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After the Fires
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After the Fires

by Rick Turner

Gallery: Man & FaunaPosted July 4, 2014118 views4 comments
This area north of Huntsville, Texas suffered numerous fires in 2011 and 2012. This is what remains from a once solid forest of pines and hardwoods. The lone hawk sitting in the lower right thirds position surveys for a meal and adds to the foreboding landscape..
I choose B&W to add some mood to this depressing scene.
Sony a 700
Zeiss 16-80 zoom @ 70..
ISO 125
f 13 @ 1/500
:toast:

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 4, 2014 at 8:33 PM
Foreboding describes it perfectly Rick.
The single barren tree stands in stark contrast to the sky, well composed.
Well done & God Bless Texas :toast:
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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on July 5, 2014 at 4:13 PM
Rick you certainly accomplished a mood with this image and it is sad to see the loss of habitat here. Were the fires that scared this area so profoundly caused by man or created naturally? The drought conditions in this region is not helping with the recovery of this fire damage at all and I'm hoping you guys get some needed rain sooner than later.
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Comment posted by Ed Williams on July 8, 2014 at 11:01 PM
I find gloom and destruction in this shot, but also find the hope of new life in the clouds that will eventually bring the rain that eventually brings new life to the devastated area. I was amazed a couple of years back going through the burned areas of Yellowstone that are now making a real comeback and providing new life and new habitat. It is too bad we do not allow fires earlier to thin out the underbrush from time to time to manage our forests a bit better. My grandfather used to be a district supervisor for the then California Department of Forestry in the early to mid 20th Century. My parents told us that his crews would keep the fires away from buildings, but actually allow some of the fires to burn a bit to knock down some of the extra brush. Of course, most of California is more densely built and this may not even be possible in most areas. Good discussion started here Rick.
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 9, 2014 at 9:04 PM
Stark and sad - congrats on the WP!

Sandy
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