Described by one viewer as B次元官网网址渂eautiful and yet intensely scary and powerful,B次元官网网址� a photo capturing the Big Dipper, an aurora and the glowing Shovel Lake wildfire all at once is bringing both shock and awe.
Photographer David Luggi, who lives in Fraser Lake, was able to use a 30-second exposure to capture the trifecta just after midnight Friday.
B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 standing on the southern shore of Fraser Lake, at White Swan park, and the winds are favourable so I was able to see the fire and the smoke and fortunately clear enough that the Big Dipper was captured in it as well,B次元官网网址� he said.
Luggi, whoB次元官网网址檚 been , was originally planning to get a night-photo of the Island Lake fire burning to the south, but winds werenB次元官网网址檛 working in his favour. Luggi admitted itB次元官网网址檚 quite an incredible photo given the three weeks of haze that has blanketed his community.
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The photo has since been making waves online, reaching 2,500 shares since being posted Saturday morning.
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B次元官网网址淏eauty within a horrible situation,B次元官网网址� said another.
The wildfire, burning about 78,000 hectares in size between Fort St. James and Fraser Lake has been the cause of much despair and angst for hundreds of people who live in the communities nearby.
| Some of the photos in recent weeks shot of wildfires near Fraser Lake, shot by David Luggi. |
Luggi and his familyB次元官网网址檚 home is about one kilometre outside of the area in the village that has been ordered to evacuate.
B次元官网网址淣o doubt thereB次元官网网址檚 a lot of anxiety here, but at the same time I think weB次元官网网址檙e kind of getting used to it,B次元官网网址� he said.
B次元官网网址淚 think weB次元官网网址檙e beginning to realize this is the new normal, and the reason I say that is because the mountain pine beetle that has killed a lot of the trees here over the last 20 years has come to a point itB次元官网网址檚 been standing for 10 to 15 years longer and is dried up and ready to burn in a situation like this.B次元官网网址�
Dealing with the unknown predictably will lead to the concern many local residents have, Luggi said, but the communication from officials has helped ease some of the anxiety.
B次元官网网址淓verybody is kind of getting used to process it and understanding how the information is being relayed.B次元官网网址�
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