Regrowth from 2011

Gallery: Man & FaunaPosted December 8, 2012440 views7 comments

The drought and wildfires that went thru Texas took as many as half billion trees. This forest north of Huntsville was caused by campers in Sam Houston State Park. A year and half later the growth begins slowly but surely.

Sony a77
70-400 zoom at 80mm
settings are vague to me

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Ken Smith on December 8, 2012 at 4:23 PM

Fire ...is good, at times. And the fire-orange shrubs are perfect. I like the detail and contrast of reds / green against the monocolor. Big viewing is best. Softness of a couple items is a minor...nit.

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Comment posted by John Clulow on December 8, 2012 at 4:43 PM

ditto to what Ken Smith said except that I preferred the thicker black frame in the smaller version.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on December 8, 2012 at 6:50 PM

Looks like upland hardwood. I doubt, unless it is pushed up and planted, it will ever have much in it besides low browse and brush. It will keep the dirt from blowing away, and that is about it. Photographically, this shows a nice distinction between the dead overstory and the new young growth.

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Comment posted by Carl Battreall on December 12, 2012 at 1:02 PM

There is a softness in the foreground that is distracting to me, especially in the larger version. I do like the contrast between the reds and greys. I am always sad to see forest burnt because of a careless person. But fire is needed in many places. We like to measure growth in comparison to our own lifetime, but a forest needs generations to recover and is in no hurry.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 12, 2012 at 6:05 PM

Congrats on a nice WP! Love the colours here and the POV.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Marlise Launstein on January 19, 2013 at 3:24 PM

Beautiful Rick! I like that all the trees are gray it looks really nice with the red and orange!

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on February 10, 2013 at 12:04 PM

Natures renewal so well seen here Rick.. Slow & steady works for me

Nice job on this & congrats

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