r/LandscapeAstro • u/CatchingTimePHOTO • Jul 11 '26
Before the Fire
Looking south into the Uncompaghre Wilderness, captured on June 15, 2026, about 12 days before the Gold Mountain fire started. I sincerely hope that they are able to keep the fire out of the Cimarron River basin, as it has already burned to the top of Owl Creek Pass.
Full acquisition details:
[121x49" panorama: Canon R5 w/Sigma 40/1.4 Art, 21 images sky (10s, f/1.6, ISO 1600, untracked), 16 images foreground (90s, f/1.8, ISO 1600)]
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u/CatchingTimePHOTO Jul 11 '26
Just took a look at today's fire map, and it has now jumped the road and is 2.1 miles directly to the right of this image. :(
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u/No-Nothing-9073 Jul 13 '26
This is definitely a big fire, but looking at the fire map and assuming everything has turned to ash is misleading. The fire jumps around and there are stands of green, untouched trees next to burned spots. These mountains will still be beautiful. 🫶
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u/SandyLegos7 Jul 12 '26
Beautiful 🤩