Recovering after a fire

Gallery: Man & FaunaPosted March 28, 2011396 views9 comments

This is my first post in environmental PJ. I was inspired by Sandy Richards recent EP to go back to some older images. This image was made from the boat crossing Lake Chelan in the North Cascades in the fall of 2007. C&C appreciated as always. Large image also posted.

D200, 18-200 VR @ 56 mm, 1/100 sec @ f/6.3, hand held

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 28, 2011 at 7:33 PM

Yep, sure looks burnt to a crisp. I like the colors and the shapes of the peaks and valleys. You picture also shows how even a devastatingly hot fire skips areas.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on March 29, 2011 at 3:04 AM

Matthew, you show us impressively the power of nature to recover! The composition based triangles and diagonals together with the verticals of the trunks works very well. The bright color spots contrasted to the grey shades are just beautiful.

Peter

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 30, 2011 at 3:04 AM

Matthew, this is excellent! The varied colors, lines and angles, and skipped spots are just great - this image is much better than my drab one.
Nice documentation - sure glad you dug this one up!

Sandy

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Comment posted by Hank Pennington on April 2, 2011 at 7:48 AM

Welcome Matthew, and a worthy first post. The "colorscape" is a dramatic addition to the comp of grays and blacks, helping demonstrate your point that regrowth follows even catastrophic fires.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 6, 2011 at 3:30 PM

Great color in this, and the burnt trees offer great contrast. Congrats on the EP.

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Comment posted by Matthew Goldsmith on April 7, 2011 at 12:10 PM

Thanks Bill. I'm very honored by the EP.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 11, 2011 at 6:18 PM

Congrats on the EP!~

Sandy

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Comment posted by KatherineAnne Enns on April 12, 2011 at 3:15 PM

I like the lines and colors in this. As someone who has studied fire behaviour, this is interesting, and really illustrates what sheltering effects and deeper soils do to leave some larger intact habitat. It also shows that fire creats diverse structure. It also creates Lewis woodpecker habitat!! Great shot, well done!

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Comment posted by Craig Myers on April 14, 2011 at 6:49 PM

I remember that fire quite well. So much of the West was on fire that year. From an image standpoint, I like the juxtaposition of the angles of the landforms with the vertical lines of the charred forest. The underlying color in the forest floor adds another interesting dimension.

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