May 4, 2005
The original owners of the land still know best how to protect it: many of the bush fires are actually started by aborigines to prevent much worse natural fires from spreading.
Also, many of the plants have adapted so well that they actually need such a fire from time to time…
Picture taken in Kakadu National Park, Australia.
Random post from the past:
Taken in Agrigento, Sicily.
Here, I had some difficulties. No technical issues, but as soon as I had mounted the camera on my tripod, a guardian appeared, telling me in Italian that professional photographers were not allowed to take photos without a special permit (needless to say that you would have had to go back to town and surely, the office wouldn't be open at that time).
Pointing out that I'm not a pro didn't help either. After all, I was using a tripod!
Fortunately, I had taken a number of hand-held shots before as well as some pictures on the tripod.
Still, ...
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