Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/08/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wow! What a disaster. Beautiful photos but so sad. Tina On Sat, Aug 11, 2018 at 12:40 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > 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/ForestFires20 >> 18/WestjetTakeoff.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.or >> g/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/WestjetTakeoff.jpg.html> >> >> Another view of the farmland of Ontario: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires20 >> 18/Westjet1.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.or >> g/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/Westjet1.jpg.html> >> >> Crossing the East shoreline of Lake Huron: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires20 >> 18/WestjetLakeHuron.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.or >> g/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/ForestFires20 >> 18/WestjetCumulus.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.or >> g/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/WestjetCumulus.jpg.html> >> >> Over the patchwork farmland of Saskatchewan >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires20 >> 18/WestjetPrairie.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.or >> g/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/ForestFires20 >> 18/3PanCalDowntown.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.or >> g/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/ForestFires20 >> 18/Clouds3Smokes.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.or >> g/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/ForestFires20 >> 18/CloudsSmoke3.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.or >> g/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/CloudsSmoke3.jpg.html> >> >> Fire on the mountain top: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires20 >> 18/CloudsSmoke4.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.or >> g/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/ForestFires20 >> 18/NanaimoFire.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.or >> g/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/NanaimoFire.jpg.html> >> >> Pictures out of sequence: >> >> Over the rockies >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires20 >> 18/CloudsSmoke1.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.or >> g/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/CloudsSmoke1.jpg.html> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires20 >> 18/CloudsSmoke.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.or >> g/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires2018/CloudsSmoke.jpg.html> >> >> My Chinese water colour landscape again: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ForestFires20 >> 18/Clouds3Smoke2pan.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.or >> g/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 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley <http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html>