Controlled burn off - Sydney

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Controlled burn off - Sydney

Postby ozczecho on Sun Apr 23, 2006 3:07 pm

During the week, the local fire dept. conducted a controlled burn off in the reserve backing onto our property. Unfortunately I had to be at work the day they conducted the burn off :evil:

This is the aftermath (still smouldering in parts). I would hate to see what a real bush fire would do....

CC is welcome and appreciated...

Cheers

Mike

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Postby big pix on Sun Apr 23, 2006 3:40 pm

you will be very happy about this if you have a hot and dry summer......
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Postby ozczecho on Sun Apr 23, 2006 4:21 pm

big pix wrote:you will be very happy about this if you have a hot and dry summer......


...I was only unhappy about missing out on some "action" shots. Mate, trust me, we have been here for 8 years and this is the 1st time its been done in that time,...in my view its a good thing.
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Postby big pix on Sun Apr 23, 2006 4:33 pm

..... would have been good to shot some action shots of the burn off, but the system does not let you know when. Much harder with a 9-5 type job....... try giving the local fire department a call and explain what you would like to do, and maybe 1 or 2 prints as a gift might help.......
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Postby radar on Sun Apr 23, 2006 6:05 pm

Hi Mike,

I like the first one, nice dof. You may want to try a portrait of that stump to cut out some of the right hand side. I find that there is a bit too much distraction on the right.

Second one doesn't do much for me, nothing to hold my attention.

cheers,

André
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