It is an amazing photo for a couple of reasons. For a start, the perspective of it makes the massive building look like a dolls house. The miniaturising perspective was achieved by an arborist, who had climbed one of the massive redwood trees on the property. The photo was taken in on the 28th of August last year, right after the big storms had come through the region, toppling trees and generally making a big mess. The protected trees at the house in the picture were no exception and this arborist had come to lop off dead hangers, tidy up the fallen branches and, for good measure, climb the tallest tree on the property! At the time we didn't knowhe had his camera with him.
The arborist died in a private climbing accident eight weeks later. We read the news article at the time but didn't put two and two together and realise that the climber was the same arborist that had visited a couple of months earlier. When his widow arrived a week or two later, and offered us copies of his photos, she told of how Stephen had spoken very fondly of the big redwood in his last weeks.
We are very lucky to have this photo. Thanks Stephen and Denise.
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