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Index of Subjects --Boundary_(ID_+nVc0483u2I+VsRzLyfGiw) Content-type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable I am sorry to hear of this damage. I recently received reports of =20 apparent photographer damage at a place owned by the Nature =20 Conservancy in Vermont. There the public is restricted to an elevated =20= boardwalk, but someone got off the walk and trampled about a square =20 meter of the showies. I was at Smiley's myself over a week ago with other photographers, =20 members of the Photo Guild of Nova Scotia. We were very careful, and =20= I do not think tripods would be a big problem if properly used, but =20 bipeds are a problem. The human leg is fatter than the delicate leg =20 of a tripod, and the typical human has big feet, often covered with =20 boots of some sort. Some of these hominids are also not very delicate =20= in their movements. The younger members of the species tend to run =20 about unless very closely supervised. I would urge everyone (photographers, orchid-club members, general =20 naturalists, or simple lovers of beauty) please to be as careful as =20 possible with the showies, as with other delicate wild plants. We =20 should also take time to build an appreciation in the public, and =20 gently but clearly point out the sensitivity of those plants. What =20 more can we do? What less could be owed by us? =97 Paul On Jul 5, 2008, at 7:15 PM, Heather Drope wrote: > Quite early this morning I was at Smileys to see the Showy Ladies =20 > slipper > orchids.This was about 9:30 am. First there are a lot fewer then many > years ago and the lip colour is not deep this year. What did shock me > were the number of knocked over stems of these huge orchids in funny > locations that feet should never go. Blame it on deer but an =20 > elephant is > more like it. Deer eat but hardly ever knock over stems of plants. > There were people deeper in the fen and one of them came out towards > the road to photograph a group and she heard me grumbling and asked > what was wrong. Of course I told her that someone wasn't careful about > the orchids at all. After she moved on , a light bulb went on in my =20= > head > and recalling the place ment of her tripod I finally figured out =20 > what is > ruining the beautiful stand of orchids.. Tripod legs and not watching > where they are placed. > If anyone reading this is in there tomorrow , please caution the > photographers about their tripod place ment. It realy was a =20 > devastation. > Heather Drope, Nova Scotia Wild Flora Society. --Boundary_(ID_+nVc0483u2I+VsRzLyfGiw) Content-type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I am sorry to hear of this = damage. I recently received reports of apparent photographer = damage at a place owned by the Nature Conservancy in Vermont. = There the public is restricted to an elevated boardwalk, but = someone got off the walk and trampled about a square meter of the = showies.<div><br></div><div>I was at Smiley's myself over a week ago = with other photographers, members of the Photo Guild of Nova Scotia. = We were very careful, and I do not think tripods would be a big = problem if properly used, but <b>bipeds</b> are a problem. The = human leg is fatter than the delicate leg of a tripod, and the typical = human has big feet, often covered with boots of some sort. Some of = these hominids are also not very delicate in their movements. The = younger members of the species tend to run about unless very closely = supervised.</div><div><br></div><div>I would urge everyone = (photographers, orchid-club members, general naturalists, or simple = lovers of beauty) please to be as careful as possible with the showies, = as with other delicate wild plants. We should also take time to = build an appreciation in the public, and gently but clearly point out = the sensitivity of those plants. What more can we do? What = less could be owed by us?</div><div><br></div><div>=97 = Paul</div><div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"3"><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: = 13px;"><br></span></font><div><div>On Jul 5, 2008, at 7:15 PM, Heather = Drope wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div>Quite early this morning I was at Smileys to see the = Showy Ladies slipper <br>orchids.This was about 9:30 am. First = there are a lot fewer then many <br>years ago and the lip colour is not = deep this year. What did shock me <br>were the number of knocked over = stems of these huge orchids in funny <br>locations that feet = should never go. Blame it on deer but an elephant is <br>more like it. = Deer eat but hardly ever knock over stems of plants.<br>There were = people deeper in the fen and one of them came out towards <br>the road = to photograph a group and she heard me grumbling and asked <br>what was = wrong. Of course I told her that someone wasn't careful about <br>the = orchids at all. After she moved on , a light bulb went on in my head = <br>and recalling the place ment of her tripod I finally figured out = what is <br>ruining the beautiful stand of orchids.. Tripod legs and not = watching <br>where they are placed.<br>If anyone reading this is in = there tomorrow , please caution the <br>photographers about their tripod = place ment. It realy was a devastation. <br>Heather Drope, Nova Scotia = Wild Flora Society.<br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_+nVc0483u2I+VsRzLyfGiw)--
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