Nature

Forest fire ahead: Monochrome Monday

The smoke from a forest fire ahead of us near Crane Prairie Reservoir was an eerie sight to see. The nearby Cedar Creek Fire reached a size of 127,311 acres and burned for three months. Once wet fall weather moved into the area, the fire was finally contained.

Monochrome Monday

SoyBend

Centered in Bend, Oregon, my blog branches out into nature, history, and art-related topics.

View Comments

  • Fire is one of those ying/yang elements - adds a lot of nice drama to our shots, but the downside is they can destroy whatever you are trying to photograph! Really like the converging lines and the added mystery effect.

    • Yes, the smoke can create mystery and drama, but also fear. This fire was in a sparsely populated area. We were glad when it was finally controlled in the fall.

    • We turned off that road soon after taking the picture, but it was very hard to breathe outside close by.

Recent Posts

PDX—An architectural wonder: LAPC & WPWC

At Portland International Airport, PDX, there have been some big changes. The years-long main terminal…

21 hours ago

Hampton Station: Foodie Friday

If you're traveling east of Bend in Oregon along Highway 20, there aren't many places…

3 days ago

Where buffalo roam: Wordless Wednesday

Where buffalo roam, Custer State Park, South Dakota Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your…

5 days ago

Northern scorpion: Monochrome and Macro Monday

I saw this northern scorpion, Paruroctonus boreus, in my laundry room a couple of days…

7 days ago

Point in time: LAPC

Yesterday, I took an arrowhead representative of a point in time to an Archaeological Roadshow…

1 week ago

Drawing and photo of a palm: First Friday Art

Today I'm sharing a drawing and photo of a palm tree. I saw this Chinese…

1 week ago