[Leica] Forest Fires from 35,000 feet

[Jim Nichols]

That's very impressive, and tragic, Howard.  Thanks for sharing.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 8/10/2018 11:13 PM, Howard Cummer via LUG wrote:
> Morning Luggers,
> On Wednesday we flew from Hamilton Ontario (home of the Lancaster!!) to Calgary and then changed planes to fly
> on to Victoria B.C. When we took off it was into clear bright Ontario skies:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/WestjetTakeoff.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/WestjetTakeoff.jpg.html>
>
> Another view of the farmland of Ontario:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/Westjet1.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/Westjet1.jpg.html>
>
> Crossing the East shoreline of Lake Huron:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/WestjetLakeHuron.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/WestjetLakeHuron.jpg.html>
>
> Cumulus Clouds over the eastern prairies - note the smoke at ground level:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/WestjetCumulus.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/WestjetCumulus.jpg.html>
>
> Over the patchwork farmland of Saskatchewan
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/WestjetPrairie.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/WestjetPrairie.jpg.html>
>
> Taking off from Calgary - looking to the West where the fires are:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/3PanCalDowntown.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/3PanCalDowntown.jpg.html>
>
> Into the foothills of the Rockies - three forest fires on the far horizon - like a Chinese painting:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/Clouds3Smokes.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/Clouds3Smokes.jpg.html>
>
> Mountains in the foreground - covered by a blanket of smoke:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/CloudsSmoke3.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/CloudsSmoke3.jpg.html>
>
> Fire on the mountain top:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/CloudsSmoke4.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/CloudsSmoke4.jpg.html>
>
> Approaching Victoria by flying down the east side of Vancouver Island - Flying over the Nanaimo
> Lake fire:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/NanaimoFire.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/NanaimoFire.jpg.html>
>
> Pictures out of sequence:
>
> Over the rockies
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/CloudsSmoke1.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/CloudsSmoke1.jpg.html>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/CloudsSmoke.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/CloudsSmoke.jpg.html>
>
> My Chinese water colour landscape again:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/Clouds3Smoke2pan.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/Clouds3Smoke2pan.jpg.html>
>
> You may look large if you like. C&C always welcome. Of course, none of this can be attributed to global warming.
>
> Howard
>
>
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