San Diego County Wildfire by Kevin

Sunday, 23rd December 2007

San Diego County Wildfire

by Kevin

The Harris Fire just went over the peak of this mountain (Mt. San Miguel) after midnight on 10/23/2007. There have been 21 civilian and 32 firefighter injuries, as well as five deaths on this fire. 211 homes and 262 outbuildings have been destroyed, and 259 additional structures are damaged. The estimated cost of this fire to date is $15.1 million.

Equipment: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi

Kevin

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20 Comments

doug Says:
December 23rd, 2007 at 5:07 am
phenomenal shot, its too bad that destruction can look so incredible
izakigur Says:
December 23rd, 2007 at 7:50 am
It seems like hell, iam very sorry to see this picture. Thank you.
Keith Says:
December 23rd, 2007 at 10:00 am
A cracking shot (no pun intended. Frightening and intense, yet exciting at the same time. Congrats on POTD.
Pieter -sAner- van der Horst Says:
December 23rd, 2007 at 12:33 pm
Wow … of course this scene is a true tragedy, but the photo itself is spectacular.
Bharat Says:
December 23rd, 2007 at 2:45 pm
Amazing…..!!! . Great job on taking this photo
laurens Says:
December 23rd, 2007 at 3:09 pm
one side its horrible, .. but fire is a wonder too…
difficult picture still nice
Pauline Jones Says:
December 23rd, 2007 at 3:10 pm
Spectacular shot, if I was living below I’d be scared.
Mohamed Basahl Says:
December 23rd, 2007 at 4:39 pm
It Is a Great Shot KEVIN
Dennis Says:
December 23rd, 2007 at 6:20 pm
Nicely done. The picture looks appropriately ominous.
Tom Brooklyn Says:
December 23rd, 2007 at 10:35 pm
Breathtaking.
reTArdo Says:
December 24th, 2007 at 5:28 am
its funny how often beauty and destruction lie hand in hand
great pic
congrats
Anurag Says:
December 24th, 2007 at 7:02 am
A reminder of the power of nature and the insignificance of man
Andrew Says:
December 24th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
beautiful and lethal
Renee Says:
December 27th, 2007 at 4:26 pm
It is a very nice photo and yes very sad at the same time! thanks for sharing!
Su Says:
December 10th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Yes a sad time but all forests need a fire to rejuvenate themselves now and then, its man who stands in natures way.
mike Says:
October 5th, 2009 at 2:16 am
Wow, unreal scene at night with the colors.
su Says:
December 23rd, 2009 at 8:45 am
What a fire this turned out to be, great capture.
Rajib Singha Says:
December 23rd, 2009 at 1:34 pm
Anurag said it all. Great shot!
Renee Says:
December 23rd, 2009 at 3:58 pm
Agreed with the other comments. great capture
Joanne Bradley Says:
March 1st, 2010 at 3:32 am
What an amazing shot, scary but so impressive!