Back then the only other way I'd seen someone get up into the canopy was David Attenborough in "The Secret Life of Plants".

So one day I was coming down from this very tree, when I lost my footing and slipped.

it's that easy really, you just have to make one wrong move, and gravity has it's way with you.

I fell from a height that would easily could have killed me, at best broken my back or pelvis, but luckily an understorey shrub broke my fall and I survived with only cuts and bruises.

It really was a miracle that I didn't get seriously injured.

this was an absolute wake-up call, life is precious, not worth wasting over a preventable pursuit such as 'freestyle' tree climbing

... if this wasn't enough to get the message through (which it did) I got a call a few days later from a close mate in New Zealand and a friend of ours had fallen out of a massive Kauri Pine she had climbed Freestyle

I went off the whole tree climbing thing for quite a while, but am now regaining my passion for Rainforest ecology and have discovered there is a way to do it with minimal risk, they call it Arborism!

and here I am

caldera · 1st October 2008, 07:39 PM

Originally Posted by treeseer

What are they/you looking for? Climbing, rigging, pests and treatment, anything?

Yes

... ANYTHING ? that's pretty ambiguous ... but it certaintly opens the field up for me ~ i'll run with it

caldera · 1st October 2008, 07:44 PM

This is a Lumholtz Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi) I worked with in the Atherton Tablelands, tropical north Queensland, Australia

her mother was run over by a car and Margit of 'Lumholtz Lodge' raised her from 300 grams. At the stage of my involvement she was being re-integrated back into the surrounding complex notophyll Rainforest (or 'Mabi Rainforest')

1/6th of all Macropods are arboreal 'Tree Climbing' Kangaroo's. 2 species in Australia and another 8 in Papua New Guinea

the Lumholtz is the smallest of them, and spends 99% of their life in the Rainforest canopy

OutofMytree · 1st October 2008, 10:29 PM

Alright. No time atm but some pics coming soon.

Ekka · 1st October 2008, 10:46 PM

Caldera, I think you forgot your pictures!

Harrie · 2nd October 2008, 05:45 AM

Here are some pics of me, the first one was a take down of Gingko and the second was a fun climb i did in a beech tree last year autumn, not so spectacular as the most pics i see on this forum, but it's a start.

treekiwi · 2nd October 2008, 05:47 AM

very interesting thread... Il have 2 get my camera out, only one photo per entry?

JohN Dee · 2nd October 2008, 07:01 AM

Quote:

You must be the owner of the photo (no pinching from Google) and it must be of tree work or related.

You can submit up to 5 photos maximum

There ya go TK.

Nice shots Harrie, that's what we like seeing! Tree Work from other countries :P

anuvadave · 2nd October 2008, 02:31 PM

Here's my entry..Cheers,

caldera · 2nd October 2008, 02:37 PM

for some reason flickr adds this annoying little ?v=0 bit to the end of it's location

try deleting that bit from the end of the address... and then highlight/copy ... and click the little box up top that looks like a mountain and a sun ~ and then paste ~

wollah

JohN Dee · 2nd October 2008, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caldera

for some reason flickr adds this annoying little ?v=0 bit to the end of it's location

try deleting that bit from the end of the address... and then highlight/copy ... and click the little box up top that looks like a mountain and a sun ~ and then paste ~

wollah

Pssst caldera....

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tree World Rules

Rule 3.1:- Image hosting is to be on TreeWorld for the sake of preservation. The disappearance of images could ruin threads and posts over time plus it's easy to upload them. Be aware of image sizes, generally anything over 750px wide and 100kb in size will pose a problem for many users on slow connections or small screen resolutions. If images linked from other sources appear on the forums Tree World has the rights to copy and load the image to it's own server.

Ace Master · 2nd October 2008, 11:54 PM

Ok i found a starter, number 1, some of you guys might have already seen this one before.

cheers

Ace Master.

Galbee · 3rd October 2008, 02:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ace Master

Ok i found a starter, number 1, some of you guys might have already seen this one before.

cheers

Ace Master.

OH MY GOD thats a bar and a half actually ten and a half bars

JayD · 3rd October 2008, 02:21 AM

Us Aussies have the biggest bars in the world

...LOL..Come on Galbee.Show us some of your work pictures.
You never know you might just walk away with a prize!

28th September 2008, 08:04 PM	#1
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,094	Picture Competition\| $300 of prizes to be won Rules of entry are simple. You must be the owner of the photo (no pinching from Google) and it must be of tree work or related. You can submit up to 5 photos maximum All entries may be used by sponsors of this competition and tree world for future advertising etc The judges are the sponsors, and sponsors cannot enter of course The competition will end for judging 6pm Sunday 26 October 2008 Brisbane Queensland Time. 1st Prize sponsor: TreeGear\|Arborist Supplies - Online Store (beeline spliced prussik with micro pulley and biner (Value $100) 2nd Prize sponsor RED ROO - Commercial Environmental Equipment promo gear like hats, keyrings, stubbie holders etc (Value $100) 3rd Prize sponsor www.treeworld.info Hats, work shirt to suit (Value $100) So, start snapping! If any other sponsors wish to add to the bounty please message me. __________________ Arborist Training in Australia\| Your Free Helping Guide Free Tree and Green Industry Deep Link Directory ... Yes, I also SEO (Optimize) and build websites that fly high in Google Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane - Gold Coast Tree Care, Consulting, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Consumers, insist on a Tree World member, they're visible and accessible. Look for this badge Members, click here for details on how you can acquire one for your website. Last edited by Ekka; 29th September 2008 at 08:50 AM. Reason: Extended deadline to 26 October 2008

29th September 2008, 12:04 AM	#2
treeseer Former Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE USA Posts: 1,026	Re: Picture Competition\| $300 of prizes to be won "of tree work or related"? That's pretty general. What are they/you looking for? Climbing, rigging, pests and treatment, anything? What is the purpose--to market gear sold by the 2 sponsors, or to further treeworld more generally? Captions?

29th September 2008, 04:20 AM	#6
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: my house. Posts: 5,191	Re: Picture Competition\| $300 of prizes to be won __________________ Have your say join us today. I ship USA saws out of the USA

29th September 2008, 06:25 AM	#7
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: my house. Posts: 5,191	Re: Picture Competition\| $300 of prizes to be won I guess i'll be entering,later on in the week.Don't heckle me about the lack of ppe,i really don't care. __________________ Have your say join us today. I ship USA saws out of the USA

1st October 2008, 07:09 PM	#12
caldera Sappling Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: north qld - australia Posts: 17	Re: Picture Competition\| $300 of prizes to be won I'd like to enter a photo I feel people can connect with a photograph if there is a story behind it, and with this shot there certaintly is... (and it directlly relates to why I've chosen to pursue a journey in Arborist style tree climbing, as oppose to 'freestyle' tree climbing, which is obviously very dangerous) This is myself and my dad up a small-leafed strangler fig tree (Ficus obliqua) within the largest remaining stand of sub-tropical rainforest in the world (Border Ranges National Park, Australia) I've got quite an extensive background in climbing these strangler figs, with no ropes or shoes (I'm not at all proud of this). Back then the only other way I'd seen someone get up into the canopy was David Attenborough in "The Secret Life of Plants". So one day I was coming down from this very tree, when I lost my footing and slipped. it's that easy really, you just have to make one wrong move, and gravity has it's way with you. I fell from a height that would easily could have killed me, at best broken my back or pelvis, but luckily an understorey shrub broke my fall and I survived with only cuts and bruises. It really was a miracle that I didn't get seriously injured. this was an absolute wake-up call, life is precious, not worth wasting over a preventable pursuit such as 'freestyle' tree climbing ... if this wasn't enough to get the message through (which it did) I got a call a few days later from a close mate in New Zealand and a friend of ours had fallen out of a massive Kauri Pine she had climbed Freestyle I went off the whole tree climbing thing for quite a while, but am now regaining my passion for Rainforest ecology and have discovered there is a way to do it with minimal risk, they call it Arborism! and here I am

1st October 2008, 07:39 PM	#13
caldera Sappling Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: north qld - australia Posts: 17	Re: Picture Competition\| $300 of prizes to be won Originally Posted by treeseer What are they/you looking for? Climbing, rigging, pests and treatment, anything? Yes ... ANYTHING ? that's pretty ambiguous ... but it certaintly opens the field up for me ~ i'll run with it

1st October 2008, 07:44 PM	#14
caldera Sappling Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: north qld - australia Posts: 17	Re: Picture Competition\| $300 of prizes to be won This is a Lumholtz Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi) I worked with in the Atherton Tablelands, tropical north Queensland, Australia her mother was run over by a car and Margit of 'Lumholtz Lodge' raised her from 300 grams. At the stage of my involvement she was being re-integrated back into the surrounding complex notophyll Rainforest (or 'Mabi Rainforest') 1/6th of all Macropods are arboreal 'Tree Climbing' Kangaroo's. 2 species in Australia and another 8 in Papua New Guinea the Lumholtz is the smallest of them, and spends 99% of their life in the Rainforest canopy

1st October 2008, 10:29 PM	#15
OutofMytree Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Perth Posts: 372	Re: Picture Competition\| $300 of prizes to be won Alright. No time atm but some pics coming soon.

1st October 2008, 10:46 PM	#16
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,094	Re: Picture Competition\| $300 of prizes to be won Caldera, I think you forgot your pictures! __________________ Arborist Training in Australia\| Your Free Helping Guide Free Tree and Green Industry Deep Link Directory ... Yes, I also SEO (Optimize) and build websites that fly high in Google Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane - Gold Coast Tree Care, Consulting, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Consumers, insist on a Tree World member, they're visible and accessible. Look for this badge Members, click here for details on how you can acquire one for your website.

2nd October 2008, 05:47 AM	#18
treekiwi Certificate in Horticulture (Level 4) + Diploma in Arboriculture (Level 6) Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 259	Re: Picture Competition\| $300 of prizes to be won very interesting thread... Il have 2 get my camera out, only one photo per entry?

2nd October 2008, 02:37 PM	#21
caldera Sappling Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: north qld - australia Posts: 17	Re: Picture Competition\| $300 of prizes to be won for some reason flickr adds this annoying little ?v=0 bit to the end of it's location try deleting that bit from the end of the address... and then highlight/copy ... and click the little box up top that looks like a mountain and a sun ~ and then paste ~ wollah

3rd October 2008, 02:21 AM	#25
JayD Moderator - Sponsor Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,395	Re: Picture Competition\| $300 of prizes to be won Us Aussies have the biggest bars in the world...LOL..Come on Galbee.Show us some of your work pictures. You never know you might just walk away with a prize! __________________ Level 3 Arborist

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