Urban Forest Fire
Jun 25, 2012 08:00:53 #
Let's see if this gives you bigger pics? Thanks for all the positive feedback. Much appreciated.
Jun 25, 2012 08:03:04 #
Jun 25, 2012 08:20:36 #
put camera on tripod, click and get lucky!! Thanks for the positive feedback.
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Jun 25, 2012 11:34:41 #
Those are amazing photos. I just got back in town from vacation and over a thousand people have been evacuated from a community near here from a fire that started Saturday morning. It smells like a campfire and all we can see toward the mountain is smoke. It's pretty sad to think of all the damage. Thanks for the photos.
Jun 26, 2012 06:48:57 #
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Jun 26, 2012 08:07:28 #
There is a certain beauty in natures destructive forces and you have certainly captured that. The grand scale of these events whilst potentially devastating reminds us that we are often rendered the observers of natures immence forces. Bush fires are part of the landscape here in Australia so these images resonate with us, great shots.
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Jun 26, 2012 10:27:32 #
photopop44
Loc: Roun Drock, Texas
As the beauty of sunset signals the end of a day what we see as the destruction of a forest fire is part of the cycle of life in the forest. We had some very destructive fires in Texas last year and some that brought smoke to my first Big Bend trip. On the up side the fires produced some amazing photos and incidences of heroism however many who reap the benefit of living near the wild paid a high price for living there. I saw a sign on a cabin home in Colorado that said "If you're lucky enough to live in the mountains you're lucky enough". I hope his luck holds out.
If you're photos were as simple as you say then you were certainly lucky. Please tell us what camera and a little about the settings.
And a WOW from me too.
If you're photos were as simple as you say then you were certainly lucky. Please tell us what camera and a little about the settings.
And a WOW from me too.
Jun 26, 2012 10:56:09 #
Sometimes beauty comes in the form of destruction, but in a year it will be all new growth, natures way. Our mountain burned last year, now it is changing color from black to light green. Good Pic's, I really like #3 thanks
Jun 26, 2012 11:17:36 #
I use a Sigma SD14 with their 24-70mm f/2.8 lens. The pics were shot using a setting of f3.2, 1/2 sec to 1.5 sec at ISO200. I wandered around the area for perhaps 90 min taking pics. Drove by last night and it didn't look too bad. A lot of the trees had been killed already by pine beetles which doesn't mean some "innocent" trees weren't. Sort of Mother Natures way of cleaning things up. I was worried about the wild life, of which there is a lot living in the area.
Thanks to all for the positive feed back. Very Much appreciated. Even the editor of MONTANA OUTDOORS liked a pic I sent and it will be published in the upcoming July/August edition.
Cheers,
Robin
Thanks to all for the positive feed back. Very Much appreciated. Even the editor of MONTANA OUTDOORS liked a pic I sent and it will be published in the upcoming July/August edition.
Cheers,
Robin
Jun 26, 2012 11:48:21 #
I have some sad fire shots, but I'm not sure if I should post them or not. It was towards the end of my brother-in-law's funeral (he died suddenly 2 weeks ago today of heart problems. He was only 37.) He had always wanted a Viking funeral and my sister actually pulled it off. Some of his ashes were placed in a 2-foot replica Viking ship, covered with rags and soaked with kerosene. After a couple songs were played my sister and two of her best friends walked into the lake where my sister lit an arrow and ignited the ship. A recording of Amazing Grace (on bagpipes, for my my brother-in-law's Scottish heritage) was played and almost at the instant of time between the the last normal verse and the really quiet last verse, the ship capsized and the flames went out. It was eerie, beautiful, and sad all at the same time. I don't think there was a dry eye in the park where the event was held.
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Jun 26, 2012 16:12:11 #
I am in awe. Seeing that big area burning is amazing. Thank you.
Robin Poole wrote:
Let's see if this gives you bigger pics? Thanks for all the positive feedback. Much appreciated.
Jun 26, 2012 16:16:44 #
planepics wrote:
I have some sad fire shots, but I'm not sure if I ... (show quote)
Please start a post for the Viking funeral. Very sorry for your family's great loss. So glad to hear his wishes were followed,
Jun 27, 2012 00:03:35 #
Robin Poole wrote:
Let's see if this gives you bigger pics? Thanks for all the positive feedback. Much appreciated.
Amazing shots........:thumbup: :thumbup:
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