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The big fire, 5
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
This is the fifth photo about Canberra's big fire three years ago. At the beginning of March 2003, six weeks after the disaster, I left the city for the first time to look at the damage done to the environment. Most of Canberra's recreational areas had been burnt. Worse, though, further houses and farms as well as their cattle had perished in the inferno. I remember reading that in one place the fire approached from three fronts. And still, people had hung in there to fight and save as much as they could.
In this image you see a phenomenon specific to Australia's indigeneous flora: It recovers very fast from fires. The eucalyptus tree here had burnt completely, but it wasn't dead. It's bark, though it will burn, is able to protect the tree from irreparable damage so that it can survive. The trees visible at the back are not native to Australia - they had burnt and died.
Thank you for your visit.
PP: Cropped, saturated colours (10%), sharpened, framed and re-sized |
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Hi Cordelia- good to see you back- I was waiting for your next post- very nice documentary photo and note- very interesting and amazing. Your photo really does an excellent job of showing how badly the tree was burnt, and the new growth already apparent. Great work Cordelia! I'm looking forward to your next post :)
Best wishes my friend,
Steve
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