Smoky sunset (Day fire, day 13)

The smoke from the Day Fire in Castaic blows over toward the ocean in the afternoons. Today it was especially bad, leaving half the sky looking like the holocaust had just occurred. It's a nice one to view large, on black

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♥Jules♥ . says:

very surreaL looking!
Brrilliant image! :)

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KaroliK says:

Thanks, Jules!
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Mad0g says:

Wow, what a shot, love the colour and composition ^_^

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iPhotograph says:

Great colors and composition!
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ecker says:

Great photo!

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AlexandraPhotos says:

Stunning image. Beautifully done hdr, the warm tones are beautiful

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shimon21 says:

amazing capture!

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qofd says:

stunning

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borealnz says:

A stunning and dramatic image!!

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menteblu61 says:

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JohnGoode says:

outstanding

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taminsea says:

Spectacular image! Lovely reflections and the colors are wonderful. Instant Fave. :)
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Fairway Kev says:

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That is great :)
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

judo_dad1953 says:

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Gene Anston says:

This is SPECTACULAR!!! I saw it on last 7 days interesting, and I just love the toning!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

pfflyers1 says:

Great shot !!
I took a bunch of shots of this smoky sunset
But unfortunately I was in the SF valley at the time and not the best of vantage points
This shot is "top knoch"
WTG
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

lynne bernay-roman says:

beautifully rich and intense renaissance feel. saw on explore front page
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Santi RF says:

Beautiful colors, great HDR!
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FotoBlu says:

Beautiful colors, I love the thick smoke and the light !

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dreamscapepics says:

That is amazing, hope your not in the path of this fire?
beautiful shot!
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VanMuzi says:

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cmrowell says:

Very cool. I had to go out and shoot this smokey sky yesterday, too. Love how you got a starburst around the sun.
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KaroliK says:

Thanks, all for your comments and faves! Cool to see it on the Explore! page too. :)
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

wildflorida says:

Wow! This photo leaves me breathless! Its wonderful.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

casbahdude [deleted] says:

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Southernpixel says:

Congrats I found this on the Explore page !!!
Excellent Photography !
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

snowvhitev [deleted] says:

awesome shot!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

James Dodd says:

amazing shot! love the flare fromt he sun :D
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Tennessee_Gator says:

cool sunset. welll done.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

slimgoody2424 says:

this is ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

yolanda_s19 says:

Incredible!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

cllslc90 [deleted] says:

amazing.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

KaroliK says:

Thanks to you all! Wow!

Tonight's sky was not quite as spectacular -- the smoke is rollng across the entire sky now taking out the contrasting blue.

I sure hope they can knock this fire down soon. :)

@dreamscape pictures -- we are not in near this fire or in any danger of being in its path. There really would have to be a holocaust for a brush fire to get to our house -- we're smack in the center of town.

We just get the schmutz. :(
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

J.H.C. says:

Awesome!!!! A++++++++
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

jude says:

yipes! this image made me shudder, as i remember the oakland hills fires all too well! amazing capture, karoli!
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hleewell says:

fantastic cloud texture

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Chönóphotos! says:

exellent!

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Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

photofool says:

awesome hdr. great capture.

i forgot to close my garage door last night, and we got ashes all over.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

KaroliK says:

Thank you, jhc, jude, chino's art and photofool!

@photofool -- it's really bad here today. We did a car wash (LOL) for the Irish dance school this afternoon and had ashes raining on the newly-washed cars -- yech.

I have another photo that I took tonight where the sky is just awash in ashes...it makes for amazing sunsets but I'll take clear skies again any day.

They're evacuating east and north of us....hopefully they'll contain it before it gets that far.
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taminsea says:

Congrats on making the Explore front page!!! Yeah! :)
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Kris Kros says:

So beautiful.

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KaroliK says:

Thanks, taminsea1 and Kris Kros!
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24 Hour Humanity says:

terrific image !
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inbarit_by says:

I can't discribe how beautiful this is!!! absolutly breath-taking!!!!!
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Clickr_Flickr: Happy New Year 2010! says:

Wonderful! Looks like painting.
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McNeney says:

Holy guacamole! What a fantastic capture!!!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

lawatha says:

Congratulations! This image is currently (or was recently) one of Flickr's most interesting photos for 17 September, 2006. (It is (or was) on page one of the calendar view.) Would you please add it to the Interestingness pool? It would be a great addition!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

mrbendy says:

I've been watching a similar thing from Simi Valley. We had ash rain a few days ago. This is a really beautiful image of such a scary thing. Nicely done.
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Charlie Cloutier says:

Just amazing.
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.JonB [deleted] says:

just seeing your work for the 1st time. Lovely. Pls "Flickr-Be-Friend" me when you get the request...jon
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nightmares_n_fairy_tales says:

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Shervane [deleted] says:

Very good photo!
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Jesuspoet Photography says:

Pretty cool...
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nightmares_n_fairy_tales says:

Oh my!! you are #8 on the EXPLORER!! BRAVO!!!!
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Juan-Calderon says:

Awesome photo but sad that it's happenning.
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D'Angelo says:

Nice composition !! Perfect HDR
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CARLOSWEICK says:

Especulares cores
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Life in the Pumpkin Shell says:

I love it! Please add this to Phenomenal Photos
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KaroliK says:

thanks to all of you who so kindly faved and commented my photo. :)

@life in the pumpkin shell (love the name, BTW) -- thank you -- I've asked to join the group. :)
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(Anne D) says:

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kawafussel says:

Fantastic!

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TobTob says:

I like photos like this, that take you out of the ordinary!
Great one.

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coffiecoffie says:

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KaroliK says:

Thanks, everyone for all your kind comments and faves. :)
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peggy. says:

wow, the fire is scary, but what a sky it produces. amazing light and clouds in this capture.
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Extra Medium says:

good stuff. I've yet to get a good sunset picture from the smoke from the "Day" fire. Where did that name come from anyway?

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KaroliK says:

Thanks, all!

@ExtraMedium: I heard something to the effect that it was called that because it started on Labor Day..????

It's a weird name and a stubborn fire. and Howdy, neighbor!
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stokesy says:

When the rays from the sun and smoke combine it's such an awesome effect. Nicely captured.
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ASUG says:

Very beautiful photo well done.

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*Agnes says:

great work
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KaroliK says:

Wow! 100 faves -- Thank you so much, everyone!
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lawroberts says:

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aberdidi says:

Great Shot! Please post to www.flickr.com/groups/p1f1/
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Stephane Bieganski [deleted] says:

Sky from Tatooine ???
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myjuditz (HNY, see you in 2010) says:

Fantastic colors combination and softness!

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BOCTAOE says:

Great capture - colors are fabulous!

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Nyami says:

Looks great large on black..

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Martin Kimeldorf's Pixel Playground says:

very incredible shot.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

P10NERO says:

fantasticos colores muy subrealista, like a dreams
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MindfullOfNature says:

Nice catch! Very unusual!

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Øyvind Monsen says:

beautiful...where is this?
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

KaroliK says:

Thank you! It is in California, just south of Santa Barbara. The smoke from that horrible brush fire would sweep over us at sunset every day for almost 2 weeks -- this was one of the worst days.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

GeorgeUK1 says:

Great photo.
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El Turro says:

Amazing
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EYTYXHS says:

You can't tell if a shot like this is beautiful, if a beautiful lighting takes a forest ....

Nor mine is beautiful. It took several days and about 200.000 sq.km. of forest
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