Originally posted by northcoastgreg Thanks Cameron. Fortunately on the northcoast of CA it's probably too damp to burn, even in a dry year, but with the fall offshore winds, we can get some of the smoke. I know someone who lost their home in the Redding fire earlier this summer. He's a photographer and he asked me advice on a picture he wanted to take of his family with their burned out home (completely destroyed) in the background. I drove through the Sacramento area last week and it was very thick with smoke. Part of the California experience, like Tornados are in the midwest and hurricanes are on the eastern seaboard and the Gulf.
We had smoke all summer long here, and stretching over 1200 KMS, from the west coast of Vancouver Island to Calgary, Alberta. Really, really awful; the new 'normal', but I was born here, and this is FAR from normal. Only ever seen this in the last couple of years.
Glad you're well, and very sorry about your friend's devastation. Now, please let's get back to whining and moaning...
All f their lenses are horrible, their cameras suck, and, of course...Pentax is doomed...DOOMED!!!®
Cheers,
Cameron