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Post by pontiac1940 on Sept 23, 2021 3:10:12 GMT
A major fire went through Waterton Lakes NP in Sep 2017. It burned large areas of mixed forest. The area on the lee of the Rockies is grass or grass mixed with stands of aspen poplars and deciduous shrubs. Because of the much lower fuel load the fire was not so intense to actually burn the aspens but they were nonetheless killed. The bark was burned off or has since sloughed off exposing the sun-bleached inner trunk. The undercover shrubs and grasses have since "recovered." New aspen will soon spread, but it will be 20+ years before they are as large as those burned... I'll miss that. Oh well. I now think the top photo has too much blue sky. I am not changing it, but it seems excessive.   |
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Post by jackscrap on Sept 23, 2021 5:16:55 GMT
I like the balance of sky, trees and foreground. Will the NP rangers leave the trees as they are or will they remove them at some stage? Looks like fuel for the next fire when it comes through. Generally after a fire in the eucalypt forests here the trees are left standing and within months the epicormic buds beneath the burnt bark bring the trees back to life. We saw lots of this in the forests after the big bushfires back in 2019.
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Post by pontiac1940 on Sept 23, 2021 13:25:04 GMT
Thanks Jacki
Fire is part of the eco-system here and the burned areas will be allowed to regenerate naturally. Many species (pine, spruce and for) require fire to regenerate because fire opens the seed cones.
Clive
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Post by kdcintx on Sept 23, 2021 15:23:09 GMT
IMHO - I like the sky in the top photo. For those who like the rule of thirds, it composes about the top third of the photo. The blue sky also adds or accentuates an element of height to the trees. The bottom photo is a great composition depicting the tree trunks and nearby foliage. Good job.
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