Day two of fire chasing kept me far away from the actual flames. Instead I headed over to the new Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook in Culver City to do some time lapse photography on the smoke movement. I set up in a shady spot and let the camera go for some 40 minutes. Here is the result:
Parking there is the rather steep $8. Having paid that I decided to wait it out till sunset which was about two hours away. I discreetly shot a few pictures of the people around the overlook as well as views away from the fire.
The glint of the Pacific Ocean silhouettes Santa Monica
A couple takes in the ominous sight
People rest and take in the sights from the overlook as the sun sets on a smoky LA Basin
The sun nears the horizon over a very orange and smoky Santa Monica
I set up for another timelapse, this time as the sun set:
As darkness fell the fire lines became visible over the city
Once it became dark I finished up a few shots and called it a day. I hope the fire gets contained soon. I can’t recall ever seeing such a massive fire here. Best of luck to the firefighters.
by Kurt