This set of photos is my second attempt at creating interesting images by manipulating fire. The Camping and Backpacking Fire  fulfills a primal urge, providing light and heat in a landscape that would otherwise be dark and frigid.

These six shots were taken during a recent Camping Trip to the Sandy Flat Campground in Sequoia National Forest. Unfortunately, my Circular Polarizer ($100 lens filter) was destroyed during the generation of these images (due to sheer stupidity).

While I don’t think that their quality was worth the loss, I did learn a valuable lesson in the process: never place sensitive photographic equipment in close proximity to extreme heat.

It All Started Out So Simple (And Ugly)

Soon Becoming More Complex (I Like The Wavy Log On The Right)

Conflagration

Circular Polarizer Screaming In Agony

Enfuego