Glad you are OK (within reason) and hoping the equipment is, too. Too
bad lenses don't heal like people do from scuffs and scrapes.
And the photos were very interesting and scary.
Aram
On 8/30/2021 11:53 AM, David Young wrote:
The road out to Tunkwa Lake has been closed for many weeks, first by the Dumont--
Creek Fire, which forced the evacuation of the Tunkwa Lake area and then by the
Tremont Creek Fire, which forced the evacuation of both Tunkwa (again!) and
Logan Lake.
But, yesterday, it was re-opened to the public. So, out I went to survey the
damage...
The devastation goes on for miles and miles. Our previous disaster was the
Mountain Pine Beetle, which killed hundreds of thousands of trees, which used
to lay on the ground, waiting to rot. Now, they are gone.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/155735425@N05/51414332925/in/dateposted-public/
A mound of earth, pulled up by the roots of a giant tree, as it was felled by
the fire.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/155735425@N05/51413615818/in/dateposted-public/
Despite everything, there are always a few unburned bits.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/155735425@N05/51413350156/in/dateposted-public/
A couple of tree roots ... in the second shot you can see how the roots burned
underground.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/155735425@N05/51414102779/in/dateposted-public/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/155735425@N05/51412605607/in/dateposted-public/
Two weeks after the fire took a run at our little town, there are still
hot-spots burning.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/155735425@N05/51413615568/in/dateposted-public/
I was walking back to the car after this last shot, simply climbing up the side
of a ditch to the road, when the ground gave way, I took a tumble and my
Olympus, with 100-400 Leica lens attached, hit the pavement with considerable
force. The camera is badly scuffed (I am too, a bit) but so far, the only
visible damage on the lens is a bent lens hood. I'll have to do some testing
to see if there is any hidden damage. It there is, these will be very
expensive photos!
More as events warrant. Film at Eleven.
David.
