Another wildfire broke out near me in the Flat Tops mountains near Sweetwater and Burns, Colorado. Went out last night to try and capture it and came away with a few I like.
ILCE-7RM5Voigtlander MACRO APO-LANTHAR 110mm F2.5 lens110mmf/5.6318s400 ISO0.0 EV
ILCE-7RM5Voigtlander MACRO APO-LANTHAR 110mm F2.5 lens110mmf/2.815s1600 ISO0.0 EV
ILCE-7RM5Voigtlander MACRO APO-LANTHAR 110mm F2.5 lens110mmf/5.6321s400 ISO0.0 EV
ILCE-7RM5ZEISS Batis 2/25 lens25mmf/2.013s1600 ISO0.0 EV
ILCE-7RM5ZEISS Batis 2/25 lens25mmf/5.6912s400 ISO0.0 EV
These are very nice and it appears the firefighters are making headway on some of those fires.
Having been born here and spent almost 70 years in Colorado I'm (pick your word) by how this state has changed. I don't recall that we had more than one or two fires but now they happen all the time, at every month of the year. Image #2...are those all satellites? Hard to get away from them.
Al Trujillo wrote:
These are very nice and it appears the firefighters are making headway on some of those fires.
Having been born here and spent almost 70 years in Colorado I'm (pick your word) by how this state has changed. I don't recall that we had more than one or two fires but now they happen all the time, at every month of the year. Image #2...are those all satellites? Hard to get away from them.
Thanks for sharing!
Al
Hi Al, I have lived here for 34 years and I too have noticed the many changes, especially with these wildfires. I was just having this conversation with my wife that this is a new phenomenon. I'm not sure what to think, it seems arson is behind a lot of these it's discovered later. Let's just say I'm skeptical of the official narrative.
Jim Dockery wrote:
Very cool - what I assume is a mix of star trails and air traffic.
Thanks Jim, those are indeed star trails which I thought might look interesting and also tried some shorter exposures but the longer ones looked better to me. Not much air traffic at the time but those were satellites. There were a ton of them and I could see them with my bare eyes moving across the sky above this area.
Wow, those are beautiful! I hate to say that about wild fires as they are bad everywhere, but you can capture spectacular colors with them. The fires in our area (northern NV) have changed quite a bit also. We are in for some thunderstorms for the next few days so hopefully the lightning is minimal.
Thanks Leigh, appreciate the comment. It’s nature’s fury and beauty colliding in one frame. I agree as sad as it is to see the destruction they are incredible photogenic, from shear intense flames, to the smoke clouds produced to the glow at dusk and into the night - it’s very fascinating to photograph. We could really use some moisture out west, it seems the usual monsoon weather has been nonexistent.
learle wrote:
Wow, those are beautiful! I hate to say that about wild fires as they are bad everywhere, but you can capture spectacular colors with them. The fires in our area (northern NV) have changed quite a bit also. We are in for some thunderstorms for the next few days so hopefully the lightning is minimal.
I agree it’s an incredible phenomenon to photograph. I went back this evening and got some new images that I’ll post tomorrow. The fire has spread significantly and balanced with blue hour light and sunset glow really made for an interesting combo.
junglialoh wrote:
incredible phenomenal scene produced wildfire
Very nice, Scott. I thought they were volcano shots at first.
I prefer the later image, thee one without the star trails (personal choice). With the 61 MP, maybe crop in on that one a bit?
On a personal note - The Flattops holds a special place for me. When I lived in Colorado in the late 70s/early 80s, I would backpack there quite often. My favorite hike was to start at Trappers Lake Lodge. I got to know the owner, Red and his wife there back when. Then I would hike over the top to Island Lakes. to the east - Great fishing in the 70s, but by mid-80s, I think it had seen heavy pressure. Maybe there was an article in a fishing magazine about it - the forerunner to Instagram at getting places known.
I hear the lodge burned down in a wildfire 15-20 years ago, or so
Thanks Doug, glad you got to spend time there. It’s an amazing area and I think it’s one of the largest Wilderness areas in the country. I’m familiar with Trapper’s Lake and spent a lot of time there too. Last summer I was there for a week and it was amazing. The lodge sounds incredible. There are some cabins you can rent now which I’ve done a couple times. It’s a great place to be and base your adventures from. I’ve hiked to Lower Island Lake and Upper Island Lake but I approached it from South Derby Mesa. I brought the fly rod but didn’t have any luck and it was a windy day. I was blown away by the scenery there though! Thanks for your comment and feedback!
graytrekker wrote:
Very nice, Scott. I thought they were volcano shots at first.
I prefer the later image, thee one without the star trails (personal choice). With the 61 MP, maybe crop in on that one a bit?
On a personal note - The Flattops holds a special place for me. When I lived in Colorado in the late 70s/early 80s, I would backpack there quite often. My favorite hike was to start at Trappers Lake Lodge. I got to know the owner, Red and his wife there back when. Then I would hike over the top to Island Lakes. to the east - Great fishing in the 70s, but by mid-80s, I think it had seen heavy pressure. Maybe there was an article in a fishing magazine about it - the forerunner to Instagram at getting places known.
I hear the lodge burned down in a wildfire 15-20 years ago, or so
