Fort Davis Fires

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted July 4, 201295 views5 comments

I hope this fits into Man and Nature. This is shot on the outskirts of famous Fort Davis (to Texans) on the way to Marfa (Giant was filmed there with James Dean dying during the filming}. Shot in January and showing the devastation of the 2011 fires that were stopped on the edge of town as the firefighters and townspeople put up a struggle to save the town successfully. The same situation happened again only a few months ago and the town was saved for the second year in a row.

The hale and hearty Texans beat back wildfires two years in a row.

Sony a700
Zeiss 16-80 f3.5 zoom
ISO 200
f 16 @ 1/200 sec
LR3 and PS5
Tripod
cpl filter
minimum crop

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on July 4, 2012 at 9:49 PM

Wow, quite a story, Rick. It certainly brings to mind all the devastation that has recently happened in parts of the west with so many major fires. But nature somehow does find a way to bounce back, amazingly. The humans show lots of resilience too . . . and not just Texans!

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 5, 2012 at 8:00 PM

Great story behind the shot, my hat's off to those "hale and hearty Texans" of course.
I consider myself part & parcel..
Well composed, interesting geological formation that nature has shaped over time..
Catch ya on the back side

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on July 6, 2012 at 9:02 AM

Glad you told the story behind the image. I like it though I find it a bit on the dark side

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 11, 2012 at 11:12 AM

Yeah, Texas burned for 2 years, and Colorado burned this year. The monsoons have stopped them for now, but a lot of Summer left. This shows how the fire behaviour jumps around as the wind directs it. And, that there was more to burn that was spared. Glad the town was spared. You might try brightening the mid-tones to give it a little more "POP".

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on July 11, 2012 at 12:10 PM

Morris,

Thanks for the comments. I wanted a darker look due to the burnt trees and barren ground.

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