Kansas on Fire
by Lynn Sprowl
Title
Kansas on Fire
Artist
Lynn Sprowl
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
It's hard to see an entire tree enveloped in the smoke. This was an amazing sight! A controlled burn on the Kansas prairie. The day was in the 70's, clear and no wind. It's hard to believe, from this photo, that it was such a clear day...the smoke turned this day to night.
The tallgrass prairie biome depends on prairie fires, a form of wildfire, for its survival and renewal. Tree seedlings and intrusive alien species without fire tolerance are eliminated by periodic fires. Such fires may either be set by humans (for example, Native Americans used fires to drive bison and improve hunting, travel, and visibility) or started naturally by lightning. Researchers' attempts to re-establish small sections of tallgrass prairie in arboretum fashion were unsuccessful until they began to use controlled burns
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March 24th, 2015
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Comments (5)
Cathy MONNIER
Splendid, Lynn ! It seems a painting ... Great atmosphere ! your photo is a masterpiece of art. Fav
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Bellesouth Studio
Lynn, I have really enjoyed all of your "burn" photographs. Those horses must be trained to not be afraid to be close to a fire, and the cowboys certainly know what they are doing. You made some beautiful art by taking advantage of these circumstances, and your descriptions helped us all to learn something! Rebecca
Lynn Sprowl replied:
Rebecca, This was so interesting. So much was going on and the scenes changed quickly. I enjoyed every minute of it. Thank you for your kind comment.
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