I've thought that through quite a bit, I have a small gallery of widow
makers larger around than my Bicep, one is a better than 24" in
circumference.
I started taking pics of them in 2002, one has been there since the first
time I went to the falls in 1994, the other one came down the week I started
my docent training 10 years ago.
Some East Coasters or people from Europe or Mainland Asia think they are
dead trees instead of broken branches.
I do trail reports, by taking pics too....... damn, I never though of that
until now, the number of trees that fall parallel to the trail verse across
it....... well, no one has d I e d in Big basin fro a falling tree or widow
maker, I sure don't want to break the record, so I stay out when it is
windy.
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of James N. McBride
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 12:50 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: Shutter speed requirements [was: 3x21 tele converter]
The widow-makers usually fall out from the trunk a little bit so you should
be hugging the trunk. If the limb comes from another tree though....who
knows. /jmac
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of Scott Peden
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 11:30 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: Shutter speed requirements [was: 3x21 tele converter]
Good question, in a wind storm headed back to HQ at Big Basin in Dec 2002 I
saw 5 trees come down, by the time you can locate where the sound is coming
from, they are on the ground, so the choice is to run for the base of a
large tree, and maybe have a widow maker hit you, or just grit your teeth
and keep heading for the parking lot.
That storm taught me I have no business in the park when we have high wind
warnings.
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Moose
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 2:24 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: Shutter speed requirements [was: 3x21 tele converter]
Scott Peden wrote:
> AND, Moose and I were talking about Hawks sitting in the top of a tree, if
> the tree is moving fast enough I have to pan it, I'm getting the hell to
> some place safe.
>
Which is?
Moose
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