Fires this past week have been roaring through our State, and I expect one of our Photographica members (DSW) has been fighting one of the bad ones in the Santa Barbara area.  Over 100 large homes reported lost there.

Here in Huntington Beach we are fortunate to be some 15 miles or so from the nearest fires, with the only inconvenience smoky skies and ashes blown in by the wind.  These shots taken November 15 provide some perspective.

Looking east toward Yorba Linda and Anaheim Hills from roof of parking structure at Beach and Warner -  SK1

From same site looking toward ocean, sun filtered by smoke layer -  SK2  

Looking east from Bolsa Chica wetlands on Pacific Coast Hwy -  SK3

On walkway above beach, looking toward Catalina Island -  SK4

Closer view from same site, filtered sunlight turns ocean red -  SK5

From beach below my shot, beach visitors ignore the strange light of this day -  SK6

Wind down today, we can hope the fires will soon be contained.