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ominous and oblivious
ominous and oblivious

Yesterday was a weird day. With an ominous feel and look in the clouds, and a hazy in-coming stormy look about the sky, something just didn't feel right. Not knowing anything about the raging forest fires in Canada, in my mind I blamed my neighbors for the smell of campfire that I thought lingered from the night before. I don't listen to much news, and I hardly look at my phone, and I'm pretty much on my own when I work. I'm totally oblivious by choice. It wasn't until yesterday afternoon, around 1:30pm, that I was told of the fires in Canada by an old man sitting in his car at the dock where I keep my boat. His windows were down and he yells over "you smell the smoke?". Thinking that this guy has one hell of a sniffer I questioned in my mind "how can he smell my neighbors campfire from a day ago, six miles away!" "Is it my clothes?" I thought. So of course I said "sure can". Well from that point on he got talking about the Canadian wildfires and the air quality index and how bad it was going to be starting around 2:00PM. I became informed and a lot less oblivious, and I thanked him.
It was still was a weird day, even after knowing that our northern neighbors were on fire. The sky got darker, the smell of wood burning became heavier. The impending storm that was about to blow in became even more ominous. With the distant rumble of thunder from the west, I set my camera up to perhaps capture some lightning. I was able to capture only two bolts, this is one of them. The Canandian smoke gave the sky an unusual color, not the typical bluish/purplish hue that were so used to.
I hope for the best for our friends up north. Be safe.
518. Pentax and Urth ND8 neutral density filter.

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Taken on: June 6, 2023
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Camera: RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. PENTAX K-3, f/8.0, 1/8 sec, 28mm (=42mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. PENTAX K-3
Lens: smc PENTAX-DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 ED AL[IF] DC WR
Aperture: f/8.0
Exposure Time: 0.125 sec (1/8)
Focal Length: 28mm (35mm equivalent: 42mm)
ISO: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Center-weighted average
White Balance: Auto
Saturation: High
Sharpness: Hard
Color Space: Uncalibrated
Software: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.0 (Windows)
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