Wildfire

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 24, 2011369 views13 comments

In cleaning up old files, I came across this image from August 2007 of the smoky air from the wildfires on Mt. Hood. Taken from the Warm Springs Reservation, east of Mt. Hood at sunset.
Just something a little different.

D200 (then)
18-200mm @ 95mm
1/4000 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Spot
ISO: 200
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: AUTO

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Paul Duval on February 24, 2011 at 9:17 AM

Sandy,

Very nice colors, especially for smoke. I was in the E. Sierra near Lone Pine a few summers ago during a smoke filled sunset but got nothing like this intensity out of the sky. With the sky the dark fg doesn't bother me. Nice.

Paul

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on February 24, 2011 at 2:33 PM

That's some intense light here and definitely a matter of taste. I like it. As I find the most action going on below the dark center area, I might consider a strong panorama crop so that the image is enclosed by the two dark bands. The clouds above just add an extra layer of complexity for me that I don't really need. Just a thought.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on February 24, 2011 at 3:17 PM

Neat how the sun seems to be holding up the clouds.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on February 24, 2011 at 5:47 PM

Sandy,

The word that came to my mind was also mentioned by Andreas: Intense! I have old 35mm skies that looked like this. I really like the effect of the sun and effects around it - very unique. I also like that lone tree or whatever that is breaking up the silhouetted horizon. No nits or suggestions from me.

Lon

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on February 24, 2011 at 6:30 PM

I love the colours and the mountain in the background is awesome! Great image!

Registered on February 8, 2011, 254 Posts, 1302 Comments

Comment posted by Scott Smorra on February 24, 2011 at 7:21 PM

I really like this one Sandy. The colors are awesome and I like how the sun rays create a pyramid shape which mimics Mt Hood.

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Comment posted by Alex Uchoa on February 24, 2011 at 7:49 PM

Fantastic image Sandy. I just think that you could open a little more the shadows on the right on the mountain area!

Registered on February 12, 2011, 4 Posts, 16 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on February 24, 2011 at 7:59 PM

Wildfires, they always make me sad. A necessary part of life, I know, but...... They make for some great conditions for photography too! This is very dramatic.

Chris

Registered on March 13, 2007, 500 Posts, 8365 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Graham on February 24, 2011 at 10:22 PM

I like the effect on the sun that the smoke created, along with the fiery skies.

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Comment posted by Richard Olsen on February 25, 2011 at 12:10 AM

A wonderful expansive photo, Sandy

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on February 25, 2011 at 10:52 AM

Sandy who would not want to see a sunset like this, just stunning ,love the pyramid shape over the sun that mimics the shape of Mount Hood! Beautiful work!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 25, 2011 at 1:27 PM

Looks quite otherworldly, Sandy. Love the graphic quality and the deep rich color. Just enough detail to keep interest througout.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on February 26, 2011 at 8:24 AM

some really intense light. I like the comp . Great image

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