After a long week, I’ve finally had a chance to sit down and add a few more photos from the Station Fire shoot last weekend. Fortunately the fire no longer threatens any homes. Thinking about the fire I have realized that the station fire has burned through areas I hiked just a few months back. I have several GPS tagged photographs from various parts of Josephine Peak, Strawberry Peak, and Colby Canyon. Perhaps when the area is made accessible again I can return and take “after” photographs of the burn area, matching location, lens and views of my earlier photographs. I expect the result will be incredibly dramatic. I have no idea if the area will be reopened for hiking anytime soon.
In the meantime though, here are a few more photos from the Station fire.
The smoke plume looked like a volcano erupting
The setting sun casts an eerily beautiful orange glow onto the plume
Backlit photographer sticking out of the grass
The extent of the fire is revealed at dusk as onlookers gaze and snap photos
A part of the fire flares up at dusk
Firefighters on the hillside above the JPL
Here is a 100% size crop showing the firetrucks
The next post will focus on some less destructive images.
by Kurt
Anthony - Great photos! That smoke plume was pretty ridiculas. It really did look like a bomb had gone off.