Lightning Fire Gets Underway

DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
edited July 26, 2012 in Other Cool Shots
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Michael

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  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2012
    Very cool shot even though the lighting is unfortunate by its nature.
    Randy
  • toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2012
    Beautiful... (unfortunately)
    Rags
  • JuanoJuano Registered Users Posts: 4,890 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2012
    Wow. Great capture, we are still dealing with the aftermath of the fires in Colorado. I went up the Poudre river canyon a few days ago, all the trails are still closed and the river black with ashes.
    Cristóbal


    www.mind-driftphoto.com
  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2012
    I second Juano's WOW ... beautiful shot Michael thumb.gifthumb
    Mary
    www.Dogdotsphotography.com
  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2012
    rwells wrote: »
    Very cool shot even though the lighting is unfortunate by its nature.
    Thanks Randy :D "lighting is unfortunate by its nature" interesting way of putting it. Definitely like that. It is as you say.
    torags wrote: »
    Beautiful... (unfortunately)
    Thank you Rags :D Glad you like this result.
    Juano wrote: »
    Wow. Great capture, we are still dealing with the aftermath of the fires in Colorado. I went up the Poudre river canyon a few days ago, all the trails are stil closed and the river black with ashes.
    Thanks for saying Juano :D Pretty sweet to get a grade like that. Appreciate your noting your experiences on the Poudere River. River black with ashes. Did you by chance decide in favor of taking pictures? I am thinking you must have. These would be interesting to see. I know it is a tough thing to go to a favored area after a fire there and be good with it. It took me years to come to a better understanding of the benefits of wild fires. Where there are benefits and not scored earth destruction that can take a hell of a long time to recover from.
    Dogdots wrote: »
    I second Juano's WOW ... beautiful shot Michael thumb.gifthumb
    Mary Kim I am delighted you like this result to that extent. A real confidence builder to get such remarks from ones piers :D Thank you much!
    It was kind of an accident to even get the shot. I was taking Milky Way long exposures with my son and noticed a slight red glow west side of frame. Its appearance could not be seen naked eye. Building clouds enhanced that glow with each picture taken. Once I decided it had to be a fire, we moved to the east side of the lake to position the glow better in frame and to get light reflection on the water. A see what we might get kind of thing. I will blame the dark that I drove so close to the waters edge. Previous tire tracks indicated firm ground as those tracks were not deep. Well, it wasn't firm for us and we nearly stuck the truck and I was having visions of walking a couple miles back to camp. rolleyes1.gifGod bless God and 4 wheel drive for getting us back to solid ground a mere 20' from my stuck point. I was truly thinking I wasn't going to make even that short distance as 4 low would not engage. So much so that I pulled the shift knob off in my desperate bid to get clear. I had no idea that knob could even come off headscratch.gifD 4 High pulled it off though. They say that if you have to go to 4 Low you shouldn't even be there lol3.gif I am going to wait to clean the tires off as a reminder to self. And yes I took pictures of my tire tracks after we got loose. A must have.
    Michael
  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2012
    What an adventure you had taking this photo .. glad to hear you didn't get stuck, but WOW ... it was well worth the ride :D As for 4 Low .. happened to me in snow. Scared the hubby since it was his side that was sliding downrolleyes1.gif4 Low worked beautifully once the hubby settled down and remembered to tell me to use it.

    Super glue the knob back on thumb.gif
    Mary
    www.Dogdotsphotography.com
  • digidronedigidrone Registered Users Posts: 280 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2012
    Beautiful image Michael.....
    Please keep your smoke over on your side of the hill.....Laughing.gif
    Thanks,
    Royce

    www.dannerphotography.smugmug.com
  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited July 26, 2012
    Dogdots wrote: »
    What an adventure you had taking this photo .. glad to hear you didn't get stuck, but WOW ... it was well worth the ride :D As for 4 Low .. happened to me in snow. Scared the hubby since it was his side that was sliding downrolleyes1.gif4 Low worked beautifully once the hubby settled down and remembered to tell me to use it.

    Super glue the knob back on thumb.gif
    lol3.gif Hell, I'd have been frazzled myself. Slipping in snow at speed is a super scary thing. Especially if your on the downhill side or soon might be. :D:D:D Glad you kept your cool and got you both back home safe like. Sweet thumb.gifthumbthumb.gif
    Located my super glue. Job on todo list mwink.gif Maybe before any snow flies headscratch.gif
    Michael
  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited July 26, 2012
    digidrone wrote: »
    Beautiful image Michael.....
    Please keep your smoke over on your side of the hill.....Laughing.gif
    rolleyes1.gifWe do only what we can do.
    Very pleased you like the image Royce. Appreciate your saying this feedback. Thank you much :D
    Michael
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