Wildfire

Gallery: Man & FaunaPosted September 19, 2010269 views3 comments

Another California wildfire - this one started by a homeless guy cooking dinner.
Many, many thousands of dollars in resources used.
D300
18-200mm @ 200mm
1/400 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 250
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: AUTO
Flash: Off

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Daniel Cartamil on September 19, 2010 at 5:01 PM

California is a giant fire waiting to go off in any given spot. There is no way to avoid it - homeless guy, lightning, etc. The result of decades of fire suppression?

Registered on November 15, 2007, 50 Posts, 601 Comments

Comment posted by Hank Pennington on September 22, 2010 at 12:54 AM

Eek!

In my youth approximately 40 years ago I used to fight these things. And photos like this still rouse the heat and smoke and sweat in my soul. What a nasty job for the "resources" putting their efforts- and sometimes their lives- on the line.

While I really like the scope of this shot, the compelling elements are in the details on the left side. Any chance to crop the left half into a vertical to take advantage of that? The helicopter and the homes are really telling details.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 226 Posts, 1532 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on September 28, 2010 at 7:43 PM

Hi Sandy - Congrats on the EP!

I have never seen a wild fire in person. Looks pretty scary. I like the sence of scale the little helicopter gives to the scene.

Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments