Wildland fire in the Tanana Valley south of Fairbanks, Alaska, is fueled by high winds. Canon 5D Mark III, 500mm f/4L IS II, 1/6 sec @ f/4, ISO 400
Within 24 hours this weekend, 80% of the leaves were stripped from the trees in the vicinity of my house in Fairbanks. Powerful winds swept across Alaska’s interior advancing the look of winter on the landscape considerably. These winds also offered oxygen to a wildfire burning south of Fairbanks in the Tanana Valley. It was leaping in orange flames this morning on the pre dawn horizon.
What makes the colors so pastel? Is there lots of moisture in the air or the angle of light in the far north?
Here ( high desert Nevada) a fire photo is very orange no mater time of day.
Your fire is very pretty.
Jan, The sunrise was quite pink this morning, so the angle of light here, although the sun is not risen yet, is coming from a near perpendicular angle and probably contributes to the pastel, more pink color.
Hi Patrick,
Nice shot of the fire, sad to hear about your leaves being blown away with those high winds. I saw from Anchorage Daily News that winds around Girdwood were pushing a 120 mph with the Portage Glacier area received 5 inches of rain. I have a feeling this winter will come early & harshly-stay warm & dry as you can Patrick!
Look forward to your next photo
Shalom
Chuck Ashley