k-hawinkler Posted July 9, 2011 Author Share #41 Posted July 9, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) At the end of Barranca Rd is this sign. The previous day this sign deterred me from exploring the area to find a better observation point. As it turned out, a big mistake. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! From the left of the row of trees in the preceding image one has this view towards the northwest, overlooking Rendija canyon. The smoke filled area towards the Jemez mountains burned vigorously the previous night. Apparently, the Los Alamos Fire Department also used this as an observation point. Zooming in to the smoke filled area near the mountains looks like this. Rendija canyon to the northeast looks fine. A few yards further on the closed road one encounters this sign. Deer Trap Mesa got its name from this rectangular hole in the tufa rock (my image only shows a corner of the hole). Hundreds of years ago the Ancestral Pueblo people dug the hole to catch deer. K-H. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! From the left of the row of trees in the preceding image one has this view towards the northwest, overlooking Rendija canyon. The smoke filled area towards the Jemez mountains burned vigorously the previous night. Apparently, the Los Alamos Fire Department also used this as an observation point. Zooming in to the smoke filled area near the mountains looks like this. Rendija canyon to the northeast looks fine. A few yards further on the closed road one encounters this sign. Deer Trap Mesa got its name from this rectangular hole in the tufa rock (my image only shows a corner of the hole). Hundreds of years ago the Ancestral Pueblo people dug the hole to catch deer. K-H. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/155395-las-conchas-wildfire/?do=findComment&comment=1729297'>More sharing options...
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k-hawinkler Posted July 10, 2011 Author Share #42 Posted July 10, 2011 The InciWeb the Incident Information System: Las Conchas has some interesting data today. Location: On Santa Fe National Forest in Sandoval, Los Alamos, and Rio Arriba Counties; Santa Clara Reservation; Bandelier National Monument; Valles Caldera National Preserve; and state and private in-holdings. Cause: Human Size: 142,250 acres Percent Contained: 40% Total Personnel: 2,075 including 44 crews Resources: 17 Helicopters; 66 Engines; 33 Water Tenders; 12 Dozers Residences: 410 threatened; 63 destroyed Commercial Property: 45 threatened; 0 destroyed Outbuildings: 110 threatened; 32 destroyed Injuries to Date: 5 The https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/ftp/InciWeb/NMSNF/2011-06-27-00:17-las-conchas/picts/pict-20110709-093211-0.jpeg map shows on a day by day basis how the fire spread from 2011.06.26 to 2011.07.08. From White Rock tonight I could only see a small fire near the Los Alamos Ski Area. That's really good news. K-H Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted July 10, 2011 Author Share #43 Posted July 10, 2011 Here is an interesting slide show from folks who had access to areas I didn't have access to. ABQjournal Slide Show: Las Conchas Fire http://www.abqjournal.com/cgi-bin/display_photo.pl?tn_dir=/pix/2011losconchas&thumbsize=222 K-H. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share #44 Posted July 11, 2011 After the fires come the rains. The monsoon rains at last have arrived. They eventually will put the fires out. We had a short intense downpour here in White Rock. So one can smell the smoke more intensely because of the moisture. Here is an image from tonight. There are still several fires in the hills above Los Alamos. One fire appears a lot bigger than the others. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! M9 Summicron-M 28mm f/2 ASPH @ ISO=1250, f=2, 1/3s, handheld, braced against my car. As flash floods can occur after such a large forest area has been burned, these signs and markings now block access to our favorite trails. M9 Summicron-M 28mm f/2 ASPH @ ISO=1250, f=2, 1/45s. After the Cerro Grande fire in 2000 they built a huge, several stories high, retention dam in Pajarito canyon to protect White Rock. This dam only retains water temporarily to achieve a controlled flow rate below. It will come in handy now - an excellent investment! K-H. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! M9 Summicron-M 28mm f/2 ASPH @ ISO=1250, f=2, 1/3s, handheld, braced against my car. As flash floods can occur after such a large forest area has been burned, these signs and markings now block access to our favorite trails. M9 Summicron-M 28mm f/2 ASPH @ ISO=1250, f=2, 1/45s. After the Cerro Grande fire in 2000 they built a huge, several stories high, retention dam in Pajarito canyon to protect White Rock. This dam only retains water temporarily to achieve a controlled flow rate below. It will come in handy now - an excellent investment! K-H. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/155395-las-conchas-wildfire/?do=findComment&comment=1730243'>More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share #45 Posted July 12, 2011 We had some brief late-afternoon thunder showers again. Just the right amount of rain to avoid flooding. Yet, one still can see little fires in the Jemez mountains just west of Los Alamos. So I tracked down the fire with the most smoke and took photos of it from 6 different locations. This image was shot from the Los Alamos Medical Center. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! From the intersection of Diamond Drive and North Rd From Arkansas Ave This image from the upper western part of Yucca St shows also some of the area burned in the Cerro Grande Fire in 2000. These hills used to be densely forested. A little further down the street somebody obviously loves to attract birds. The final B&W image was taken from the same area of Yucca St. K-H. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! From the intersection of Diamond Drive and North Rd From Arkansas Ave This image from the upper western part of Yucca St shows also some of the area burned in the Cerro Grande Fire in 2000. These hills used to be densely forested. A little further down the street somebody obviously loves to attract birds. The final B&W image was taken from the same area of Yucca St. K-H. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/155395-las-conchas-wildfire/?do=findComment&comment=1731620'>More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share #46 Posted July 12, 2011 Here are some images of Los Alamos from this evening. A view towards the south, major Laboratory buildings on the left, on the right the San Miguel Mtns bordering Bandelier National Monument. In the far south to the left Sandia Peak near Albuquerque. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Towards the southeast, Santa Fe on the horizon to the left. It rains over Los Alamos. Sometimes the water drops never reach the ground as they evaporate on their way down. Here we look across Los Alamos directly east at the Santa Fe Ski Area and Santa Fe Baldy to the left, the area below is the site where the Pacheco Fire began on 2011.06.18. K-H. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Towards the southeast, Santa Fe on the horizon to the left. It rains over Los Alamos. Sometimes the water drops never reach the ground as they evaporate on their way down. Here we look across Los Alamos directly east at the Santa Fe Ski Area and Santa Fe Baldy to the left, the area below is the site where the Pacheco Fire began on 2011.06.18. K-H. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/155395-las-conchas-wildfire/?do=findComment&comment=1731650'>More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted July 13, 2011 Share #47 Posted July 13, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello K-H, Why don't you take these photographs & the text you were kind enough to provide us with, do a small ammount of editing & publish this all as a book. Your photos are really good & the text is just fine. Very little to change or add to with either. I think it would be something educational & of interest to many people. Especially important for children old enough to assimilate what you are saying. Think about it. Best Regards, Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share #48 Posted July 13, 2011 Hello K-H, Why don't you take these photographs & the text you were kind enough to provide us with, do a small ammount of editing & publish this all as a book. Your photos are really good & the text is just fine. Very little to change or add to with either. I think it would be something educational & of interest to many people. Especially important for children old enough to assimilate what you are saying. Think about it. Best Regards, Michael Hi Michael, Many thanks for the excellent suggestion. I will consider it. Using Blurb comes to mind. The InciWeb the Incident Information System: Las Conchas has the latest info, a detailed map, and more fire photos. A short summary of today: Location: On Santa Fe National Forest in Sandoval, Los Alamos, and Rio Arriba Counties; Santa Clara Reservation; Bandelier National Monument; Valles Caldera National Preserve; and state and private in-holdings. Cause: Human Size: 149,250 acres <=== More than 3x the size of the Cerro Grande Fire in 2000. Percent Contained: 50% Total Personnel: 1,438 including 29 crews Resources: 18 Helicopters; 41 Engines; 33 Water Tenders; 9 Dozers Residences: 410 threatened; 63 destroyed Commercial Property: 45 threatened; 0 destroyed Outbuildings: 110 threatened; 44 destroyed; 2 damaged Injuries to Date: 8 Here is a midday view from White Rock to the southwest. Smoke and Clouds. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! M9 35/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH. Just got the lens back from DAG. Had to try it out. Now with 6-bit code and correct adjustment at f/1.4. Best, K-H. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! M9 35/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH. Just got the lens back from DAG. Had to try it out. Now with 6-bit code and correct adjustment at f/1.4. Best, K-H. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/155395-las-conchas-wildfire/?do=findComment&comment=1733285'>More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted July 13, 2011 Share #49 Posted July 13, 2011 A stunning reportage ! Worths a well done impagination ! Great work, compliments Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SangNguyen Posted July 13, 2011 Share #50 Posted July 13, 2011 Hi K-H, You had an excellent work! Every picture is just great. Love them all Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share #51 Posted July 14, 2011 Luigi, Sang, Thank you for your feedback. I appreciate it. Best, K-H. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share #52 Posted July 14, 2011 Quite a bit of smoke was generated again at the southwest end of the fire, way beyond the San Miguel Mountains on the left, bordering Bandelier. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! The smoke layer high in the air appears to leave its own shadow on the ground. The fire seems to leave behind a random patchwork of burned and unburned areas. Smaller trees cannot survive the intense fire, large Ponderosa pine have a much better chnace. The trees on the steep slope seem all consumed by the fire. Sandia Mountain near Albuquerque provides the backdrop. A deer doesn't seem disturbed by my presence. The Valle Grande is straight ahead. Another smoke cloud. K-H. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! The smoke layer high in the air appears to leave its own shadow on the ground. The fire seems to leave behind a random patchwork of burned and unburned areas. Smaller trees cannot survive the intense fire, large Ponderosa pine have a much better chnace. The trees on the steep slope seem all consumed by the fire. Sandia Mountain near Albuquerque provides the backdrop. A deer doesn't seem disturbed by my presence. The Valle Grande is straight ahead. Another smoke cloud. K-H. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/155395-las-conchas-wildfire/?do=findComment&comment=1734018'>More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share #53 Posted July 14, 2011 The northeast end of the caldera seems heavily burned, including the back of the Los Alamos Ski Area. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Further west the grass fire didn't get too far. Even further in, the Valle Grande seems untouched by the fire. I could see quite a few separate groups of cattle and elk. These elk paying careful attention to what's going on at the parking area. K-H. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Further west the grass fire didn't get too far. Even further in, the Valle Grande seems untouched by the fire. I could see quite a few separate groups of cattle and elk. These elk paying careful attention to what's going on at the parking area. K-H. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/155395-las-conchas-wildfire/?do=findComment&comment=1734031'>More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted July 15, 2011 Author Share #54 Posted July 15, 2011 coming from the southwest end of the fire, way beyond the San Miguel Mountains bordering Bandelier on the far end in this image. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! M9 75/2 Summicron-M ASPH. Here is some grim news: Fire burns more than half of Bandelier National Monument - BirdWatching Field of View - BirdWatching Magazine: birdwatching hotspots, bird identification, bird photos, bird feeders The article also contains some photos by photographer Jayson Coil Jayson Coil Photography, who is a firefighter with the Southwest Area Incident Management Team Our Team Site. More of his images can be seen here Jayson Coil Photography | Las Conchas Fire and here Flickr: Las Conchas Fire Information's Photostream. On the positive side, parts of Bandelier National Monument are open to the public again. It looks like Frijoles canyon is in danger of flash floods and therefore off limits. Portions of Bandelier National Monument to Reopen – July 14, 2011 K-H. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! M9 75/2 Summicron-M ASPH. Here is some grim news: Fire burns more than half of Bandelier National Monument - BirdWatching Field of View - BirdWatching Magazine: birdwatching hotspots, bird identification, bird photos, bird feeders The article also contains some photos by photographer Jayson Coil Jayson Coil Photography, who is a firefighter with the Southwest Area Incident Management Team Our Team Site. More of his images can be seen here Jayson Coil Photography | Las Conchas Fire and here Flickr: Las Conchas Fire Information's Photostream. On the positive side, parts of Bandelier National Monument are open to the public again. It looks like Frijoles canyon is in danger of flash floods and therefore off limits. Portions of Bandelier National Monument to Reopen – July 14, 2011 K-H. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/155395-las-conchas-wildfire/?do=findComment&comment=1734855'>More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share #55 Posted July 18, 2011 The local newspaper said over 60% of Bandelier National Monument got burned. Apparently there were also flash floods in Santa Clara canyon and mud slides. On my morning walk I couldn't see any significant amount of smoke, only glorious clouds. The Jemez Mountains Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! The Sangre de Cristos Caballo and Chicoma in the Jemez Mountains San Miguel Mountains M9 90mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M K-H. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! The Sangre de Cristos Caballo and Chicoma in the Jemez Mountains San Miguel Mountains M9 90mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M K-H. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/155395-las-conchas-wildfire/?do=findComment&comment=1738555'>More sharing options...
etibeti Posted July 18, 2011 Share #56 Posted July 18, 2011 Beeindruckende Doku mit teils schrecklich schönen Bildern. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share #57 Posted July 18, 2011 Hallo etibeti, Vielen Dank. Bestens, K-H. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share #58 Posted July 18, 2011 According to Las Conchas Fire Update 07-18-2011 , quote: "A burnout operation was initiated Sunday evening along Forest Road 266 on the southwest flank of the fire to allow the fire to continue eastward to tie in with secure line at La Jara Canyon. Such burnout operations assist firefighters to keep the fire within the fire perimeter and from further expansion. A moderate amount of smoke was visible Sunday evening, although the fire continues to burn with low intensity." That's what it looked like when I drove around the southern and western boundary of Los Alamos National Laboratory. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! This tree was most likely part of a burnout operation earlier. Although the bark is charred, the tree may survive. Another view Black burnout area in the front of the image. Most likely areas treated by firefighters to protect the Laboratory. One can see which areas are affected by the recent fire. M9 90mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M K-H. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! This tree was most likely part of a burnout operation earlier. Although the bark is charred, the tree may survive. Another view Black burnout area in the front of the image. Most likely areas treated by firefighters to protect the Laboratory. One can see which areas are affected by the recent fire. M9 90mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M K-H. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/155395-las-conchas-wildfire/?do=findComment&comment=1738576'>More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted July 22, 2011 Author Share #59 Posted July 22, 2011 Here is a view of New Mexico's smallest wilderness area with 5,200 acres, the Dome Wilderness with Saint Peters Dome Summit, adjacent to the 37,000 acres wilderness area of the Bandelier National Monument Backcountry The mountains of New Mexico - Google Books. The St. Peters Dome area with the fire lookout station on top and Bandelier National Monument has been ravaged by fire before, first in 1996 by the Dome Fire that consumed 16,500 acres SummitPost : Hiking, Climbing and Mountaineering and again by the Cerro Grande Fire in 2000 that burned 48,000 acres Cerro Grande Fire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article SummitPost : Hiking, Climbing and Mountaineering also has images that show what the area looked like before the current Las Conchas Fire. It appears that, what was spared in previous fires, didn't escape this time. St. Peters Dome is to the right. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Sweeping towards the west, St. Peters Dome is in the middle. Soot, ashes, and burned out trees still standing. I believe Boundary Peak is in full view here. The steep slopes of this extremely rugged terrain seem to have gotten the brunt of the current fire. More of the same further west. Images were taken with D3 and Tele-Elmar 135/4. I had the 90/2.8 Elmarit-M on my M9, but that turned out not to give enough detail from my vantage point. Before I could switch lenses, an official of either the Park or National Forest Service very politely explained to me that the road was only open for traffic to pass through. I apologized for not knowing that and followed her instructions to move on. Indeed all side roads are still off limits. That makes it pretty difficult to photograph the area. M9 and Elmarit-M 90/2.8 K-H. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Sweeping towards the west, St. Peters Dome is in the middle. Soot, ashes, and burned out trees still standing. I believe Boundary Peak is in full view here. The steep slopes of this extremely rugged terrain seem to have gotten the brunt of the current fire. More of the same further west. Images were taken with D3 and Tele-Elmar 135/4. I had the 90/2.8 Elmarit-M on my M9, but that turned out not to give enough detail from my vantage point. Before I could switch lenses, an official of either the Park or National Forest Service very politely explained to me that the road was only open for traffic to pass through. I apologized for not knowing that and followed her instructions to move on. Indeed all side roads are still off limits. That makes it pretty difficult to photograph the area. M9 and Elmarit-M 90/2.8 K-H. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/155395-las-conchas-wildfire/?do=findComment&comment=1742252'>More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted July 22, 2011 Author Share #60 Posted July 22, 2011 Now let's have a detailed look around, sweeping in a loop from St. Peters Dome Summit to the right/west, following the contours of the rugged terrain, and back to where we started. Here we go. These are simply crops from the D3 and Tele Elmar 135/4 images, Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! This area was in the shade when I took the picture. Previously and newly denuded areas. The evening Sun illuminating the still standing tree trunks, resulting in an intricate geometric pattern. Getting down into the canyon. Dome road above. Some green shrubs are still there. Saint Peters Dome Summit. It will take an awful long time before some kind of forest has grown back. Hopefully much better managed and with a tree density typical of centuries past. K-H. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! This area was in the shade when I took the picture. Previously and newly denuded areas. The evening Sun illuminating the still standing tree trunks, resulting in an intricate geometric pattern. Getting down into the canyon. Dome road above. Some green shrubs are still there. Saint Peters Dome Summit. It will take an awful long time before some kind of forest has grown back. Hopefully much better managed and with a tree density typical of centuries past. K-H. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/155395-las-conchas-wildfire/?do=findComment&comment=1742502'>More sharing options...
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