It Took Just 22 Years…

I finally posted my Oakland Hills Fire Video. It took a bit of motivation from Chris Burt, who mentions it in his recent blog about wild fires to actually make it happen. It’s RAW footage, and the Hi-8-poorly-converted-to-DVD quality is pretty horrendous, but some (like Chris) still find it interesting. For me, the video is a tiny bit embarrassing. When you hear me speak – it’s too my Mom. And I sound so young…

I’m extremely lucky to have captured this significant event in Bay Area history. Of course, the video definitely doesn’t do justice to what it actually feels like to be in the midst of a conflagration like this. I never thought I’d become a casualty of the fire, but the sounds, the smells – these will never leave me.

By the way, If I’m ever involved in another disaster if this magnitude, I promise to shoot a much better video – along with 10,000 other cell-phone videographers.

4 Comments Add yours

  1. Cindy says:

    I only had time to watch the first 5 minutes of it, but you have me sitting at the edge of my chair! I can not wait until I’m able to watch the rest of it….hopefully, tonight. HOW were you able to film that for an hour is beyond me. And, you sound so calm.

  2. Cindy says:

    That was amazing and awesome and horrible all at the same time.

  3. Andrew Johnstone says:

    You must have been in a reality disconnect looking through the lens.. If you had not been distracted by making the movie you would have crapped yourself…. HARROWING!

  4. Cindy says:

    I agree with Andrew…

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