Smoky

My neighbor is a big gardener. I guess he was cleaning up his garden and burning the remains last evening.You can just barely see his white head in the smoke.

[Susan Wakely]

Great capture. I really had to zoom in to see him.

[katy]

This is a very interesting image! The composition makes it seem like art! FAV

[KWind]

Wow... pretty intense smoke. Our visibility isn't great here today again from all the wildfire smoke.

[Pyrrhula]

Great shot.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Seems rather magical for some reason- maybe it's the feeling of dusk and the smoke- whatever it is, it's a pretty shot!

[Wylie]

nice shot. no neighbours gone missing ?

[GaryW]

Agree with Ann, something cool about the smoke!

[Margaret Brown]

Nice atmospheric candid!

[Kathy]

@wakelys I wanted to get closer for a photograph, but didn't really want to lose the surroundings. Plus I don't think he saw me. Thank you.
@grammyn Thank you Katy. I tried several different crops before settling on this one.
@kwind The smoke was over his house and I noticed it as I arrived home. Being nosy, I had to see where it was coming from. The fire was probably out by bedtime, but the rain started about the same time, so the smoke didn't linger long. Nothing like what you're experiencing thank goodness.
@pyrrhula Thanks Ferry.
@olivetreeann I think the buildings and fences in the smoke make it seem that way Ann. Thank you.
@pusspup Not that I know of, but then I don't see the neighbors much. I'll keep that thought in my head as I read the papers. Then I will have some photographic tips to pass along. Fun and thank you Wylie.
@thewatersphotos Thank you Gary. Yeah it's pretty intense for him to be in the midst of it.
@craftymeg Thank you Margaret.

[Kathy A]

Makes for a cool shot, you would get into so much trouble if you did that here

[Kathy]

@kjarn Well, we've had a particularly wet few weeks. Actually this was taken the evening that our weather was effected by the hurricane. Rained steady for at least 24 hours straight.

[Kathy A]

I’m not understanding what you mean. Over here you are not allowed to burn off in your back yard no matter what the weather

[Mary Siegle]

Something very old fashioned about this scene. Makes me remember the brick trash burner in our back yard when I was a kid. Regulations changed and eventually we got rid of it.

[Kathy]

@kjarn I live in the county limits rather than the city limits and fires like this are allowed unless we're going through a drought. @mcsiegle I think the barn/shed buildings add to the vintage look, too.