Evaporation Death

Gallery: Man & FaunaPosted August 26, 20141,391 views5 comments

The snowy and great white egrets work the shallow water where the dead fish dot the landscape. Weeks of 100 degree temperatures with little or no rain reduced this feeding ground for birds into a killing field the last month.

Sony a77v, 70-400 G Sony zoom at f11, 1/500 sec and ISO 200.

Dallas has had a milder than normal summer this year with only 4 100 degree days in a row the record so far and the impact is seen here.

In 2011 Dallas had 40 straight days of 100 degree days with many in the 110-113 range.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 26, 2014 at 8:54 PM

I assume this was made in the 2011 season? Stark, and appropriate in B/W.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on August 27, 2014 at 10:49 AM

Thanks for comment Phil. I have not explained this as well as I should. The photo was taken a few weeks ago after 4 days of 100 degree temps and no rain for a few weeks.

Here is what it looked like in 2011 after 40 days of plus 100 degree temps.

Registered on February 18, 2012, 534 Posts, 2755 Comments

Comment posted by Karen Kane on August 27, 2014 at 11:18 AM

The graphic quality of your image is superb Rick. I never would have figured out the dead fish without your commentary. The monochrome palette is very effective.

Stark comparison from 2011

Registered on August 4, 2012, 66 Posts, 726 Comments

Comment posted by Carl Battreall on August 29, 2014 at 6:26 PM

I like the graphic quality of the image. I wouldn't quite know that they were fish without the explanation.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on August 30, 2014 at 5:26 PM

When I first opened this up to edit, I thought it was mud mounds sticking out of the shallow water. Then I saw the fins sticking up and was taken back. This is now a dead fishing hole.

Registered on February 18, 2012, 534 Posts, 2755 Comments