Fire Breathing Monster

"So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their ending." J.R.R.

Tolkien

 

Not soon enough!

Spectacular view, Linda! Among other things, I find the silhouette of the forest melting with the black frame very elegant and original. Regards!

Classic view and the details of the sky. Fantastic capture. All the best. Rgds.

Very well presented and captured. We have some of these beasts down here in SoCal now. Thanks for the Super-scoopers!

Beautiful shot ...Well done ................................................................Regards

What a picture. What a drama. Photografic art at its very best.

 

Tommy

Thank you all so much for commenting. It is appreciated. All the best.

This is beautiful Linda, despite it being a disaster. Wonderful composition. Regards.

Sonali, thank you. It's good to hear from you.

Dear Linda, great image! The fire is both beautiful and terrifying.

 

Best wishes, Teresa

Thank you so much. It's good to hear from you. Warm regards, Linda

I detect two very different characters or moods captured in the fine image. Destruction of nature and then in the upper left corner is hope because of the touch of blue in the sky. Great balance of tones. Thanks for sharing.

I was only thinking about the contrast between the clear blue sky, and billowing smoke when I shot this. I really like the idea of destruction and hope. We have to have hope. Thank you for visiting. All the best.

 

 

Fascinating capture, Linda. I'd like to say how fortunate you were to catch this scene, but I know the feeling was anything but fortunate. Still, I like how you composed this with the heaviest smoke making its trek over the beautiful valley.

We have had rain and cool temperatures the past few days and this has helped the fire situation. I really appreciate the smoke free air! Thank you so much for taking the time to comment. All the best.

 

 

Well enmeshed

Thank you.

 

this photograph appears to my eyes as one of Turner’s fantastic landscapes, stamped and layered with what his critics at the time called ‘yellow fever’. I love the receding scale you managed here, very much a Turner trick. This is a powerful imagery Linda, one not to be forgotten.
 
My one quibble is the thick black border and how it imposes on the photograph, not only in the bottom of the frame where it meshes with the picture proper as to become indistinguishable, but really all around calls way too much attention to itself when attention should belong to the art.