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Fire 93000000 miles away

Photo posted by David Schoen in the Man & Nature gallery on 08/14/18 at 2:41 pm EST
Registered on 11/06/06, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments
Post last edited by Donna Erhardt on 08/27/18 at 3:53 pm EST

Heavy smoke and particulate matter from forest fires and brushfires (some man-made) have contributed to unhealthy air quality in the Pacific Northwest since yesterday afternoon. This is supposed to stick around for another 24 hours before a weather front moves in with enough wind to blow it away. Last year it lingered for weeks. Some of the smoke has reportedly come from Siberia.

In the last few years, it seems that the number of fires in this area have increased during the summer. California has certainly had its share of large fires this year.

Iso-250, 200-500 at 400 mm, F8, 800th, D 500, tripod, 98% full frame, DxO photo lab, Adobe camera raw 10.3, Topaz adjust, TK sharpening action at 40%.

Generally, I would not use DxO photo lab for noise reduction on an image taken at iso-250 however, this decreased the effect of the particulate matter and any noise in the dark area of trees.

David Schoen
Olympia, WA

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on 08/15/18 at 08:39 am EST
Registered on 01/23/11, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

David, I like the straight forward simplicity here, with the fine shapes in the trees, the uniform color in the sky and the glow of the sun through the trees. The huge fires and resultant air quality are both major concerns.

Mark Seaver
Burtonsville, MD & Emigrant, MT
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