On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 3:40 PM, Brian Swale <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Some of you will know of my passion for ferns ( pretty hopeless where I
> live now with severe
> winter cold and extremely dry air often in summer) which saw me achieve a
> world first as I
> listed all ferns of the world in an easily accessed and fast web-site (
> summaries only except
> for 4 pages)
> http://homepages.caverock.net.nz/~bj/fern/index.htm
>
> http://homepages.caverock.net.nz/~bj/fern/list.htm
>
> One of the many people who were helped by this data-set was Sue Olsen who
> went on to
> write this book
>
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=9151
>
> At the time it cane out I thought I couldn't afford to buy it. The other
> day I remembered it and
> bought a copy at a good price through
> http://www.bookfinder.com
>
> It has arrived quite quickly.
> 1.9 kg, 444 pages, and in very new condition.
> As she wrote in part
> "The photos are all from 35 mm slides - no digital enhancement here! I
> use Fujichrome ASA
> 400 speed film and an Olympus OM4T camera with assorted lenses. By choice
> I never use a
> flash (it gives the subjects an artificial sheen) but do occasionally use
> a tripod. ".
>
> For me it's great reading and looking.
>
> Congratulations Brian. Once again you've cast your bread upon the waters,
so to speak, and it returns.
Joel W.
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