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Saddleback Fire Lookout 2005

Scales, feathers, fur, sky and skin......
Nice to be back.

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Sunset 07Sept05 with flag His Noodleness 2
Sunset 07Sept05 with flag His Noodleness 2		 Chin dribble
Chin dribble		 Red Mtn night burn
Red Mtn night burn		 Acrobatic couple
Acrobatic couple		 Sunset pan 08Sept05
Sunset pan 08Sept05
Down the hatch 1
Down the hatch 1		 Down the hatch 2
Down the hatch 2		 Down the hatch 3
Down the hatch 3		 Down the hatch 4
Down the hatch 4		 SockHead
SockHead
No Light at the End of the Tunnel
No Light at the End of the Tunnel		 Butt Kisser
Butt Kisser		 On the Last Leg
On the Last Leg		 Heads ..... You Win
Heads ..... You Win		 Contemplating Dessert
Contemplating Dessert
Executive Lookout
Executive Lookout		 Sunset blush
Sunset blush		 Hot rod
Hot rod		 Rat L. returns 02Aug2005
Rat L. returns 02Aug2005		 Lenticulars and clearing Sierra Buttes
Lenticulars and clearing Sierra Buttes
Storm Clearing Sierra Buttes Pole Moonlight Fog
Storm Clearing Sierra Buttes Pole Moonlight Fog		 Broken storm light
Broken storm light		 The cocktail party
The cocktail party		 Mountain Quail Sunrise
Mountain Quail Sunrise		 Calamity Boing
Calamity Boing
Calamity and me
Calamity and me		 Dancin' Calamity
Dancin' Calamity		 Buttes the Dark Side.jpg
Buttes the Dark Side.jpg		 Tonights sunset fill flash study 29Oct05
Tonights sunset fill flash study 29Oct05		 Tonights sunset fill flash study II 29Oct05
Tonights sunset fill flash study II 29Oct05
Clearing in Goodyears Creek Horizontal
Clearing in Goodyears Creek Horizontal		 Clearing in Goodyears Creek Vertical
Clearing in Goodyears Creek Vertical		 Stubby
Stubby		 Jeffery Pine Medley 3
Jeffery Pine Medley 3		 Gibsonville night burn 8 minute exposure 25Oct05
Gibsonville night burn 8 minute exposure 25Oct05
Gibsonville night burn 50 seconds exposure 25Oct05.jpg
Gibsonville night burn 50 seconds exposure 25Oct05.jpg		 Calamity shows off her tail.jpg
Calamity shows off her tail.jpg		 Night Burn Gibsonville Ridge 24Oct05
Night Burn Gibsonville Ridge 24Oct05		 East side lightning behind Sierra Buttes 24 Oct 05
East side lightning behind Sierra Buttes 24 Oct 05		 Smokey Sunrise with Bear Rock.jpg
Smokey Sunrise with Bear Rock.jpg
Moonlit Ground Fog looking north
Moonlit Ground Fog looking north		 Storm Clearing with Sierra Buttes in Moonlight and Fog
Storm Clearing with Sierra Buttes in Moonlight and Fog		 Moonlit Storm Clearing to the North
Moonlit Storm Clearing to the North		 Sierra Buttes coming clear
Sierra Buttes coming clear		 Just a little more depth of field
Just a little more depth of field
Nectar from heaven
Nectar from heaven		 Climbing Mountain Quail
Climbing Mountain Quail		 Mountain Quail descending
Mountain Quail descending		 Mountain Quail Vert Lichen
Mountain Quail Vert Lichen		 Tongue Tied
Tongue Tied
Mountain quail fall colors 2
Mountain quail fall colors 2		 Mountain quail fall colors
Mountain quail fall colors		 Mountain Quail
Mountain Quail		 Low Cumulus at sunset
Low Cumulus at sunset		 Red Mtn burn approaching weather
Red Mtn burn approaching weather
A cold cumulo scold
A cold cumulo scold		 Bumpy wave cloud
Bumpy wave cloud		 'Scuse me while I kiss the sky
'Scuse me while I kiss the sky		 Solar Melt
Solar Melt		 Red Mtn control burn Plumas NF Sunset 300mm
Red Mtn control burn Plumas NF Sunset 300mm
Red Mtn control burn Plumas NF Sunset 200mm
Red Mtn control burn Plumas NF Sunset 200mm		 SButtes on the road with flash
SButtes on the road with flash		 SButtes on the road
SButtes on the road		 MineCone
MineCone		 Sierra Buttes clearing
Sierra Buttes clearing
Tickle tongue
Tickle tongue		 Looking for Osama 2
Looking for Osama 2		 Looking for Osama
Looking for Osama		 Surveillance
Surveillance		 Butterfly eye and proboscis
Butterfly eye and proboscis
Painted Lady on Rabbit Brush 2
Painted Lady on Rabbit Brush 2		 Skipper moth on Rabbit Brush vert 1
Skipper moth on Rabbit Brush vert 1		 Glight and Lake Oroville
Glight and Lake Oroville		 The fog is in the fir trees
The fog is in the fir trees		 Bubbles greet the flying spaghetti monster
Bubbles greet the flying spaghetti monster
Last sun and downpour
Last sun and downpour		 Rainbow over the Buttes 26Sept05
Rainbow over the Buttes 26Sept05		 Buttes and GLight small blue 27Sept05
Buttes and GLight small blue 27Sept05		 Wet sunrise Sierra Buttes
Wet sunrise Sierra Buttes		 FSM stars 7 Late twilight 07Sept05
FSM stars 7 Late twilight 07Sept05
Skipper and Yellow Flame
Skipper and Yellow Flame		 FSM sighting
FSM sighting		 Foothill lightning 26Sept05 crop
Foothill lightning 26Sept05 crop		 Anticipating the storm
Anticipating the storm		 Lightning rod
Lightning rod
Harvest Moonrise over Sierra Buttes 400mm
Harvest Moonrise over Sierra Buttes 400mm		 Harvest Moonrise over Sierra Buttes 135mm
Harvest Moonrise over Sierra Buttes 135mm		 Storm clearing twilight and Fir Cap
Storm clearing twilight and Fir Cap		 Repose
Repose		 Settled
Settled
HomeSweetHome
HomeSweetHome		 Cliff Hanger
Cliff Hanger		 Sierra Buttes Sunrise 04Sept2005
Sierra Buttes Sunrise 04Sept2005		 Sierra Buttes Sunrise 04Sept2005 Wide
Sierra Buttes Sunrise 04Sept2005 Wide		 Touché
Touché
Harding Fire 2nd Day
Harding Fire 2nd Day		 Harding Fire about 3.5 hours into
Harding Fire about 3.5 hours into		 Harding Fire around 1830 p.m.
Harding Fire around 1830 p.m.		 Harding Fire 1 hour into
Harding Fire 1 hour into		 Poderosa and the Little Whitehouse
Poderosa and the Little Whitehouse
15Aug05 Saddleback LO Sunset PMstitch
15Aug05 Saddleback LO Sunset PMstitch		 Copter 517..... taking a photo maybe?
Copter 517..... taking a photo maybe?		 Copter 517 and Sierra Buttes
Copter 517 and Sierra Buttes		 Carpet Bagger
Carpet Bagger		 Dynamic Duo
Dynamic Duo
Buttes Sunrise 08Aug05
Buttes Sunrise 08Aug05		 Rufous Gold
Rufous Gold		 Contraption
Contraption		 Hairy Beetle 1
Hairy Beetle 1		 Yellow spider devouring a flying ant
Yellow spider devouring a flying ant
Missed opportunity
Missed opportunity		 Backwards Half Look over the Shoulder
Backwards Half Look over the Shoulder		 Belly roll into the Sun
Belly roll into the Sun		 AirAttack 230 close crop
AirAttack 230 close crop		 Air Attack 230 w/ Mt Lassen
Air Attack 230 w/ Mt Lassen
Morris Fire Drop 1
Morris Fire Drop 1		 Windswept
Windswept		 Just need faster brighter smarter flash
Just need faster brighter smarter flash		 Sawyer stark
Sawyer stark		 Anna's with feeder tube
Anna's with feeder tube
Close Call
Close Call		 Quick retreat
Quick retreat		 Cruisin'
Cruisin'		 Spread Eagle
Spread Eagle		 Cruisin closeup
Cruisin closeup
Speak with forked tongue
Speak with forked tongue		 Under Faucet
Under Faucet		 Forked tongue shadow
Forked tongue shadow		 Saddleback RAWS w/solar halo and lenticular clouds
Saddleback RAWS w/solar halo and lenticular clouds		 Rattle closeup
Rattle closeup
Pit viper
Pit viper		 Solar halo Lenticulars and Sierra Buttes
Solar halo Lenticulars and Sierra Buttes		 Simply Dusk
Simply Dusk		 SuperBug
SuperBug		 In Training
In Training
Amazing eye of the Sawyer 2
Amazing eye of the Sawyer 2		 Woodruff fire 19 July 2005
Woodruff fire 19 July 2005		 Tanker 100 Woodruff fire close crop
Tanker 100 Woodruff fire close crop		 Tanker 88 tight crop
Tanker 88 tight crop		 Smokey Helper small 4 inch
Smokey Helper small 4 inch
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Dudy Tuchfeld01-Apr-2008 18:53
Beautifull gallery V
bruno 16-Oct-2007 07:32
Bravo vos photos sont impressionnantes. And what's happen when you discover a fire ?
Guest 04-Oct-2007 17:00
Great photos, love the extras too.
CN
CW23-Oct-2006 21:46
I love those Rattlers
Lee G21-Oct-2006 22:03
Great gallery!!
Monte Dodge18-Oct-2006 15:07
Very nice capture of this life and death scene! Vote
Graham Tomlin13-Oct-2005 05:34
lovely gallery
Janelle 10-Sep-2005 05:46
Mike,

Spectacular photos as usual. I look forward to seeing your pictures every year. The Harding fire photos are interesting. It sure took off didn't it.

Take care, Janelle
Vangy 16-Aug-2005 20:05
Michael,
Your images are truly spectacular. I love the hummers, and the snake is frightening. Take care. Vangy
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