Wonderful capture - Greetings from Athens.

We stayed here It's a lovely place to stay!

It was an exciting day. The wind was blowing away from me and the fires slowly burned away to the north as I took the photo.

However, soon the thunderstorm created a big cloud of dust and the winds were coming back toward me and my truck.

Visibility was about zero for a half hour. When the storm lifted, no rain had fallen on me. The fire activity was redistributed a bit, but heavy rain had dampened the northward advance of the large head of the fire.

I thought the fire would then be contained, but I have read that's advance has continued since Aug. 14.

This photo evokes a feeling of loneliness and desolation accentuated by its presentation in black and white. I like it.

good shot william!!!