after the fire...after the rain...Regeneration.
I had deliberated over uploading this photograph for sometime..I don’t expect it to ‘go well’ – But just like to add it to the series for some balance.
Five weeks after the devastating Gippsland bushfires passed through this particular area (still burning on a large scale to the north and east) A surface trough brought some welcome rain and thunderstorms on the ranges. It was not too long after this that the sheer brilliance of the Australian ‘bush’ came to life…Here in this rainforest gully I had been unsure to it’s ability to recovery. Perhaps the fire’s intensity at this point was not as ‘hot’ as other areas.What ever the reasoning my repeat visits to this gully over the ensuing months saw the most wonderful transition.
Canon EOS A2, Fuji Velvia 50.
©T.Middleton2007
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Jessica Tremp
Tony, this is so inspiring and beautiful
dazgwen
Great colours Tony, the Aussie bush is so resilliant.
Basia McAuley
This is such an amazing capture, so beautiful and emotive,
StacyLee
Glad you uploaded it! Very touching image!
demon
Lovely shot…pleased you decided to upload it
Lucindawind
life returns ..beautiful photo Tony
Irene Burdell
Isn’t nature a marvellous thing, superb shot.
Globalphotos
Nature will always find a way….....lovely shot :))
GabrielK
perfect, I like the contrast and the dof
louise
Forest regeneration after a bush fire is an amazing sight…
You have captured it so well Tony !
I love the receding lines of black trees… contrasting with the lushness of the thriving tree ferns
RoughDiamond
gorgeous … puts my regeneration to shame … I might delete it actually … this is beautiful
Heather Rivet...
outstanding glad you did
regina
very beautiful
glad you shared it =)
Tony Middleton
gee – this has proven more popular than I had anticipated ! thanks everyone for your wonderful comments :)
velveteagle
Fantastic come back.. great capture..
Kasey Lilly
this is great! gotta love nature.
Clare McClelland
This beautiful photograph speaks to me of hope and not just survival, but of re-birth. I find it very emotionally impactful. I am so glad you did upload it, it is one of the most poignant images in the collection.
Cain Doherty
ditto above, working the emotional connection (as opposed to political), great! would be great to see the transition from juvenile to developed.
Donovan wilson
nice shot love the green and black
Martin Rowe
Our forests are truly amazing in their ability to come back after such a devastating fire, but that is nature. Unfortunately, they do not come back so well after being devastated by man.
The Velvia has handled the contrast and colours well for you. A wonderful shot.
Simon Blears
Tony, very nice picture, especially after recent events in Vic. I’ve come across your RedBubble site after surfing the net looking at various great photographers blogs. Congratulations for a great pic, I’m not sure why you had your doubts :-)
Kristi Bryant
Excellent image Tony, and a beautiful one too, I’m with Simon above, I’m not sure why you had your doubts, but I’m very glad you shared it. =)