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And The Burns Begin

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Posted by Brad Mangas on March 8, 2009 at 11:26 PM
And The Burns Begin
What a wonderful sight to see in this part of Kansas. The spring burning of the tall grasses. Soon the land will be lush with new growth and the spring air will have sprung!

Canon EF70-200 f/4L @ 200mm
Exposure: Manual, f/8, .3, ISO-100
Crop: Full Frame
Posted by Angela Classen on March 8, 2009 at 11:36 PM
Really like that S curve you got goin' on because it leads the eye right through the frame. The contrast between the burned/non-burned area is neat too. Since we had some rain, won't be long before you see green shoots coming up here. Ah, no prettier sight than new grass in the Flint Hills. Bring it on! :biggrin:
Posted by Bruce Lauderdale on March 9, 2009 at 8:18 AM
Leave it to an artist to take something the rest of us hate the looks of and find beauty in it. Good Job Brad!
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on March 9, 2009 at 9:42 AM
Very nice Brad, I like the way you framed this shot. Looks like you've gotten permission to be back on the Konza. Way to go there Docent-in-Training!
Posted by Daniel Loomis on March 9, 2009 at 7:00 PM
When I was in college in the early 70s, fire ecology was just getting established. One of my professors was a forerunner in using it to manage prairies at the U of Wisconsin. Nice to see the practice become well established.

Good shot. Lovely geometry.
Posted by Bill Dark on March 9, 2009 at 10:04 PM
Was that the 1870s or 1970s, Daniel? :biggrin: According to the folks at the Tallgrass Prairie Visitor Center, native Americans used to drag burning ropes behind their horses to burn-off portions of the prairie so as to bring about that lush growth in the spring...seems the bison were attracted like a magnet.

Great shot Brad, keep 'em coming...
Posted by Ken Bachman on March 9, 2009 at 11:18 PM
That's good news Brad. That means that Spring and green are just around the corner. Boy, am I ready!
Posted by Daniel Loomis on March 10, 2009 at 10:12 PM
William -- I am glad you mentioned the Native American experience. My professor used to cite the practice of Native Americans in showing how the practice was quite ancient! It only took 100 years for white European-Americans to figure out what the Indians already knew! How cool is that?