Thanks to all who looked at this photo and saw what I saw. We happened to be camping when this fire broke out and were able to go to a look-out point to view it. After we got home we found out that four of the firefighters fighting this 5 acre fire were killed in a helicopter crash. It is devastating to watch a fire like this burn but even more devastating to find out that people were killed while fighting it!
Nice editorial/photojournalistic image. Even though there's quite a bit of smoke around, it could almost appear as if the fire is starting right before our eyes. I love the contrast between the orange flames and the deep pine trees. I also like the rawness of the image. Maybe its just me but there's almost a visible wince to this shot where I can only think of destruction that'll soon engulf the rest of those trees. Nicely captured, I hope you were at a safe distance. I gave a 7
Visually not too bad of a shot.. good colors and contrast. I love the deep, rich greens.
I think that the fire does not have enough focus however. When I look at this I see a nice photo of trees that happen to be on fire, instead of seeing "fire". Maybe a different cropping would have helped this - personally I would have been interested to see it cropped just to the left of the tree in the foreground (the one to the left of the fire area) to form a portrait-orientation, with the fire as more of a major element.
But then again, I think that so far I've seen a lot of shots of just fire. The fire in these shots is perhaps more dramatic visually but the fire does not have a context to provide any impact in my mind. This photo, however, will definitely stay with me. It makes me appreciate the *potential impact* that this fire could have on *all* that is around it, thus making the trees a hugely important part of this shot.
I thought I was going to mark you down and I am so glad that I took longer to think. Thank you for sharing this image.
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