MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)'s photos with the keyword: palm

IMG 9332-001-Pole & Palm

IMG 6828-001-Tudor House

26 Feb 2020 2 173
Dating from the 16th century. King Street, Margate.

IMG 5526-001-Open to the Sky

25 Dec 2018 180
The plants and I were taking advantage of the gorgeous weather.

IMG 5519-001-Great Palm House 2

25 Dec 2018 166
From wikipedia: The Palm House was originally built in 1862 to accommodate the ever increasing collection of plants from tropical areas that demanded more and more protected growing conditions. The construction was overseen by David Moore,the curator of the gardens at the time. The original structure was built of wood, and was unstable, leading to it being blown down by heavy gales in 1883, twenty one years later. Richard Turner, the great Dublin ironmaster, had already supplied an iron house to Belfast Gardens and he persuaded the Royal Dublin Society that such a house would be a better investment than a wooden house, and by 1883 construction had begun on a stronger iron structure. Fabrication of the structure took place in Paisley, Scotland, and shipped to Ireland in sections. By the early 2000s, the Palm House had fallen into a state of disrepair. After more than 100 years, the wrought iron, cast iron and timber construction had seriously deteriorated. Prior to its restoration a large number of panes of glass were breaking each year due to the corrosion and instability of the structure. As part of the restoration the house was completely dismantled into more than 7,000 parts, tagged for repair and restoration off-site. 20 meter tall cast iron columns within the Great Palm House had seriously degraded and were replaced by new cast iron columns created in moulds of the originals. To protect the structure from further corrosion, new modern paint technology was used to develop long-term protection for the Palm House, providing protection from the perpetually tropical internal climate. For Health and Safety reasons, overhead glass was laminated and vertical panes toughened, and specialised form of mastic was used to fix the panes, replacing original linseed oil putty that had contributed to the decay of the building over the century. The Palm House was reopened in 2004 after a lengthy replanting programme following the restoration process.

Fan Green

15 Mar 2016 330
Lyman Greenhouse, Smith College, Northampton, MA

Palm House 1

22 Mar 2015 309
Light and shadow in the palm house, Smith College greenhouse.

Window/Light

10 Nov 2007 203
Arts and Industry building, Florence, MA. See where this picture was taken. [?]

Palms (almost B&W)

02 Feb 2008 153
See where this picture was taken. [?]

Upright

08 Apr 2010 196
The curve of the banana leaf reminds me of an upright bass, and the palmetto looks like fingers plucking the strings. See where this picture was taken. [?]

Fan Palm

19 Mar 2010 158
I'm starting to work on the next camera club assignment in which we are to take photos of things above our heads. I like this idea, but I'm not entirely happy with the photo. Will go back and try again. See where this picture was taken. [?]