Blocking the Sun

Gallery: Man & FaunaPosted February 3, 2014315 views9 comments

Black smoke from torching Spruce trees obstructs the sun on a fire outside of Fairbanks, Alaska. Black Spruce trees carpet the Alaskan landscape, and with the flammable oils in their needles and tendency to grow very close together, the behavior of fire when it gets into them is the most intense and powerful i've seen anywhere.

Olympus XZ-1, 6-18mm lens, 1/500 at f/8, ISO 400

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 3, 2014 at 10:16 AM

Tom, this is another stunning image. You're certainly in a place to appreciate the powers of nature and drought - Please take care to stay safe.
Sandy

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Comment posted by gary phillips on February 4, 2014 at 10:32 PM

Another great forest fire shot, Thomas. it's got to be incredible being so close. Keep yourself safe.

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on February 5, 2014 at 1:25 AM

Lovely….drool…. misty eyes…now mesmerized... Every good wildland ff’er can’t deny being touched by the pure beauty of the flames….that this captures so well. Excellent moment and exposure! That’s a pocket of power going up. Green ones burn better than the dead dry-needled ones.

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Comment posted by Thomas Haney on February 5, 2014 at 8:21 AM

Yeah Ken, it's really something seeing big pockets go up. One of the only disappointments with jumping is that the fires we end up on are usually small and not ripping, because if they were there's not much that 4 guys could do about it!

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Comment posted by Carl Battreall on February 5, 2014 at 5:48 PM

Nice, close and personal shot of the fire.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on February 10, 2014 at 5:46 PM

Great image. You captured the feeling of the raging fire very well. I just plain looks hot.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on February 14, 2014 at 11:20 AM

Excellent image Tom. Very deserving of the WP.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 15, 2014 at 7:08 AM

Thomas: Spectacular capture of the moment. Congrats on the WP. >=))>

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 15, 2014 at 8:23 PM

Congrats on another WP!
Sandy

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