Originally posted by gawan Good or bad, can't decide, but I really love the background in that landscape! You should take one without any man made objects, although in this image they contribute a documentary type of photo!
It's bad, pretty awful really. The landscape beyond was more interesting, being in one part burnt black, the other sunlit through a gap in the cloud.
Originally posted by heliphoto Interesting shot Dale - it's nice to see a remote repeater
not put in by helicopter (of course those are the only ones I usually see). Cool setup too - those little trailers. Is that cloud cover putting a damper on your fires or is it just a marine layer or something which burns off in the afternoon?
Photographicaly speaking - yeah, not too exciting, but thanks for posting, I'm getting that mid-winter missing fire season itch. Let's see some flames!
Thanks Josh, I took the shot after four days of night shift feeling sleep deprived. Not my best by light years! We wake today to the forecast worst fire weather day in history here. Most of the State has forecast maxima of over 44 deg, RH below 8% and winds of 50- 100 kmh. FDI are listed in the range of 100 - 190!!!
I'm on two days mandatory rest after night shift, back on tonight at 18:00. We have a couple of going fires, one which broke containment lines over night, now heading for the main power supplies for Melbourne.
If the power stays on, I'll post up fire shots as the day progresses to ease your itch!