Wildfire

Gallery: Man & FaunaPosted April 17, 2011675 views14 comments

Canon EOS REBEL T2i
EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
4/16/2011 – 3:27:20 PM
1/125 sec
Manual
f/9
ISO 100
Focal length 229 mm
U.S. Highway 17 near Pierson, Florida (North of Florida Highway 40)
Raw file processed in PSE9

This is my first post in this gallery. Today I went to a state park and a state forest and was on U.S. 17 on my way to a national wildlife refuge when I came to a detour for this wildfire. I pulled over to the side for a couple of minutes to get some images, then was told I needed to move because the fire was going to jump the road, and so I moved. This is one of the images I got. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Craig Myers on April 17, 2011 at 1:23 AM

Good shooting, Barbara. That's quite an inferno. Was this fire related to the severe weather moving through the south or something else? Very dynamic shot with the ashes floating in the red shimmer. The contrast with the greenery is also a really nice contrast.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on April 17, 2011 at 1:25 AM

Thanks, Craig. :) I asked a police officer and the firefighter who told me to move and neither one knew at that point what had happened, only that it wasn't related to any prescribed burn because there were no prescribed burns today. There were also no storms and no lightning today. I think that only really leaves a human cause for it. :( I haven't been able to find any news about it online.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on April 17, 2011 at 6:58 AM

Great image! Heard about the wildfires in Texas but not Florida. Think you're very brave getting that close. Hope the firefighters get it under control soon.

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Comment posted by Zaccaria Exhenry on April 17, 2011 at 2:13 PM

I love the picture, sometimes fires can be a good thing for a forest. In Australia it allows the bush to regrow nicely, the ashes give the ground fertility. To us humans though it can seem like total destruction.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on April 17, 2011 at 8:50 PM

Barbara, In the heat of the moment you have done a great job. Nicely composed, good color. Hope it was controlled soon. thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 17, 2011 at 9:12 PM

Excellent shot Barbara - really captures the intensity of the fire!

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Comment posted by Hank Pennington on April 18, 2011 at 12:12 AM

This is really powerful Barbara, and as a has-been wildfire fighter, I can assure you the advice was good. Even at 229mm you were too close! Nice that you were supervised and got the brief opportunity, because the results are as memorable as they are powerful.

Welcome to EPJ!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 27, 2011 at 4:47 PM

Really nice image!
Congrats on the WP !
Sandy

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Comment posted by Paul DeCesare on April 27, 2011 at 7:16 PM

Yes, congrats!! Wow, I can just about feel the heat, you've portrayed it very well.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on April 27, 2011 at 10:33 PM

Congratulations Barbara, this is such a wonderful dramatic image. I am not sure I would have gotten as close , good on you for having taken the gum-shin to get the shot !

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Comment posted by Richard Olsen on April 29, 2011 at 10:22 PM

An excellent image Barbara.
The feeling of the hot inferno along with the contrast between the fire and lush greens in the foreground are great!
Congrats on WP!

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on May 2, 2011 at 11:12 PM

Amazing photo,Barbara!

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Comment posted by Grant Collier on May 6, 2011 at 1:48 AM

Great capture! The ashes floating in the sky really adds to the drama.

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Comment posted by Buck Ward on May 19, 2011 at 10:09 PM

Great photograph, Barbara.
congrats on the EP
You're not a beginner anymore, are you.

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