Aerial view of the Chico, California, area and, most importantly, smoke from the beginning of the Camp Wildfire.

            Aerial view of the Chico, Butte County, California, area including Oroville (in lower left), Oroville Dam (near center foreground), and Lake Oroville (in lower right); and, most importantly, smoke from the beginning of the Camp Wildfire. The thick smoke obscures this view of Chico (toward the upper left} and Paradise (a bit right of center background—and which was about to be incinerated). I shot this image in the late morning one year ago, while on a commercial flight from Indianapolis to San Francisco. Seeing the smoke billowing from the raging fire below—plus seeing the effects of a strong wind, whipping the blaze onwards—made me ponder and worry about the overall effects of the fire and of the people, along with all living creatures, in the fire’s path. 

For those of you who aren’t familiar with California and what’s been happening here; the Camp Wildfire, which started on November 8, 2018, was the deadliest wildfire in the state’s history—more than 80 people died in the blaze!

Taken on: November 8, 2018

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Camera: Nikon D850, f/8.0, 1/640 sec, 85mm, ISO 90 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D850
Lens:	85.0 mm f/1.4
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length:	85mm
ISO:	90
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Macintosh)
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