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Saddleback Fire Lookout 2007

A really late start to this year's gallery....thanks to Rose for finding an old IBM laptop compatible with my very unusual phone system. Having some problems, and at best I connect at 0.6KB/sec. A labor of love. Please choose 'Original' size for best viewing, and some of the panoramas may be too wide for your screen, so be sure to scroll sideways. Enjoy.
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Red Belly Tanker ..........89
Red Belly Tanker ..........89		 Bent Tree Pano 3 shots...don't forget to scroll
Bent Tree Pano 3 shots...don't forget to scroll		 Sunset Snowstorm Pano 2 shot
Sunset Snowstorm Pano 2 shot		 Lousy way to use a tripod
Lousy way to use a tripod		 Monk Dwarf & Rabbit Brush
Monk Dwarf & Rabbit Brush
Sierra Buttes and Moonlight fire smoke
Sierra Buttes and Moonlight fire smoke		 The Bee Tree at Dusk
The Bee Tree at Dusk		 Guy in a bear suit 2
Guy in a bear suit 2		 Guy in a bear suit
Guy in a bear suit		 Tanker 88 closeup
Tanker 88 closeup
Tanker 88 w Mt Filmore
Tanker 88 w Mt Filmore		 A Saddleback Moment 05 Oct 07
A Saddleback Moment 05 Oct 07		 Crusin' the Milky Way & Jupiter
Crusin' the Milky Way & Jupiter		 14 Aug 07 Sunset Buttes Pan 5 jpg shots AENW
14 Aug 07 Sunset Buttes Pan 5 jpg shots AENW		 SB in motion round about 18 June 07
SB in motion round about 18 June 07
Bright SunShiny Day 05 Oct 07
Bright SunShiny Day 05 Oct 07		 Tanker 89 late light
Tanker 89 late light		 Wheeler Fire first night
Wheeler Fire first night		 Antelope Complex 2nd Day 06 July 2007 1823 hours
Antelope Complex 2nd Day 06 July 2007 1823 hours		 Antelope Complex 2nd Day 06 July 2007 Ash and Cumulus
Antelope Complex 2nd Day 06 July 2007 Ash and Cumulus
Mirror, mirror.........who's the fairest ? Calamity, of course!
Mirror, mirror.........who's the fairest ? Calamity, of course!		 Moonlight Fire Day 1 03 Sept 2007 Panorama 6 shots
Moonlight Fire Day 1 03 Sept 2007 Panorama 6 shots		 Moonlight Fire Day 2 Pano 2 shots 1915 hours
Moonlight Fire Day 2 Pano 2 shots 1915 hours		 Moonlight Fire Day 2 6 shots Pano 1922 hours
Moonlight Fire Day 2 6 shots Pano 1922 hours		 Singing & Eating Green Tailed Towhee
Singing & Eating Green Tailed Towhee
Saddleback LO 230 degree Panorama w Smoke from Moonlight Fire
Saddleback LO 230 degree Panorama w Smoke from Moonlight Fire		 Moonlight Fire Night 3 05 Sept 2007
Moonlight Fire Night 3 05 Sept 2007		 Tanker 89 overhead LA Whyeth
Tanker 89 overhead LA Whyeth		 KungFu Calamity
KungFu Calamity		 Mt Tomhead and coast range post sundown
Mt Tomhead and coast range post sundown
Moonlight Fire Night 6 late twilight I
Moonlight Fire Night 6 late twilight I		 Moonlight Fire Night 6 08 Sept 2007 w Star Trails
Moonlight Fire Night 6 08 Sept 2007 w Star Trails		 Moonlight Fire Night 6 late twilight II.jpg
Moonlight Fire Night 6 late twilight II.jpg		 Moonlight Fire Night 6 late twilight III
Moonlight Fire Night 6 late twilight III		 Moonlight Fire Night 6 D50 30 seconds II
Moonlight Fire Night 6 D50 30 seconds II
Overcast smoke from Moonlight Fire
Overcast smoke from Moonlight Fire		 Golden Wing 07
Golden Wing 07		 Sweet Nectar
Sweet Nectar		 Close Call
Close Call		 Battered but still soaring
Battered but still soaring
Lindsey Fire about 25 min into
Lindsey Fire about 25 min into		 Ultralight 1 with a wave
Ultralight 1 with a wave		 Crusin the Milky Way II
Crusin the Milky Way II		 19 Sept 07 Pano Sundown
19 Sept 07 Pano Sundown		 16 Sept 07 Buttes soft sunrise
16 Sept 07 Buttes soft sunrise
Bear Rock with light shafts Pano 4 shots.jpg
Bear Rock with light shafts Pano 4 shots.jpg		 Sunset Panorama I 21Sept 07 2 shots
Sunset Panorama I 21Sept 07 2 shots		 Buttes sunset 21Sept07 Pan 2 shots
Buttes sunset 21Sept07 Pan 2 shots		 Sunset Panorama II 21Sept 07 4 vert shots
Sunset Panorama II 21Sept 07 4 vert shots		 Still lookin for Osama 2007
Still lookin for Osama 2007
Moonlight Miles Sacramento Lights
Moonlight Miles Sacramento Lights		 Chimpmunk & Lichen w Storm Clearing
Chimpmunk & Lichen w Storm Clearing		 3 Person Glory
3 Person Glory		 Sierra Buttes Storm Clearing 23 Sept 07 Pano 2 shots
Sierra Buttes Storm Clearing 23 Sept 07 Pano 2 shots		 Moth Carapace I.jpg
Moth Carapace I.jpg
Least Chipmunk raiding a hummer feeder
Least Chipmunk raiding a hummer feeder		 Inside of Lookout tonight 04 Oct 2007 w lightning
Inside of Lookout tonight 04 Oct 2007 w lightning		 Soft 2 shot pano of almost kelvin-helmholtz clouds
Soft 2 shot pano of almost kelvin-helmholtz clouds		 Uninviting proposal at the Little Whitehouse 05 Oct 2007
Uninviting proposal at the Little Whitehouse 05 Oct 2007		 Fuel stick.10 by Tuesday 8^)
Fuel stick.10 by Tuesday 8^)
Outhouse Revisited 05 Oct 07
Outhouse Revisited 05 Oct 07		 Lil Evander w Snow
Lil Evander w Snow		 Bent Tree and Fir Cap storm clearing
Bent Tree and Fir Cap storm clearing		 Perspective 2 shot vertical panorama Saddleback LO
Perspective 2 shot vertical panorama Saddleback LO		 Eatin' Yellow Snow
Eatin' Yellow Snow
2 shot pano Saddleback from Bear Rock snow 05 Oct 07
2 shot pano Saddleback from Bear Rock snow 05 Oct 07		 Sunset thru snowfall 05 Oct 07
Sunset thru snowfall 05 Oct 07		 Saddleback vert last light 05 Oct 07 snow storm
Saddleback vert last light 05 Oct 07 snow storm		 Tanker 89 dropping retardant on the Morristown Fire 09 Oct 2007
Tanker 89 dropping retardant on the Morristown Fire 09 Oct 2007		 Air Attack 17
Air Attack 17
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Piney John 11-Dec-2008 19:10
Sure don't have this kind of view from the N.J. Towers!!
pilot of AA17 12-Sep-2008 04:01
These are great pictures! I found them last winter and I am looking forward to this year's additions. I wanted to comment that you DO have a close up of Hoser...your pic of Tanker 88 has Hoser flying. Also, thanks for the pic of AA17, its my screen saver!
Guest 29-Oct-2007 06:12
Mike great shots, thanks for a great season and for all your help when the lighting gods were a rockin
Scott Biddle
Babbitt LO 2007
Marcia LaRue 04-Oct-2007 23:02
Have been looking at your pictures for the past 2 hours ... the Hummers are breathtaking ... all of these pictures are spectacular. I'm familiar with the Buttes near Yuba City ... live in Colorado now and you just can't beat the mountains out here! Thank you for an absolutely fabulous pictorial of land, sky and the birds that fly!
Robin 04-Oct-2007 02:55
saw the times article as well.wonderful photos.a definite labor of love.a part of me would love to have your vocation.please keep photographing.adding your site to my favorites and forwarding to a few friends.
Ryan L. 03-Oct-2007 21:03
Saw the Times article. Fantastic article, and wonderful photography. Truly beautiful. Thank you for sharing your artwork.
Dave Solt 03-Oct-2007 17:52
Mike, Thank you. These are beautiful. Saw your NYT article this AM.
James Loesch 03-Oct-2007 14:45
Thanks for your post. Read about you in the NY Times this AM and went right to your sit. Spent the last hour enjoying your work.
Guest 03-Oct-2007 04:20
Fabulous
Robert Charity08-Sep-2007 19:18
thanks for posting these - enjoyed them, v
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