Picture Competition| $300 of prizes to be won

Ekka · 28th September 2008, 03:04 AM

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 · 28th September 2008, 07:04 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 · 28th September 2008, 08:53 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 · 28th September 2008, 09:06 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 · 28th September 2008, 10:15 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 · 28th September 2008, 11:20 AM

newguy18 · 28th September 2008, 01:25 PM

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 · 28th September 2008, 01:29 PM

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 · 28th September 2008, 03:51 PM

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 · 28th September 2008, 03:55 PM

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 · 30th September 2008, 05:33 PM

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, 02:09 AM

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, 02:39 AM

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, 02:44 AM

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, 05:29 AM

Alright. No time atm but some pics coming soon.

28th September 2008, 03:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 7,734	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 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 Forum Sponsors Last edited by Ekka : 28th September 2008 at 03:50 PM. Reason: Extended deadline to 26 October 2008

28th September 2008, 07:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
treeseer Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE USA Posts: 889	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? __________________ Guy Meilleur \| Forensic Arborist \| Better Tree Care

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28th September 2008, 01:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Dead twig Florida. Posts: 4,062	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 "Everybody's hell on safety." G.f.beranek. www.atreestory.com

1st October 2008, 02:09 AM	#12 (permalink)
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, 02:39 AM	#13 (permalink)
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, 02:44 AM	#14 (permalink)
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, 05:29 AM	#15 (permalink)
OutofMytree Mature tree Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Perth Posts: 317	Re: Picture Competition\| $300 of prizes to be won Alright. No time atm but some pics coming soon.