Aftermath

WOW! That is too darned close! Excellent shot Paul

Too wonderful a shot for words Paul!!... so best I shut my mouth and silently drool!! lol!

They’re all so straight and tall…..brings tears to my eyes just thinking about the losses

excellent shot

My God….........such devastation….........and what remains of the tree’s…........ still standing proud….defiance from such horror..
This would have to be one of your best Paul…....

Fab composition + great treatment… it really brings the disaster home.

Terrible thing to happen, but an excellent photograph Paul. We had a large fire here in Arizona about 4 years ago, and you photograph reminds me of that. Great job Paul

breathtakingly horrible! yet you have shown it in breathtaking style
Double whoa!
and now the tears come!
♥

Wow very striking image. Great shot!

Fabulous composition Paul, when was this taken?

Heartbreakingly stark.

Wonderful emotion in your processing

Superb Paul. The close grouping of trees makes it so dramatic. It’s an image which makes you want to look and then turn away in sadness. I took part in the VAPS organised shoot at Narbethong and that was so hard and sad and also so dramatic. Wish I could post some images but they are banned for the time being.

Such intensity.
It hits close to home and I’ve seen this kind of scene close up. A friend I work with, his family home was 500mts from this kind of devastation. Along with your sense of framing and production this is a superb reminder of how art can be respectful and encapsulating, Well done Paul. :D

A poignant and sobering image Paul…evokes a sense of the trauma and devastation of Black Saturday and the grief that we all felt with the loss ot lives, land and wildlife…Powerful…and breathtakingly raw…Amazing capture and composition. We shall never forget that day…

ohhh thats a beauty!!

Still so saddening to gaze at. Thank you for reminding me that there is still much to do. Please snug your wife and tell her that I’m glad her parents are safe and well, still.

this is surreal and beautiful and sad… absolutely moving pic Paul… thanks for showing us this!

this looks utterly, blindingly surreal. the tree trunks are all so close together, forcing the viewer to become aware of what a landscape of lush green beauty this must have been before devastation exacted its toll. brilliant photo.

Stark and striking. Excellent work Paul.

Very nice photo, Paul.

Great image, Paul! Quite apart from the emotional impact, it has such a strong graphic style to it.

A very powerful and thought provoking image., Excellent capture!
km.

sad to see,but a stunning picture paul

wow~ amazing and beautiful…

powerful image Paul,,,

amazing shot

Amazing image, The trees are stripped of all life, yet they are still so beautiful.

Paul, you have combined photojournalism with art beautifully, making us understand how helpless we are in this universe. This are so eloquent, quietly powerful.

so beautifully done Paul. this image makes me become still, silent, respectful. I am reminded of our deep connection to the earth to be grateful for our place here. so beautifully seen…

such a waste – you have managed to create a really wonderful tribute in this image and strangely there is a real beauty in this image.

This is an amazing photo showing the devastation of that day and, yet . . . the light has filtered in amongst the trees gives this a very strong, haunting beauty. If the trees weren’t too badly damaged, they’ll be showing new growth in the not too distant future.

intense.

Excellent image Paul.

I can’t believe there isn’t a shred of green in that forest yet…
I shed some tears in Marysville on Saturday…

Beautiful work Paul.

Very moving….........................such a sad time for so many Victorians.

paul, even at a moment you shed you photos in such a light where , even with what stands, your photo tells so much more …it can leave one speechless-chappel

Wonderful image capturing a devastating event.

I am overcome.

dof amazing – framing amazing – starkness shocking – your eye is drawn into the picture, into the devastation… the stark tall trees standing sentinel…

I feel ashamed that I think it’s beautiful just because of the pain it’s caused.
But it is so very beautiful.
The lines and shapes at the base of the trunks.(especially the extra curvaceous one) look incredible.
You’ve made it so extra special with the added mirroring

Amazing capture Paul. From experience up here in the hills the trees have generally started to regenerate but this just shows the intensity of this fire, apparently it was equivalent to 6 Hiroshima bombs and just left the trees like black sticks. Too close for your wife’s parents I would say.

Just so empty, like so many lives affected by it.

incredible shot Paul.send chills down your spine ???

15 minutes away is far too close for comfort. Thankfully, the trees will regenerate, but the loss of lives was just too awful and we all feel for the people who have lost homes and loved ones through this tragedy. A stark but stangely beautiful scene. Well captured paul …

impressive… ! ( If the sun wouldn’t shine, it would be rather lugubrious….! ). Great shot, Paul !

lovely work

such an arresting image…...........takes your breath away actually. To simply view this image is hard on the nerves ….....to live 15 minutes away would be hell on earth for anyone. Glad your in-laws are safe….......... the trees that now stand like giant burned matches are in a ‘bizarro’ way – ‘beautiful’.......what the folks ran from and died in was anything but…...............

I think this picture tells a thousand words without showing any personal drama..very well done !!

There’s nothing plain about this capture Paul. Look at it long enough and it resembles something out of a Tolken story, “and they may come alive”...lol

like a true artist… you have managed to find the intrinsic beauty and power in such a tragic scene and time…........ stunning work my friend.. i’m sure this was not an easy shoot…...... bravo….....b

Brilliant work, the sterility feeling is overwhelming in this composition

Incredible Paul, I know it also represents such sadness and loss but there is so much beauty too;)

Despite the horror that caused this, there is a certain beauty to be seen,

your framing with the silver tree in the centre bathed in light makes it almost magical, but not quite, because the tragedy is there too

gobsmacking image Paul,

and glad to know from others comments that you and yours are oK

Bravissimo

Love ‘N’ Laughter Kriss

great shot!

Beauty from devastation, and a hint of the renewal to come. Great tones and format too. Bravo.

awesome capture Paul. Too close for comfort ! The fires came to within 12 ks of my home that day Saturday, I will never forget it . I hope your in-laws are ok . Jane

Jeez Paul, is this ever a striking image if I dare say such a thing. We must remember that from ashes comes new life. Perhaps this shall be a reminder of that later on. It was a terrible thing that happened, no doubt but even so, there is a kind of beauty here. Superb photograph indeed!

excellent shot – at first it almost looked like a barcode with so many narrow trunks all vertical. Then I noticed one or two trunks more brown than black.. it’s a really cool image

Wonderful lines and tones

powerful

A great image. Well done.

I have been down that way a few times, but have been unable to photograph it – any of it.

WOW

i so wanted to do a shoot after the bushfires, but was afraid people would think of it as insensitive. is it strange that i think it looks beautiful?
wonderful shot Paul

Gorgeous shot stunning work love the lighting on the ground very powerful!!

It really does look like it is taken on another planet, went up here a few weeks ago to our friends who lost everything, a very humbling experience…..............great lines and capture of such a sad event in our history x

surreal! amazing

Excellent work. I love the composition and the starkness of the tree limbs

Good shot.

such an intriguing image Paul – beautifully abstract yet so much detail. The tones and shapes are wonderful.

Wow, Paul there is so much in this that represents so many different things to different people. And I see a profound beauty in what I see!

The colour of the earth is frightening, so scorched, so much tragedy associated here.

I’m caught up in the mirroring about 1/4 of the way down the image. I didn’t notice it at first but, now I have, I can’t “unnotice” it. If that was deliberate that was a stroke of genius.

what a beautiful and powerful image. through the devastation the trees still stand! life and nature will find it’s way, and will flourish again!

Surreal atmosphere…...beautiful and full of melancholy.

Hey Paul,

Very beautiful. It looks surreal. When I saw the avatar, I expected a nude model in the middle of the woods. It’s just something that you’d do and what a fascinating shot it’d be!!!! This photo looks like a painting. The trees seem to be made of rubber and I think that rusty tint works perfectly!!!

Outstanding work. Such power in this yet so serene, (if you get my meaning).

stunningly,powerful shot….this says more than any words could say..

Exquisite light and flow of form….....and a very honorable rendition to an “aftermath”.

Cool, Paul!

Excellent shot!

A picture which needs no explanation….......superb

brilliant image and title/the tragedy of it all…....

oustanding work, a great gallery, congrats!!

Absolutely breathtaking,,such a tragedy for so many!!

After working up there 3 day’s after the fire’s, it still give’s me chills to see the burnt trees.
The black trunk’s catch the true essance of the harsh burnt out forest realy well, providing a striking feel to your image. I espeshilly love how straight the tree’s are they draw the eye to the lifeless earth realy well.
Which area was this in ?
Well done

How sad… the wise trees that once lived there now leave coarse black cloaks. I hope humans learn how to wear cloaks like they do.

fantastic capture ~ excellent composition, love the contrasts

WOW!!! I was looking at it for a while – mezmorising composition!
Instant favo!!!

Perfectly straight tree in the center, bowed and buckled to the left…..and that’s kind of how it went isn’t it.
Making no sense.

I will be posting my most recent take on the fires later today.

stunning capture!

Stunning, dramatic shot Paul!!!xx

Beautifully captured

amazing that something so devastating can be captured and look so amazing. Great capture Paul

Great shot Paul!

i have a series of shots taken about seven weeks on, the starkness yet the beauty of this devastating tragedy, photos for history and amazing art, lines of shadows and tones, against the harsh earth..:)) k

This is an incredible image-powerful, stark and beautiful. The trees still stand. Nature triumphs!!

Great. Congratualtions

A picture says a thousands words…......in this case most of them are emotive, beautiful and haunting at the same time

outstanding landscape Paul..the subject..perfect..sad to see timber burned..spot on love it

Terrifying and beautiful ;)

I spent some time in the Kinglake area recently and was utterly horrified at the total destruction these fires left. A stirring image of such devastation, thank you for sharing Paul

A powerful image!!

What a stark but intriguing image Paul. I flew over the NorthWest of Oz a few days back and saw fires all over, seemingly just left to burn, but hard to tell at 30,000 feet – frightening to be stuck in the middle of (have been many years back – never want it again)

Powerful image Paul, lets hope it never happens again eh.

Haunting in the stillness, Paul. This shot is captivating, and it takes a lot to captivate me. The irony of that is that statement is that there is nothing specific in the subject to draw one in, so what is it that keeps me staring, until i can almost sense movement in my peripheral vision? Stillness moves me, and this i would frame in black, methinks

....wow – thanks tania, yes stillness can be captivating – love how you wrote this… and yes, methinks black too! THNAKS!

What a terrible day in Victoria’s history that was.

Wow. Scary. But love the repetition. Very mysterious and spooky.

Just….mind-blowingly good, Mr. V.

this is really an amazing image… sorry its a result of such destruction!

Stunning on so many levels!

Beautiful!

amazing.

Great phot, but sa situation… Hope everyone was alright…