The bushfires of last summer around Canberra caused extensive damage but as is the nature of the Australian bush it has cleaned out the ground clutter and allows the vegetation to regrow stronger than ever. The effect of the regrowth has some startling visuals from area of planted forests with their patterns and symmetry to natural forests with their diversity and eerie qualities.

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Date modified: Thursday, 25 September 2003 18:09:30
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