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I smell like burned popcorn
July 30, 2008So the other day, after yet another wildfire photography excursion, I come back to the office and sit at my little work area and one of the reporters comes in and the first thing out of her mouth is...
"Man, it smells like some stinky burnt popcorn over here."
It took me a minute, but I had to fess up that it wasn't the popcorn she was smelling.... it was me.
Honestly, I'm just not a big fan of going out to take pictures of a grass fire unless it's either threatening buildings or they call in the forest service to help (like they did the other day near Electra).
Jason Palmer/Times Record News
A Texas Forest Service air tanker helicopter drops water on the head of a large wildfire west of Hwy. 25 and Bradley Ranch Road near Kadane Corner. The fire consumed more than 800 acres of land before area fire departments brought it under control.
That was probably my fave. shot ever of the Forest Service doing anything at a fire. Kinda made it worth standing out in the blazing sun trying to pick a good location for that shot.
Nothing like putting yourself in harms way just for the sake of a photograph. Mercifully, the fire wasn't really anywhere near where I was standing.
I wouldn't have wanted that water dropped on my head though. There aren't any special fire-fighting chemicals in that water or anything. It's just plain mud water. Drawn from either Beaver Creek or some stock tank. Gross.
Not only will that knock down the fire, it'll probably prevent any re-growth for a length of time similar to Mt. St. Helens.
Hopefully the burn ban will keep people from being stupid and burning 1000 acres, but you never know.
Posted by Jason Palmer at 3:06 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
