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I have pulled a contrail across the sky, westbound into the setting sun flying a Boeing jet; and now I sit and watch it all in a wilderness fire lookout post. There is something poetic about that.
Pinyon Peak Fire Lookout
Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness
Salmon-Challis National Forest, Idaho
Skittles
(153,150 posts)in the air and from the ground
DemoTex
(25,393 posts)Don't fence me in!
Skittles
(153,150 posts)I used to work pretty much alone at night in a room the size of NASA
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Skittles
(153,150 posts)Response to DemoTex (Original post)
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The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,674 posts)Dem2theMax
(9,650 posts)To me, that is 'Ansel Adams quality' photography.
Simply stunning!
For those who wander in here, enlarge the photo and really look at it. Breathtaking.
Nevilledog
(51,080 posts)wysimdnwyg
(2,231 posts)One of my favorite things about DU are these posts from DemoTex.
calikid
(584 posts)I followed Adams in the darkroom for many years, always loved his work. I get the same feeling when I see that Demo has posted as when I would see something of Adams'
Thank you DemoTex for all of your posts
greatauntoftriplets
(175,731 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,848 posts)Do you ever sell your pictures? Have you thought about maybe making a calendar? I would absolutely buy your calendars.
mountain grammy
(26,619 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)DemoTex
(25,393 posts)I am a seasonal USFS employee (fire season).
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Great people! I know they can't talk. But would give anything to be around them and talk about trump.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)This is your lookout? It looks amazing. Very mysterious, like looking at a death scene. apocalyptic. What a perfect shot!
trof
(54,256 posts)Great composition.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)we can do it
(12,182 posts)Kali
(55,007 posts)really perfect for this year
2020 illustrated in one photo
Dem2theMax
(9,650 posts)When I first saw the photo, the words Buzz Aldrin used when he first stepped on the moon came to mind.
'Magnificent desolation.'