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In pre-modern times, wildfires hit the pine forests every year. Certain plants thrive under such conditions and these plants tend to better support wildlife. Each year my neighbor and I do controlled burning of the underbrush. Liatris is one of the many flowers that seems to thrive under these conditions. The butterflies love it.
A controlled burn removed most of the dead vegetation from this area of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.
Lambton Park, Toronto ON, 18 Apr 2017
A prescribed burn to maintain a fragment of black oak savanna, a continentally-rare ecosystem found in this park. The ecosystem requires light spring brush fires to eliminate trees which compete with the oaks.
Cleaning up after the hazard reduction burns in Cooleman Ridge Nature Reserve, Canberra, Australia.
These are conducted by the The ACT Rural Fire Service (ACTRFS).
Nikon D800 with Sigma 50-500mm lens.
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperture f/14.0
Focal Length 500 mm
ISO Speed 1000
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Only a few months following a prescribed burn, the natural area is lush and wildlife is thriving. Fire helps regenerate the plants that many animals need for food and shelter. Many-flowered grasspink (Calapogon mulltiflorus) needs fire to create bare areas for seed germination during its preferred blooming period (late March to mid-April). Weedy species that invade restoration sites can't survive frequent burning. Prescribed fire plays a vital role in habitat restoration, and it needs to be done frequently to ensure areas managed by the FWC are on track to becoming healthy ecosystems.
Prescribed burns, unlike wildfires, are brief. They generally start in late morning and are over by late afternoon. Skilled teams of experienced professionals conduct burns during optimum weather conditions that limit smoke. They use a variety of specialized equipment, tools and techniques to ensure that the fires are well-managed and safe.
Controlled burns are used as part of a natural area management program to restore High Park's Black Oak Savannah. Toronto's rare Black Oak savannah contains prairie plants that grow more vigorously after a fire. The fire preserves and reveals.
Or a walk alone. I thought this made an interesting scene, the controlled burn, the lone trees, the distant fog and mountains and the man walking the path.
Cades Cove Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
I walked back over to where the old service station used to be and got this view of the smoke rising from the hills north and east of Altadena. This was from Friday afternoon, when I first noticed what turned out to be a controlled burn.
Night shot, using a slow shutter to capture movement of light through the fire while retaining the diagonal lines of the passing trucks.
Controlled burning on the forest this afternoon. Taken from the car as we drove past.
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From my elevated position, I had a good view of half of the area being burnt. It was clear that management of the burn was a very active process; using drip torches to ignite the grass, and water hoses to damp down burning patches.
The person in the red helmet in this photograph was the field captain for this event. I hate to think how many kilometers were travelled checking on how the burn was going and to direct the other firefighters to ensure all areas were burnt and that the fire didn’t jump the designated perimeter. All the time, everyone would need to have great “situational awareness” to avoid being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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Links for background information ...
arts-ed.csu.edu.au/centres/accc/home
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[ Location - Barton, Australian Capital Territory, Australia ]
Photography notes ...
The photograph was taken using the following hardware configuration ...
(Year of manufacture indicated in braces where known.)
- Hasselblad X1D-50c Medium Format Mirrorless Digital Camera (Silver) - MFR # H-3013900 (2017).
- Hasselblad X1D GPS Module - MFR # H-3054772.
- Really Right Stuff BX1D-L Set L-Plate for Hasselblad X1D - MFR # BX1D L-PLATE SET.
- FotodioX Hasselblad V-Mount to XCD-Mount Camera Lens Adapter - MFR # HB-XCD-PRO.
- Hasselblad Carl Zeiss lens - Planar T* 80mm f/2.8 CFE lens (2000).
- FotodioX B60 Lens Hood for Select Hasselblad Standard Length CF Lenses.
I acquired the input photographs (8272 x 6200 pixels) with an ISO of 100, an aperture of f/8.0, and exposure time of 1/6000 seconds.
Post-processing ...
Finder - Removed the UHS-I SDXC card from the camera and placed it in a Lexar 25-in-1 USB card reader. Then used Finder on my MacBook Air to download the raw image file (3FR extension) from the card.
Lightroom - Imported the 3FR images. Applied a standard metadata preset (20161110 Import 001) during the import process.
Lightroom - Made various lighting and color adjustments to the image.
Lightroom - Straightened the image retaining the original 4:3 aspect ratio (7994 x 5992 pixels).
Lightroom - Saved the Develop module settings as a preset.
Lightroom - Output the image as a JPEG image using the “Maximum” quality option (7994 x 5992 pixels).
PhotoSync - Copied the JPEG file to my iPad Mini for any final processing, review, enjoyment, and posting to social media.
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High Park is an oak savanna remnant in downtown Toronto. This is not a burn in the middle of the country--it happens in the middle of a big city. We've done it enough times that the fire departments and people of Toronto are used to giant columns of smoke right downtown. Because this land was never farmed, the seedbed is intact. Last spring we saw a buttercup that had not been seen since 1933, and the native lupines which had disappeared are now thriving throughout the park.
The FWC uses prescribed fire, sometimes referred to as controlled burns, to remove overgrown vegetation and provide plentiful food and open space that wildlife need to thrive. Blackened tree trunks or scorched palmettos may look dead, yet the process of renewal has already begun. The nourishing grasses and wildflowers that burst from the enriched soil provide forage for wildlife.
Firefighters with the Bureau of Land Management conduct a controlled burn on the Warner Wetlands in south-central Oregon to limit the growth of noxious weeds and improve waterfowl habitat, Oct. 20, 2020. BLM photo: Lisa McNee
Firefighters used a controlled burn last month to improve waterfowl habitat at the Warner Wetlands, a 52,000-acre collection of pothole lakes at the base of Hart Mountain in south-central Oregon.
Over three days, from Oct. 19 to the 21st, Bureau of Land Management firefighters burned about 1,900 acres, increasing open water habitat while also enhancing breeding and nesting areas to attract waterfowl.
Sandhill cranes, black-netted stilts, white-faced ibis, tundra swans, egrets, herons and bald eagles are among the thousands of migratory and nesting birds that rely on the wetlands.
The burn will also help control some of the plants and noxious weeds that have encroached on the Warner Wetlands over the past years, said Jimmy Leal, a fisheries biologists for the local BLM Lakeview District.
“This prescribed fire successfully reduced vegetation and fuels in the area, and is a step toward restoring more of a healthy grassland condition that would provide better waterfowl nesting habitat,” said Leal.
Controlled burns are often called prescribed burns because BLM managers write a careful prescription of the weather conditions, equipment, and people necessary to safely conduct a burn that will have the desired ecological effects.
Fire is one of several management tools appropriate for wetlands. The BLM also works with local ranchers to cut hay or graze on the wetlands, also with the goal of controlling vegetation and helping waterfowl.
The Warner Wetlands is designated by the BLM as an Area of Critical Environmental Concern due to its important status as a rest stop for visiting birds, as well as for the numerous fish and plant species reliant on the high desert water source.
More information on the wetlands: on.doi.gov/2wde4Nl
I found this Corn Snake, Pantherophis guttatus, on a prescribed burn in South Carolina. The brightness of its color burned itself into my peripheral vision as I walked around, scanning the stumps. It was definitely among the top 5 prettiest corn snakes I've seen in my life. I feel like I keep saying that last part every few years.
OFF THE LOUISIANA COAST---A controlled burn of oil from the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill sends towers of fire hundreds of feet into the air over the Gulf of Mexico June 9. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer First Class John Masson.
I found this Corn Snake, Pantherophis guttatus, on a prescribed burn in South Carolina. The brightness of its color burned itself into my peripheral vision as I walked around, scanning the stumps. It was definitely among the top 5 prettiest corn snakes I've seen in my life. I feel like I keep saying that last part every few years.
PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, California -- The U.S. Army conducted a prescribed burn of more than 400 acres in the northern portion of the Fort Ord National Monument, Oct. 5. The Army's prescribed burns on the former Fort Ord are being conducted as part of the munitions cleanup program. The burn season is limited to summer and fall from July to December of each year. Burns are conducted to both encourage recovery of endangered fire dependent plant species and to facilitate continued munitions clean-up. To learn more about
Fort Ord prescribed burns visit www.FortOrdCleanup.com.
Official Presidio of Monterey Web site
Official Presidio of Monterey Facebook
PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.
May 03, 2014
Today is a mild, sunny, Spring day after a wet week. It is just the right sort of day to burn off last year's dead growth to make way for a new hay crop.
Prescribed burn - Morton Arboretum
Workers with spray packs watch the fire carefully. I kept out of their way by staying on the opposite side of the road and behind them.
Less than 2 hours after I arrived, the main burning phase was just about over. Moving up toward the Great Cross on the northern side of the grasslands, the last of the flames were over the horizon, down towards the lake. The grasslands were now largely an expanse of blackened root stocks. It should be fascinating to observe the greening that will occur with the first few rains.
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Links for background information ...
arts-ed.csu.edu.au/centres/accc/home
-———
[ Location - Barton, Australian Capital Territory, Australia ]
Photography notes ...
The photograph was taken using the following hardware configuration ...
(Year of manufacture indicated in braces where known.)
- Hasselblad X1D-50c Medium Format Mirrorless Digital Camera (Silver) - MFR # H-3013900 (2017).
- Hasselblad X1D GPS Module - MFR # H-3054772.
- Really Right Stuff BX1D-L Set L-Plate for Hasselblad X1D - MFR # BX1D L-PLATE SET.
- FotodioX Hasselblad V-Mount to XCD-Mount Camera Lens Adapter - MFR # HB-XCD-PRO.
- Hasselblad Carl Zeiss lens - Planar T* 80mm f/2.8 CFE lens (2000).
- FotodioX B60 Lens Hood for Select Hasselblad Standard Length CF Lenses.
I acquired the input photographs (8272 x 6200 pixels) with an ISO of 100, an aperture of f/8.0, and exposure time of 1/6000 seconds.
Post-processing ...
Finder - Removed the UHS-I SDXC card from the camera and placed it in a Lexar 25-in-1 USB card reader. Then used Finder on my MacBook Air to download the raw image file (3FR extension) from the card.
Lightroom - Imported the 3FR images. Applied a standard metadata preset (20161110 Import 001) during the import process.
Lightroom - Made various lighting and color adjustments to the image.
Lightroom - Straightened the image retaining the original 4:3 aspect ratio (8229 x 6168 pixels).
Lightroom - Saved the Develop module settings as a preset.
Lightroom - Output the image as a JPEG image using the “Maximum” quality option (8229 x 6168 pixels).
PhotoSync - Copied the JPEG file to my iPad Mini for any final processing, review, enjoyment, and posting to social media.
@MomentsForZen #MomentsForZen #MFZ #Hasselblad #X1D #StMarksNTC #StMarks #StMarksNationalTheologicalCenter #ACCC #AustralianCenterForChristianityAndCulture #ControlledBurn #Grasslands #GrassFire #Fire #Bushfire #Flames #Smoke #Wind
Inspected by Inspector #22 (on 4/4/03 per the green sticker on the electric panel - illegible signature - John something). Cert. #0264313. Contractor: John Waters Electrical, Heating & Cooling Company.
Not sure what black substance is being emitted there - might possibly just be soot damage from a "controlled burn" done across the street years ago by the local fire department: youtu.be/1WC9ol3aEtQ OR the toxic Chinese Drywall installed throughout this area: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_drywall
Home inspection by:
Mr. William H. Osborne
Home Inspections, Inc.
1025 Skyview Drive
New Albany, IN 47150
A local builder recently stated most of the building and housing inspectors here are "on the take". I am grateful I do not live in a high-rise.
this falls into the category of... "oh, that's how they do that".........
was driving down US route 1 (you know the one that goes from maine all the way down to florida), when i caught sight of a flame in my peripheral vision. always intensely curious about things i've never seen before, i turned around at gillette stadium and went back. this is in the parking lot of a nice restaurant and this is how they get rid of the pesky grass that grows up in the cracks of the parking lot pavement--
a flame thrower. it is a wand with a flexible hose, attached to a propane tank, i think.
it reminds me of coming up over a hill in kansas after dark and seeing the horizon lit with a line of fire because they were burning off the wheat stubble after the harvest.
ANSH scavenger3 hot
slider sunday....... the original was not quite so dramatic (see below)
i tweaked it by pumping up the contrasts and, since this was a case where negative space didn't really serve to underline the action, i cropped it :)
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Local call number: FS8313
Title: Sugar cane worker setting a cane field ablaze - Clewiston Region
Date: ca. 1985
Physical descrip: 1 slide - col.
Series Title: Folklife Collection
Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us
Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/121227
Cal fire came through again this year with another controlled burn, I felt sort obligated to take some boring documentary style photos
Pentax K1000 with Pentax A 70-200
Fuji Velvia 100 E6 Slide film
Arista E6 Dev kit / Nikon Cool Scan IV