A photographer from a well-known national magazine was
assigned to cover Southern California's wildfires. The
magazine wanted pictures of the heroic work the fire fighters
were doing as they battled the blazes.

When the photographer arrived on the scene he realized that
the smoke was so thick that it would seriously impede, or
even make impossible, his obtaining good photographs from
ground-level

He requested permission from his boss to rent a plane and
take photos from the air. His request was approved and via
a cell phone call to the local county airport necessary
arrangements were made. He was told a single-engine plane
would be waiting for him at the airport.

He arrived at the airfield and spotted a plane warming up
outside a hangar. He jumped in with his bag, slammed the
door shut and shouted, "Let's go!"

The pilot taxied out, swung the plane into the wind and
roared down the runway. Within just a minute or two of
his arrival they were in the air.

The photographer requested the pilot to, "Fly over the valley
and make two or three low passes so I can take some pictures
of the fires on the hillsides."

"Why?" asked the pilot.

"Because I'm a photographer for a national magazine," he
responded, "and I need to get some close-up shots."