4/12/09

birthday in monochrome

Yesterday was my birthday and we took a walk at the base of Mt. Taranaki/Mt. Egmont. I wouldn't have expected a fall day at the foot of a mountain to appear so tropical. I can't name any of this vegetation--I simply enjoyed it. These photos were taken by betty, Hubby, Missy and Otterboy.

23 comments:

Sandra said...

Wow

Anonymous said...

Great stuff - love it.
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Bim said...

Clearly a wet place with all these bryophyte-style plants. Looks great.

Walker said...

Terrific pictures. Thanks for sharing.

Gemma Wiseman said...

Some of this vegetation could almost be called "eccentric"! An interesting series!

Anonymous said...

Wonderful monochrome photos!

Happy birthday!

Best,
Paz

KB said...

I love the third one down. It looks like a scary monster covered in moss, hehe.

Happy Birthday!

magiceye said...

lovely captures all!

Jane Hards Photography said...

Happy B'day and what fabulous captures to celebrate. Really great textures.

Liz Hinds said...

What a lovely collection and a magical place.

Regina said...

These are beautiful shots. Belated Happy Birthday.

Daryl said...

Happy Belated Birthday!

Nice photos

kazu said...

This looks strange.
Great photos!

Carver said...

These are all wonderful shots. Happy Birthday to You!

kden said...

That's the best part; just enjoying it. Lovely series.

Mojo said...

Super collection here!

EG CameraGirl said...

It all looks very exotic to me!

Catherine said...

That's a perfect serie.
I like specially the fem leaves.
Good macro.

Unknown said...

Thanks for taking me to a different world. I always love peeking into mother natures not so obvious perspectives.
The tree trunk and the fern are my favorites :)

Oh and happy belated birthday :)!!

betty-NZ said...

Thank you all for the great birthday wishes!

Marites said...

amazing pictures! I love the 4th one as it looks surreally beautiful.

sunnymama said...

These pictures are beautiful in monochrome!

Anonymous said...

Nice selection of unusual plant life.....
Happy Birthday too.