Fire in Yellowstone NP

Dixie

This photo was taken mid-morning on August 12, 2003 on the SW side of Yellowstone lake looking across the lake towards the East Gate road. There was a fire burning just to the north of the road. If you look just above the mountains near the right side of the photo you can see the smoke from the fire which was causing the somewhat unusual sky.

The smoke from this fire drifted south to the Grand Teton NP making it very hazy there.

bkriete

Cool pic. I worked for the BLM a few summers back on an engine crew, and I remember being able to tell what exactly was burning based on the color of the smoke.

Harryb

Dixie wrote:

This photo was taken mid-morning on August 12, 2003 on the SW side of Yellowstone lake looking across the lake towards the East Gate road. There was a fire burning just to the north of the road. If you look just above the mountains near the right side of the photo you can see the smoke from the fire which was causing the somewhat unusual sky.

The smoke from this fire drifted south to the Grand Teton NP making it very hazy there.

Very Dramatic capture Dixie. Excellent shot.

ian408

Very interesting shot. The billowy clouds are great.

Ian

Khaos

Very cool pic. I notice the colors in your pics really jump. Is any special post processing done to help?

Dixie

Khaos wrote:

Very cool pic. I notice the colors in your pics really jump. Is any special post processing done to help?

When there are yellows, oranges, and reds in the photo, I use a color enhancing filter which will punch them for me. It is especially great to use during the fall and for sunrises and sunsets.

For all other colors, especially blues and greens, and when the light is right, I use a circular polarizing filter to knock down the light reflections which tend to tone down and mute the real colors.

When all else fails, I will punch the saturation in Adobe Photoshop CS.

Thanks for asking.