Moorpark Fire

NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
edited December 5, 2006 in Holy Macro
Early morning this Sunday hills in the nearby city of Moorpark caught fire. The gusts of Santa Ana winds quickly helped it spread around. :cry

By the time I managed to get there most of the fires were out down, but I still caught a glimpse of it (with my new 100-400:-)

You won't see smoking railroad every day:

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Nor will you see firefighters working up close and personal on a regular basis:

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A few more shots are here: http://nik.smugmug.com/gallery/2202507
"May the f/stop be with you!"

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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited December 4, 2006
    Nikolai wrote:
    Early morning this Sunday hills in the nearby city of Moorpark caught fire. The gusts of Santa Ana winds quickly helped it spread around. :cry
    By the time I managed to get there most of the fires were out down, but I still caught a glimpse of it (with my new 100-400:-)
    You won't see smoking railroad every day:
    Nor will you see firefighters working up close and personal on a regular basis:
    A few more shots are here: http://nik.smugmug.com/gallery/2202507

    Hi Nikolai........ we're in the same boat here in Australia, pretty severe drought mode, now at Stage 3 water restrictions, and about to move onto Stage 4, which we have never ever been on before.

    I truly hope and pray that this summer will not bring devestating fatal fires for us, we really need some rain in a major way.

    Good shots Nik.... Skippy (Australia)
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited December 4, 2006
    Skippy,
    [The only time I saw real fire in Oz (I'm not talking the on in Crocodile Dundee) was in some old episode of Survivor. It looked very nasty even on TV. :cry
    My wishes are that you're not hit with any of such stuff...iloveyou.gif
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  • SeefutlungSeefutlung Registered Users Posts: 2,781 Major grins
    edited December 4, 2006
    "You won't see smoking railroad every day:"

    That's 'cuz it's getting illegal to smoke in most public places in California.
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited December 4, 2006
    Oh i hope everyone remain safe
    nice PJ is it due to warm weather ?
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited December 4, 2006
    Gary,
    Seefutlung wrote:
    "You won't see smoking railroad every day:"

    That's 'cuz it's getting illegal to smoke in most public places in California.

    Laughing.gifrolleyes1.gif
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited December 4, 2006
    Awais,
    Awais Yaqub wrote:
    Oh i hope everyone remain safe
    nice PJ is it due to warm weather ?

    Thanks!

    AFAIK only one house was burnt, the damages are minimal...
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • SwartzySwartzy Registered Users Posts: 3,293 Major grins
    edited December 4, 2006
    Nik
    That first shot belongs as a still poster for Back to the Future part 3!....You would make "Doc" proud! Great capture.
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited December 4, 2006
    Swartzy,
    Swartzy wrote:
    That first shot belongs as a still poster for Back to the Future part 3!....You would make "Doc" proud! Great capture.

    Are you sure you're not mistaken it for a "Mad Max"? ;-) mwink.gifrolleyes1.gif

    Thanks, David! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • mgd_harveymgd_harvey Registered Users Posts: 73 Big grins
    edited December 5, 2006
    Congrats on the new 100-400 mwink.gif
    (Sigh - one day...)

    Nice shots, VERY glad to hear that the property damage was minimal. Hope no-one was hurt, either.

    #1 is very atmospheric. (Laughing.gif on the smoking comments mwink.gif)
    Mark
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited December 5, 2006
    Mark,
    mgd_harvey wrote:
    Congrats on the new 100-400 mwink.gif
    (Sigh - one day...)

    Nice shots, VERY glad to hear that the property damage was minimal. Hope no-one was hurt, either.

    #1 is very atmospheric. (Laughing.gif on the smoking comments mwink.gif)

    Thanks for stopping by! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
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