New Life Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

English

During the recent bushfires in Victoria temperatures reached over 1000 degrees C, hot enough for some metals to melt.
The Eucalyptus trees looked like black skeletons, with their leaves all burnt, their trunks almost bare, black & looking like charcoal. It looked as though nothing could have survived the intense heat.
There were many human lives lost as well as animals, domestic & wildlife, dwelling, outbuildings, shops etc. & crops.
But as Mark (gundog68) correctly stated on a previous post of mine titled After Black Saturday “It is important to note that here in the Australian environment our vegetation is in fact adapted to fire; indeed encourages it; and following these extreme events is the regenesis of the unique Australian ecology”.
I have posted this one taken Easter Sunday where we can clearly see the new growth on a burnt out trunk, In the WS have posted one taken about a month ago, we can see the burnt out forest and what looks like snow but is in fact ash.

Italiano

Durante le recente bushfires nel Victoria le temperature superavano 1000 ° C, abbastanza per alcuni metalli a cominciare a sciogliershi.
L' alberi Eucalyptus sembravano scheletri neri, con tutte le loro foglie bruciate, i loro tronchi quasi nudi, neri come il carbone. Sembrava che nulla poteva vivere con questo calore.
Ci sono state molte vite umane perse anche animali domestici e della fauna selvatica, abitazioni, negozi ecc. e coltura.
Ma, come Mark (gundog68) correttamente affermato in un precedente post mio intitolato Dopo Sabato Nero "E 'importante notare che qui, nel nostro ambiente Australiano la vegetazione è infatti adattata al fuoco; anzi la incoraggia, e dopo questi eventi estremi è la genesi della ecologia Australiana.
Questa e statta scattata la Domenica di Pasqua in cui possiamo vedere chiaramente la nuova crescita su il tronco bruciato, nel WS ce una presa circa un mese fa, si vede chiaramente il bosco bruciato e quello che sembra neve, è in fatto cenere.

This was taken on a trip to Kinglake accompanied by fellow TE member Alfred (alftrek)& his family.

Thank you Alfred for a lovely day.

ktanska, phwall, siamesa, brano14, Atousa, paura, trekks, JPlumb, delkoo, jusninasirun, gracious, holmertz, shevchenko, alftrek, PaulVDV, jafadabret, jhm, Kielia, jlbrthnn, paololg has marked this note useful

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SteveH (3857) 2009-04-14 23:42

Hi Santo, you rotten bugger, I took a very similar image at Wilsons Prom on the w/e which I was going to post but now I'm not sure. You did a good job here, contrasting the red/green of the new shoots with the burnt tree trunk. A good idea and well presented. cheers, Steve

ktanska (16404) 2009-04-15 0:07

Hi Santo,
Fresh leaves growing from a burned trunk. It's both inceredibly beautif and full of symbolism. Blurry background gives full attention to the main subject.
Kari

rikko77 (5518) 2009-04-15 0:43

Ciao Santo...
c'è vita oltre le ceneri, oltre la morte e la distruzione. Mi piace questa tua interpretazione, bei colori, bella e interessante la nota!
Un saluto,
Rikk

phwall (5422) 2009-04-15 0:52

Hi Santo,
Isn't nature absolutely amazing, who would think that after such devastating fires new life would emerge so quickly.
Lovely shot, the colours and definition are perfect. Superb composition the balance between the charred tree trunk and the new leaves is set-up perfectly.
A beautiful image.
Warm wishes.
Peter

lousat (14984) 2009-04-15 1:43

Ciao Santo,sono contento di vedere che la vita ha ricominciato a dare segni dopo questa immensa tragedia.Questi germogli sono il simbolo di nuova vita,segno che non tutto e' andato perduto.Ottima inquadratura e bellissimi colori,una foto piena di significato.Buona giornata,luciano

delpeoples (5380) 2009-04-15 2:36

Caro Santo, wow, what a beautiful photo - not just for the technical side of it but the beautiful story of hope that it brings. I love the shallow DOF here and the contrast of colours against the blackened tree trunk. Excellent choice of subject and lovely composition. Un caro saluto, Lisa.

siamesa (12419) 2009-04-15 2:57

Hello Santo

This is a very significant picture. It shows how these plant and flowers are brave. The trunk is burned but even so the life begins to appears. TFS
Abraços
maria

brano14 (1848) 2009-04-15 3:31

Hello Santo,
Great presentation with two photos and nice story. Great looking photo, amazing contrast of burned tree and those flowers.Very nice, elegant framing.
Thanks!
Brano

Atousa (3434) 2009-04-15 3:56

Salam Santo,

This new life really gives hope ..the shot is nicely framed n the colors of the new leaves are attractive n in interesting contrast with the dark burnt trunk..very well seen n captured..thank you.
Best regards, Atousa

paura (37792) 2009-04-15 4:10

Santo,
Very nice macro here. The DEP management is really interesting. Beautiful photo job.

regards

Paulo

trekks (14260) 2009-04-15 5:15

hi Santo

I have said it before and I will say it now - you make a good environmentalist. This is very good story about new life springing out of burnt core, showing how amazing the trunk can withstand and resist fire that destroys easily metal steel. The new shoot is very well taken care of in sharpness and color mix to give a touching hope. You have done a superb capture, compared to this poorer quality that I did on my trek to Indonesia border months ago.

When there is tissue, there is hope :) When I was a kid, I was asking myself why fish can grow out of a newly-dug pothole of water in the soil/mud. Of course I knew how tadpoles ended up there too :)

The great thing about this new life shot is that the trunk is charcoal black and it provides a splendid choice for you to frame it as border to contrast so strongly with the new life colors. Wonderful, isnt it?

Excellent work.

tfs, bill

JPlumb (3153) 2009-04-15 5:21

Hello Santo,

True to form, your timing is impeccable in this shot from "the fire" zone. This is one the local papers should pick up. It is a sign of life following this tragic event. Very fitting for an Easter Sunday shot. The new life contrasts well with the stark seemingly dead trunk. Very nicely done.

Thanks, John

delkoo (33924) 2009-04-15 7:42

hi santo,
Life starts again, your photo is a great tribute to Mother Nature, which despite the terrible fires this summer, reborn from its ashes..

best regards

didier

jusninasirun (10074) 2009-04-15 8:15

Hi Santo,

You have done really well in isolating this new shoot in beautiful colors and vivid details. I like the inclusion of the trunk with shallow focus silencing the background pretty smoothly.

Wonderful work and TFS.

Best regards,
Jusni

Silvio1953 (40771) 2009-04-15 9:58

Ciao Snto, bella la vita che rinasce, ottima composizione con splendida luce e magnifici colori, fuoco perfetto e meraviglioso sfondo, tanti auguri a tutti gli amici dell'Australia, bravo, ciao Silvio

gracious (20017) 2009-04-15 11:36

Ciao Santo,
Great shot, man!
excellent closeup in the best dof!
perfect sharpness with extremely beautiful colour and details
many thanks for the sharing
cheers
Tony

holmertz (9284) 2009-04-16 8:55

Hello Santo,
This is a beautiful picture, also carrying an amazing and hopeful message. Actually, whenever there has been a major forest fire in Sweden (never anything even half as bad as those in Australia this year) it is noted a year later that nature has been tremendously rejuvenated. Still, that's no solace to those who lost their property or even lives.
Best regards,
Gert

shevchenko (9746) 2009-04-16 19:34

Hi Santo,
Good close up to the burnt trunk, these colorful young leaves just look like made in plastic, good WS photo to show death clumps, all these naked branches still can create poetic flavour, hope the new life growing as fast as possible to refresh the environment, thanks for sharing.
Ally

alftrek (2703) 2009-04-16 20:42

Hello Santo,
Rotten bugger? I am not sure. It seems that you have spoiled Steve's plan.

I visited the lake at Colac and reminded me of your earlier post of this lake which was completely dry when I was there. I havent got the time to post any photo yet, but will post soon.

This photo shows how resilient these gum trees are, still sprouting after the horrific inferno. A stark contrast between the charcoal and green leaves, this I think is very well noticed. But the BG light seens a bit too strong at that time of the day.

Take care
ALfred

rodgerg (23069) 2009-04-18 0:58

Ciao Santo,

Un'ottima vista molto ben captata. I bei e morbidi colori del fioro sorgono molto ben nell'immagine.
Ti auguro una buona fine di settimana,
Roger

PaulVDV (5050) 2009-04-18 3:52

Hello Santos,
I understand that after the enormous devastation by the bunch fires in south Australia, it must be a wonderful feeling to discover this new and beautiful life.
You've captured it very well.
The leaves and the small branches have many different beautiful tones contrasting with each other and specially with the black trunk.
On the blurred background we see more different colours. So I guess there's lot of more new life.
Best regards, Paul

jafadabret (38927) 2009-04-18 6:24

Bonjour Santo.
C'est tout un symbole que cette plante qui revit après le passage de l'incendie. J'aime beaucoup la délicatesse et les couleurs de la plante.
Jacques

Longroute (8885) 2009-04-18 8:12

Una foto bella e con un effetto grafico notevole. Il contrasto tra il germolgio colorato e il nero della corteccia fa risaltare ancora di più le forme eleganti e i colori delle foglie. Ottimo taglio e inquadratura.
Have a nice weekend,
Donato
(Sorry, no English today!)

diomed (3401) 2009-04-18 9:30

Ciao Santo,
meravigliosa immagine di nuova vita. Bellissima metafora della Pasqua e della Rinascita, grande ricchezza di dettagli, stupendi colori pastello.
Complimenti e Auguri!
Antonio

jhm (81687) 2009-04-19 3:53

Hello Santo,

Very fine marco shot, I like the lively flowers and the splendid colours.
You did very nice the blur in background.
Composition and colours are very well.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice sunday,
John.

pablominto (39918) 2009-04-19 9:33

Hello Santo,

This is a delicate composition with very attractive colours!
The close-up is well done, DoF works well and isolates the leaves nicely from the blurry back...
A well composed presentation with sharp fine details!

Greetings,
Pablo -

Kielia (8183) 2009-04-20 9:41

Hi Santo,
nature is fantastic indeed and the light stresses the force and the power of this tree that survived the catastrophe. The colors are also very beautiful. This image is a symbol of hope and appropriately posted! TFS!
Warm regards
Harriet

jlbrthnn (36888) 2009-04-24 6:08

Hello Santo,
Impressing, the persistence of the life is remarkable, the life appears impossible to erase, it is comforting. The photograph is of a rare beauty. The plant is put forward by the blur and the black trunk. Congratulations.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

paololg (13172) 2009-04-24 14:38

Ciao caro Santo,
bellissisa immagine, non solo per l'ottima qualità della foto, ma soprattutto per ciò che rappresenta: la vita. A volte anche noi umani dovremmo imparare dalle piante che la vita può nascere anche nelle situazioni più difficili, come questo piccolo rametto con le foglie. Stupenda foto che dimostra la tua sensibilità per la natura e le cose belle.
Ciao, passa un buon w.e.!
Paolo

Giedra70 (554) 2009-05-01 6:35