I've gone out the last two evenings in an attempt to get some pics of the ever-present smoke plume from the Medano Fire at Great Sand Dunes Natl. Park, and really haven't gotten what I've wanted. What I want, I don't even know. Perhaps it's a lack of experience shooting in such conditions, which is actually fine by me. The fewer forest fires, the better!
Anyhoo, here's a post-sunset shot from last night. All that crud up there is a ribbon of smoke that stretched from the fire (out of frame to the left) out into the skies over Colorado Springs (out of frame to the right).
Who woulda thunk pollution could be beautiful. The shot is nothing without the plume, but with it, mesmerizing.
Posted by Mark Curtis on June 21, 2010 at 10:18 PM
Cool....err....warm shot, Todd. If anyone is interested, here's a link to a shot I took this morning west of Green Mountain Reservoir. Despite the distance, it was obvious this was a smoke induced cloud from this fire and/or the Roan fire:
OMG, can you believe ANYONE would think that's okay??? I mean, the idea of even having a snot-filled hankie in your pocket to whip out in the first place, but then to blow your nose amongst a bunch of strangers in the act of dining? Are you serious???
I like this photo, Todd. I was at a baseball game tonight and didn't have a good view to the west and wondered how the smoke was affecting sunset.
On my way home from Pueblo this evening, I could see the plume rising from the fire and drifting over Cheyenne Mountain and then dropping onto Colorado Springs. The smoke odor was pretty strong at my house in central Colorado Springs.
This is quite pretty.
I like the touch of blue on top.
Posted by Kurt Bowman on June 22, 2010 at 12:46 PM
Those colorsa re pretty amazing. Wondering....are the colors even more intense because of the haze from the fire even if the smoke is not present? regardless...great shot Todd!
Posted by Doug Koepsel on June 22, 2010 at 1:46 PM
Todd,
Nice peachiness to the soft "clouds"
Sadly, you may also be getting some of our smoke from the 10,000 acre Schultz fire on the SanFrancisco Peaks here in Flagstaff.
I like this Todd! I'll part with John on this and say that I think it might be stronger with the blue cropped off the top so the emphasis is on the texture of the clouds.
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16 repliesI've gone out the last two evenings in an attempt to get some pics of the ever-present smoke plume from the Medano Fire at Great Sand Dunes Natl. Park, and really haven't gotten what I've wanted. What I want, I don't even know. Perhaps it's a lack of experience shooting in such conditions, which is actually fine by me. The fewer forest fires, the better!
Anyhoo, here's a post-sunset shot from last night. All that crud up there is a ribbon of smoke that stretched from the fire (out of frame to the left) out into the skies over Colorado Springs (out of frame to the right).
Thanks for posting.
http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2843379520027552524wYtKur
http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2843379520027552524wYtKur
On my way home from Pueblo this evening, I could see the plume rising from the fire and drifting over Cheyenne Mountain and then dropping onto Colorado Springs. The smoke odor was pretty strong at my house in central Colorado Springs.
I like the touch of blue on top.
Nice peachiness to the soft "clouds"
Sadly, you may also be getting some of our smoke from the 10,000 acre Schultz fire on the SanFrancisco Peaks here in Flagstaff.