Bushfires- Orange Sunlight

[Mally]

You all know about the bushfires in Australia. The fires are far from where we live but because of the enormity of the fires the smoke has reached us too. Today when we woke up you couldn't see the sky...just white cover..the sun shining through the smoke cover was very orange. Lychee could smell the smoke and kept on putting her nose in the air to sniff where it was coming from. I took some pictures in this light because Lychee, already quite orange, looked like she was on fire The wind changed by the afternoon and cleared the air of the smoke....so sad Anyway check out Lychee's fur in this smoky orange sunlight:

sniffing the smoky air

[chris]

she is stunning.. I can't believe the fires are still raging. I hope they get things under controll. Do they really think it was arson? If so, I hope they catch whom ever started all of this. So sad.

[WildThings]

Of course Lychee is beautiful, but in addition to that, you take amazing pictures. I'd have to frame those and hang them on the wall .

[Igor]

Excelent pictures. Lychee is such a beauty.
We all hope that disaster ends soon.

[Mally]

she is stunning.. I can't believe the fires are still raging. I hope they get things under controll. Do they really think it was arson? If so, I hope they catch whom ever started all of this. So sad.

Sadly Chris, the main bushfire that has claimed the lives of so many people, children and tiny infants included, was lit by someone on purpose. I hope that if they ever get caught they'll get charged with murder ...not only arson.

Thanks about the pics! I had a stunning model that's why they are so good

[Tippsy'smom]

Lychee is so beautiful. Just stunning pictures.

[Rowlee]

Great photos Mal. Did Darren take the photos? Lychee looks just beautiful.

[Mally]

Great photos Mal. Did Darren take the photos? Lychee looks just beautiful.

Nope - Me did it!!!!! I'm so proud of them because Darren always tells me that "my focus is wrong" .."my framing could be better" But they are too bad are they?

[Auddymay]

As a former photographer of the professional sort, I deem your photos to be fine. It is all subjective anyway. Sometimes a closely cropped shot works better, and sometimes it is good to get interest in the background. So, whichever way he 'critiques' just say, "I was trying a tight shot", or "I was going for some visual interest in the background, to set the context".

Fires. On thursday night, I was taking Haley to my mom's for the night, and ran smack into an on-going house fire a block from my home. Ten people in the house, most children and some very young adults. They had 2 die of smoke inhalation age 2 and 4. It happened almost in an istant. They were heating with kerosene because the heat was shut off from non-payment. They did not have a certain saftey cover on the blower, likely to get better heat penetration, and it caught the house on fire. Instant billowing black smoke- the true killer in most fires.

[Mally]

As a former photographer of the professional sort, I deem your photos to be fine. It is all subjective anyway. Sometimes a closely cropped shot works better, and sometimes it is good to get interest in the background. So, whichever way he 'critiques' just say, "I was trying a tight shot", or "I was going for some visual interest in the background, to set the context".

Fires. On thursday night, I was taking Haley to my mom's for the night, and ran smack into an on-going house fire a block from my home. Ten people in the house, most children and some very young adults. They had 2 die of smoke inhalation age 2 and 4. It happened almost in an istant. They were heating with kerosene because the heat was shut off from non-payment. They did not have a certain saftey cover on the blower, likely to get better heat penetration, and it caught the house on fire. Instant billowing black smoke- the true killer in most fires.

Thanks for your words of wisdom..usually I just tell him to "shut up- my photos not yours" but I'll use your phrases see what he does???

Fires are scary! I'm teriffied of leaving any appliance on before I go to work..and you know I don't give a damn about the house- its insured, only that my precious babies are inside! I don't know what I would ever do if anything bad ever happened to them When such disaster strikes it's always the most innocent (babies/ animals) that suffer the most

[KathrynH]

Gorgeous pictures! She's such a beauitful Chow girl!

[mikkabear]

What a beautiful chowy face!
Lychee you are so cute and appealing, I don't know how your mommy can resist you!

[Dogdad]

Lychee is beautiful

[carolyn dewrance]

As always, She is a lovely girl, I must do another page for her now that she is bigger.

[csmbentley]

Beautiful girl! Our prayers are with you all.