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Whittier Fire Burn Area ("Fire Out" + 14 months)
Whittier Fire Burn Area ("Fire Out" + 14 months)
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Fujifilm X100T
Date: Mar 21, 2019
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/900
Date Uploaded: Mar 22, 2019

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March 2019 Side Challenge - Minimal Processing in Camera B&W with Fujifilm X100T (23mm [35mm eq.] fixed lens)

In-camera base settings:
- Auto ISO 200-6400 (Min. shutter - 1/40)
- Auto Aperture and Shutter
- Film Simulation B&W with Red Filter
- Highlight tone +2
- Shadow tone +2
- Noise Reduction - 2

This is the starting set, but I'll override it occasionally with exposure compensation or manual shutter/aperture as needed for effect.

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Fire Start Date: July 8, 2017 Cause: Under Investigation Size: 18,430 acres Containment: 100% Personnel: 0

Location: Santa Ynez Mountains south of Lake Cachuma

Current Situation: Los Padres National Forest officials declared the Whittier Fire “out” at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 31, after a final infrared flight showed no heat remaining within the containment perimeter.

The Whittier Fire began July 8 near the Lake Cachuma Recreation Area and burned 18,430 acres across northwest Santa Barbara County, mostly on National Forest System lands.

The Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Team has evaluated the burned area watersheds and identified emergency treatments necessary to protect sensitive resources.




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03/29/2019 03:20:07 AM
Those clouds in diagonal corners keep us off balance. Beautiful minimal.
03/23/2019 11:57:49 PM
That's a beautiful minimalist-style capture. The clouds in the open sky frame the tree below that appears to be struggling to stand tall once again in spite of the high tension wires. I think this looks perfect in monotone.
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03/23/2019 05:59:26 PM
Can't see any evidence of fire, or don't know how to look, but I do see a sterling image. A thin strip of land under a vast sky, if done well, can give an awesome result, dramatic and expansive in several ways. This photograph succeeds admirably, not least because the landscape is so minimal. The central inclusion of the graceful telephone line is a bold and winning stroke, considering how detested they tend to be by photographers in most instances. The cloud that billows over the left horizon, and the more wispy cloud that nips below the upper right corner, leave a big open sky between them that adds to the overall minimalism. Black and white looks terrific here.
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03/23/2019 04:37:56 PM
thankyou Bill for the information .. :)
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03/23/2019 04:21:26 PM
Originally posted by roz:

thats INSANE .. are you saying that the fire burned for over four months .. i shake my head .. thinking about the people who lived near that fire .. and the fear and worry .. i live near the bush .. and each summer .. depending on the rainfall .. i get anxious that we will be threatened by a fire coming out of the bush .. we have had three in the 25 years i have lived here when we had to be evacuated .. fortunately the fires missed us ... but one was a very near thing ..


The fire began in the backcounty of Santa Barbara County, near Cahuma Lake on July 8. 2017. Although it was officially contained on October 5, it wasn't declared "out" until Dec. 31. Sixteen homes and 30 other buildings were destroyed (lots of camp facilties in the area) but no one was killed. Southern California has always been prone to wildfires. The "season is typically late spring through November, but with almost a decade of drought and effects of climate change, the states' fire season is now considered to be year-round. The man-made lake here is the primary source of fresh water for the county. At the time of the fire, the lake was at less than 20% capacity. Today, as we are in the midst of a rainy season that has brought us to greater than average rainfall totals, the lake is pushing 80% capacity. If we continue to get rain through March and April, it may come closer to 100%.

What this photo (and the other) don't show is the strong regrowth of grass in the area (and throughout the state). We're experiencing a spring "super-bloom" of wildflowers. The cloud to this silver lining is that the extensive growth will create massive amounts of dry grass and brush as the spring fades to summer. Our beautiful rolling grasslands and hills will be rich with new fuel for the inevitable fires to come.
03/23/2019 12:00:46 PM
Has the feel of "Gone With the Wind" - quite devastating as image also
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03/23/2019 02:11:46 AM
Just enough land to make this really interesting, so many people would have spoiled this image by giving us too much, lovely.
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03/22/2019 10:01:09 PM
thats INSANE .. are you saying that the fire burned for over four months .. i shake my head .. thinking about the people who lived near that fire .. and the fear and worry .. i live near the bush .. and each summer .. depending on the rainfall .. i get anxious that we will be threatened by a fire coming out of the bush .. we have had three in the 25 years i have lived here when we had to be evacuated .. fortunately the fires missed us ... but one was a very near thing ..
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