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Sydney Bushfires - M6 + 6D (32mm, 11-22mm, 100-400mmL II)

Started Dec 13, 2019 | Discussions thread
Marco Nero
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Sydney Bushfires - (second set of PICS)
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.A few more images from the initial sets that I took.  It's really not getting much better here with the suburbs around Sydney bathed in thick smoke even yesterday.  I caught a bus and train to get into town because I didn't want to risk parking - just in case I was in the city longer than expected with a chance to shoot a wild sunset there... but the air there was a bit clearer..  A lot of people were wearing masks yesterday.  It reminded me of those classic sci-fi movies - 'Blade Runner 'mixed with 'Soylent Green'.  I may or may not head into the mountains again tomorrow as some of my favorite locations have now started to burn in the last 24 hours, including a few places that I like to test lenses (such as Mount Tomah in the Blue Mountains).
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Thanks for the replies and I apologize for any lack of communication lately but I have been out in the city or in the country each day this week.  I'm simply sharing these as a matter of interest and regret that I haven't caught something more dramatic so far - although I agree with Thunder Storm that there's something peculiar about the angles in that shot that catches the eye. Stay Safe everyone (even the US is burning these days).
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EOS 6D + EF 100-400mmL II - Smoke in my street last week.

EOS M6 + 32mm - Packing up and moving on after sunset.

EOS 6D + EF 100-400mmL II - Smoke dissipating after waterbombing.

EOS M6 + 32mm - Fire headed towards a homestead around midnight - under moonlight.

EOS 6D + EF 100-400mmL II - Amber Sun in the Afternoon

EOS 6D + EF 100-400mmL II - The valley floor landing for the Scenic tour was evacuated.  Water is being pumped into the surrounding trees at the end of the structure to reduce fire damage.

EOS 6D + EF 100-400mmL II -  The other end of that Red-Bellied Black Snake

EOS M6 + 32mm -  Spot Fires starting alongside the road.

EOS 6D + EF 100-400mmL II -  "Elvis" the Sky Crane about to dump 10,000 liters on a fire.

EOS 6D + EF 100-400mmL II - 'Elvis' in the Valley

EOS M6 + 11-22mm - Only one way in.
EOS M6 + EF 100-400mmL II -  Orange Sapphire Sun

EOS M6 + 11-22mm  -  Tourists at the lookout, choking on the smoke.

EOS M6 + EF 100-400mmL II -  This is exactly how the sun looks to the eyes.

EOS M6 + 32mm -  Just Weird Red Suns every day.

EOS 6D + EF 100-400mmL II -  A fairly clear sunset on my street..

EOS M6 + 11-22mm - The drought afflicted top of a 2,000 foot waterfall.
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Regards,
Marco Nero.

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