Moab Wildfire
Last week I covered a late season wildfire in Moab. It wasn’t a big one, about 450 acres, but it temporarily forced the evacuation of several homes and a hotel. I got the call late on it but I was able to drive the four hours quick enough to get in on some of the action. My reporter and I showed up in our full fire gear including shelters and were allowed great access.
Many times the officials in charge try to keep us as far away as possible, but after this crew saw we had all our safety gear it was a lot harder for them to say no.
Once in, it was fairly easy to get good images. The fire crews had no problem with me being right with them. They would just yell “hey cameraman” if I was getting in the way.
It was late afternoon and the light was awesome. That and the smoke and the actions of the firefighters made for some nice images. I really tried hard to play off the smoke and the action. I hope you like the selects. Feed back is always welcome.
3 Responses to “Moab Wildfire”
J-
These would look great on another blog, too!
-trent
Nice stuff Jimmy…
Wow… these photos are amazing…
I love the lights streams – good stuff!