NOTE: This is a long account of my “wildfire chase” of the Palisades Fire, which is now one of the costliest disasters in the country’s… [Read More]
October 13 and 14, 2020 Owens Valley smoke layers
A trip up into western Nevada took me through the Owens Valley, coming and going. The Milky Way shot was from the Bishop… [Read More]
October 2, 2020 LAX Aircraft, Sunset, Moonrise, and Smoke Plume
This shift at LAX was interesting photographically, with nice light on the jets, and a semi-smoky sunset and moonrise.
September 18, 2020 Massive Wildfire Smoke Plume, from LAX
It was a lucky break to have a shift at LAX on this day! A big fire was in progress in the San Gabriel… [Read More]
September 12, 2020 Smoky sunrise and sunset at San Nicolas Island
Big late-summer wildfires in parts of California sent smoke plumes across much of the western United States. On this day, the smoke wasn’t too… [Read More]
August 14, 2020 Sunrise at LAX and Pyrocumulus from Calabasas
A pretty and smoky sunrise and a morning shift at LAX resulted in some adequate photos. On the way home, a fire north of… [Read More]
December 7, 2018 Fire-scarred Canyon in Westlake Village
The Woolsey Fire burned the canyon that is adjacent to my home, and I took my camera to the area a week or two… [Read More]
November 9 and 10, 2018 Woolsey Fire — Oak Park, Agoura Hills and Westlake Village
As a resident of Westlake Village (on the Los Angeles and Ventura county line about an hour northwest of Los Angeles) and owner… [Read More]
December 9, 2017 Ventura and Vicinity, Thomas Fire Smoke
The Thomas Fire, from Fillmore to Montecito and Carpenteria, persisted for much of December. On the 9th, Rook and I headed out to find… [Read More]
December 6, 2017 Thomas Fire near Fillmore, California
On Wednesday, December 6, I returned from the island at noon and got a good look at the smoke from the Thomas… [Read More]
January 16, 2012 Agoura Hills, CA Industrial Fire
********* VIDEO LINK TO YOUTUBE!! ********* I spotted a tall and narrow smoke plume to my west while heading home along the Ventura Freeway this… [Read More]
August 31, 2009 Los Angeles, CA wildfires
The wildfires in the mountains north of Los Angeles had been going for several days, and I finally had an afternoon and evening free this… [Read More]
October 13, 2008 Chatsworth, CA Sesnon Fire
A large brush fire spread quickly down Oat Mountain, midday on this Monday. Santa Ana winds were gusting from 40 to 50 mph in Chatsworth… [Read More]
August 26, 2008 Calabasas and Agoura Hills brushfire
Here I was, minding my own business, beginning my drive east to visit mom in Palm Desert for two days of rest and relaxation, when… [Read More]
January 22, 2007 Thousand Oaks, CA fire
I got home from work in time to catch the end of a brushfire just south of the Ventura Freeway in Thousand Oaks. I am… [Read More]