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Zaca Fire 8/16/2007
Zaca Fire 8/16/2007
Germaine


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Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Date: Aug 16, 2007
Galleries: Photojournalism, History
Date Uploaded: Aug 17, 2007

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Twirling that zoom lens again. Taken from my front door about 8:15 a.m. this morning.

Technically, this is a composite. The sun in the original came out pretty wobbly, so I borrowed the sun from this shot and pasted it in. Since I don't work for Reuters, I figure I can have some artistic license. In terms of color, I haven't done much to the shot.

The fire is about 22 miles away and burning back into the wilderness, so we aren't in any danger, but it is a creepy sight.

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09/11/2007 09:52:02 PM
I like the subject matter and the blur; not sure about all the empty space at the top.
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08/17/2007 01:52:09 PM
It is in fact eerie, but beautiful too! It looks like you are down on the ground looking straight up, and the motion is really striking.

The blurred motion version is amazing!!!

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08/17/2007 12:34:33 PM
Wonderful effect! I've seen my share of wildfires, they do make for interesting skies. Happy to hear this particular one is not threatening you!
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08/17/2007 09:06:50 AM
This is a weird thought, but what would it look like if the sun were almost completely gone? Might be fun to try it. Dunno... just talking out loud. I like the perspective and the "up" feel of the trees.
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08/17/2007 02:45:49 AM
Thanks, you have given me an idea with your comment about twirling the zoom. Now I want to try clamping the zoom ring to the tripod and twisting the camera to get a swirl zoom. Be looking for it.
Smoke from big fires do very strange things to the sky. We had a lot of that here in Florida last winter.
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