Controlled grassfire (E, W, F & W)

Gallery: Man & FaunaPosted October 20, 2010633 views9 comments

I posted another version of this fire some time ago but thought it fit with the latest theme. This was a controlled fire on some local CRP grassland shot from the beach of our lake property. The fellow that owns the land was pretty pleased when I gave him prints of a couple of the images. He said these burns are done about every three years.

1D2N, 25-105 at 60mm, f11, 30 sec, iso 200.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by John Kerr on October 21, 2010 at 2:23 PM

Cool image Keith and it really fits the theme this week. I especially like the reflection of the fire in the water.

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Comment posted by Hank Pennington on October 26, 2010 at 2:00 AM

This is stunning and powerful Keith. The sweep of the flames and smoke gives it a powerful, yet frightening "majesty" against the silhouettes. Though it's a controlled burn, it captures "wild fire" as well. In fact, it reminds me a little too much of nights on the fire lines of my youth!

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on October 26, 2010 at 12:13 PM

Exceptionally well done, Keith. I could stare mesmerized at the tree silhouettes.

Cheers,

Carol

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on October 26, 2010 at 10:54 PM

Congrats on the EP, this is truly beautiful... a real healthy palette of colors and you can really feel the intensity of the fire. Not to mention, it couldn't have fit the theme better.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on October 27, 2010 at 2:31 AM

Couldn't have fit the theme any better!
Impressive fire, captured well and very effectively.
Congrats on the great EP!

Sandy r

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Comment posted by Neil Rossmiller on October 27, 2010 at 11:49 AM

Well done, Keith.
Congratulations on the EP.
Neil

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Comment posted by David E Lester on October 27, 2010 at 4:25 PM

Love the effect..

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 28, 2010 at 7:57 PM

Congrats Keith

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Comment posted by Greg Lessard on November 27, 2010 at 10:38 PM

I love the color contrasts here Keith! Your frame within the frame is excellent too! I can feal the heat and hear the roar of the fire too! Excellent work!
Greg

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