Hill on Hell Photo

Photographer’s Note

The scenery is the Southern California, where the fire is merciless, year after year devastating lots of properties, lifes.
I caught these firemen working at San Luis Obispo when I was traveling to Anaheim, where in the next day I did the picture I've already posted, of Disneyland under the brown sky.
Here you can see a plane doing its work and at same time you see some firemen climbing the hill in the left corner. It's not a beautiful photography, but it is a registry of that dramatic days, when many people lost everything around South California. I did this capture from the parking of Madonna Inn, that funny hotel of San Luis Obispo at Hwy.101.
Regards,
Zeca

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pboehringer (770) 2009-05-17 21:15

Zeca,
agora dando de reporter aqui na California? Belo registro e mesmo com a 300mm voce so pegou em detalhezinho do aviao. Ainda bem que este era branco e sobresai muito bem em todo este preto, assim como os bombeiros em vermelho. Ate parece que todo mundo estava colaborando com o tupiniquim para tirar este registro de CALOR.
Peter

ribeiroantonio (21805) 2009-05-17 22:15

É muito interessante ver a imensidão de terreno que os pobres dos bombeiros têm de percorrer e também a área que o avião cobre ao despejar toda a água que carrega. Este fogos florestais são terríveis e nós tivemos exemplo disso aqui na Austrália há bem pouco tempo.
Foi um bom trabalho feito com a 300mm.
António

bracasha75 (21894) 2009-05-18 0:04

Helo Jose
Very dangerous look into this tall and flame
Good picture
Cheers,Braca

jpinkham (844) 2009-05-18 4:23

Wow, Jose, this is an amazing photo when one begins to grasp fuly what is going on here. Your note is very helpful in this respect. Looking down into the blackened slopes, the abyss, the fire, and that small plane in the midst of such vastness -- it is amazing. Even the black frame is important for this one.

Excellent work!
Jim

phwall (5528) 2009-05-18 6:13

Hi Jose,
That's a very dramatic photograph. I didn't realise the scale of the shot until I noticed the firemen in the bottom left, wow.
Great timing on catching the airplane bombing the fire with chemicals, it looks like pretty dangerous flying to me.
Excellent reportage, well done.
Regards
Peter

Amaz (6622) 2009-05-18 6:40

Bom dia José,
Extraordinária esta captura!!
Muito interessante nota e bom enquadramento!!!

Bom travalho,

Abração!

Floydian (30970) 2009-05-18 8:29

Hi Jose,

Nice to see you standing beside me today ;-)
The little red dots in the lower left corner are probably firemen, fighting against a huge fire and the place looks lost and deserted after this tragedy for the ones who lived there. Saw on the news the first fires were already there again for this year....seems it never stops in California.
Good documentary shot...intresting work and pov.

Regards,

Henk

Isabelle (9014) 2009-05-18 10:29

um registro não oficial - mas não menos real - de um acontecimento tão triste e tão recorrente. Vi isso em Portugal, depois que os campos estavam devastados.
elegante registro de um tristeza.

wgreis (5972) 2009-05-18 12:18

Linda captura Zeca,
gostei da apelo fotojornalística da foto. Mostrou boa amplitude do "estrago" do incêndio, além do avião tentando fazer o que pode.
Grande abraço,
Wagner.

CLODO (4078) 2009-05-18 12:50

Impressive shot showing the hard work of firemen in front of thoses big fires! A journalist picture
Congrat!
CLODO

Emile (19859) 2009-05-18 21:53

Hola Zeca.
Magnificent photo from the air showing us the tragedy that is happening in that area, the firemen are able to be seen in the left corner with the red uniform, very good timing catching the airplane doing his important work. Very well captured.
TFS.
Best regards.

lucasgalodoido (16583) 2009-05-19 11:18

Olá Zeca,
impresionante a ação devasta do fogo, e é bastante comun aqui no cerrado mineiro também, nos meses de julho e setembro. Bom registro fotojornalístico aqui.
Parabéns e Abraço

mikeo (12113) 2009-05-20 3:32

Hello Jose,

What an amazing place! It looks like from a different planet, so mysterious or...like a big monster with red tongue;)

Good shot! TFS,
Greetings,
Mikeo

Bluejeans (31921) 2009-05-20 5:27

Oi amigo ,
Belos detalhes capturados nesta colina em chamas , os bombeiros vestidos de vermelho parecem formigas até o avião e pequeno , estvas bem longe do lugar , tiveste mão firme mesmo em iso 400, parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Cretense (55466) 2009-05-20 5:28

Hi Zeca!

A trully spectacular scene, a decisive moment, indeed, although the fact depicted here isn't pleasant at all, the photo is very impressive and interesting! Congratulations!

Hercules

shevchenko (9846) 2009-05-20 23:28

Hello Jose,
Initially I think this is a volcano shoot before enlarge the photo. Lively shoot to show their team work in saving the clumps from fire, good captured to smokes too, well done.
Ally

Longroute (9117) 2009-05-21 6:03

Quite an interesting document and reportage of this dramatic event. Besides it being informative I like the good composition with the profile of the hill forming a diagonal and the strong cromatic contrast between the burnt area and the rest.
A good witness.
TFS,
Donato

trekks (14262) 2009-05-21 18:34

hi Jose

This is a great perspective view showing the slope and smoke although not much details but really indicates how devastating damage the fire can bring, especially this year again it comes.

A good TE post showing real danger to the environment.

tfs, bill

alainh (35357) 2009-05-21 22:23

hello Zeca
sad, very sad picture about this warm actuality.
always a great sadness these fires. i was in Greece i, 2007 during the terrible summer, it was the same desolation.
a good testimony, Zeca
friendly
alain

patdeph (17626) 2009-05-22 8:36

hello Jose
first,when I saw the thumbnail,I thought that it was a volcano!These fires are terrible,thanks for the thought you have for the people who live this tragedy!You seem to be very high to do this picture,the firemen appear vey small,as the fire in the valley!This is a good information picture!
Regards
Pascale

AiresSantos (41738) 2009-05-22 23:43

Ola Zeca
Um excelente registo destas montanhas na california onde podemos ver o aviao apagando o fogo
Gosto do enquadramento e as cores estao magnificas
Um abraco e bom fim de semana
Aires

nirvana73 (8594) 2009-05-22 23:56

Hola Jose
great atmosphere
i like yoour POV
i like colors and presentation
thanks for sharing
best regards
Ozhan

bakes888 (18055) 2009-05-24 1:04

Hi Zeca. As you say not pretty but definitely dramatic. Great documentary shot, good sharpness and detail. Nice work and thanks for sharing.
Have a good Sunday, Paul.

Budapestman (41440) 2009-05-24 1:38

Hi Jose,
Dramatic moment. The composition of the photo is very spectacular, great details and expressive title. Splendid shot of this sad event. Tfs! Have a nice Sunday!
George

cunejo200 (7157) 2009-05-24 16:32

Amazing shot Zeca. A very good photojournalism piece. The extent of wildfire is evident. Too bad CA is having budget problems and will likely cut the jobs of several thousands firefighters. Best regards...
Danilo

jaywalker (12190) 2009-05-28 12:27

Hi Jose, I really like the addition of the hot red lava in this barron waste landscape it contrasts superbly, the people give great scale & the steam finishes the photo brilliantly, kind regards Wilson,

danos (32090) 2009-06-02 9:10

Ola Jose,
this scene with hills to be burned is unfortunately very common to me as two years before thousand acres of forests and houses were burned.Really a hell scenery.

Regards,Danos