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04/17/2009 08:18:57 AM |
| talk about underrated!!! Should have been top ten! Love this shot, good work |
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03/29/2009 09:30:46 AM |
| As a firefighter...I'd LOVE to see this in person!!!!! |
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03/18/2009 01:17:40 PM |
| ohohhhh they are putting it on the fire. had me fooled |
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03/18/2009 04:06:29 AM |
Thank you all for your comments.
This is indeed a tradition in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland. A huge bonfire where the local firedepartment controls the fire and are ready to put it out if something happens. The fiest is always held the first weekend in August. |
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03/17/2009 11:36:13 PM |
| Wow. Great shot. Love the sillouettes. |
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03/17/2009 10:05:42 PM |
| You can almost feel the heat! 8 |
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03/17/2009 09:47:59 PM |
| Eeegads! That looks hot! nice photojournalism - very nicely done. |
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03/17/2009 08:23:32 PM |
| Yowsers - what a conflagration. Buckets seem a little small to be fighting such a blaze... |
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03/17/2009 04:40:50 PM |
| I can not imagine the heat coming from this. I bet it was intense from where you were standing too. |
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03/17/2009 01:11:56 PM |
| This is just crazy. The fire is so immense compared to the figures and their little buckets. |
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03/17/2009 10:05:54 AM |
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03/17/2009 04:00:57 AM |
| OMG! Buckets won't help here, guys! Hectic! |
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03/17/2009 03:57:27 AM |
| OMG what a dramatic photograph! |
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03/17/2009 01:16:04 AM |
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03/16/2009 10:55:56 PM |
| Wow. That looks HOT. Great capture. Hope it wasn't your building. |
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03/16/2009 06:34:35 PM |
| Wow.. this shot is just packed with action. Great capture... I hope this wasnt intentionally staged :) |
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03/16/2009 02:50:53 PM |
| Wow. First thought! Nice capture. The firefighters look much to close and using buckets? |
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03/16/2009 02:43:20 PM |
| Wow! Quite the image! I can't believe they're there with buckets of water, I hope the firetrucks w/ hoses were nearby! Hopefully no one was injured in the blaze. |
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03/16/2009 11:54:31 AM |
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03/16/2009 02:15:00 AM |
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03/16/2009 01:48:37 AM |
| Amazing capture, the dramatism, color and detail are extraordinary. |
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03/16/2009 01:04:08 AM |
| Unbelievable....intimidating! |
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03/16/2009 12:08:22 AM |
| Impressive shot! Filled the frame well with this crop. |
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03/15/2009 10:19:42 PM |
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03/15/2009 09:39:31 PM |
| Wow - talk about dramatic! This sure packs a punch! |
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03/15/2009 09:25:15 PM |
| Geez, that's a heck of a fire! Nice exposure. |
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03/15/2009 04:57:13 PM |
| What a fire! It looks so very real with the people on the foreground. |
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03/15/2009 01:52:47 PM |
| quite a moment to catch and exposed correctly |
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03/15/2009 01:50:31 PM |
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03/15/2009 01:46:31 PM |
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03/15/2009 01:20:04 PM |
| Incredible intensity! Wow. |
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03/15/2009 10:19:25 AM |
So why are they throwing gas on the burning building?
Very dramatic image 7 |
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03/15/2009 10:18:35 AM |
| Very nice image. It's good to see a few "great" images. This is a perfect reflection of your abilities as a photographer. |
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03/15/2009 10:05:02 AM |
| That is an amazing fire and they're putting it out with buckets? That seems odd. This is a good piece of photojournalism. |
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03/15/2009 09:56:41 AM |
| I really hope they are not trying to put that out with buckets of water :-0 Serioulsy great action shot and you deserve a 10 for bravery, but I gave you an 8. Well done and good luck for the rest of the challenge. |
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03/15/2009 07:09:38 AM |
| wow a lot of action here, well captured. |
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03/15/2009 06:12:10 AM |
| I'm not sure even their turn-out suits will protect long from this conflagration. WOW! Nice capture of this questionable action. Congrats. |
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03/15/2009 05:25:48 AM |
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03/15/2009 12:41:25 AM |
... and it suddenly became clear to the Mayor of that small burg that perhaps it was no longer sufficient to have a Volunteer Bucket Squad.
He sighed. So much for his Morning Donut budget. |
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03/14/2009 07:57:52 PM |
| wow look like a hopeless fight - 8 |
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03/14/2009 07:46:40 PM |
| This one really took me by surprise... So much intensity and emotion. Truly a great capture. Beautiful work. |
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03/14/2009 06:10:04 PM |
| That is one big fire! Very dramatic. |
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03/14/2009 05:37:14 PM |
| WOW .. what a powerful image! I can feel the heat! |
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03/14/2009 05:37:11 PM |
| Are they really trying to use buckets on that fire? I really like that you can see some detail on the fire fighters instead of just being silouettes. |
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03/14/2009 04:06:53 PM |
| Wow, this is intense, wonderful capture of an emotional (and dangerous!) moment. |
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03/14/2009 03:14:41 PM |
| Great shot,you can feel the heat from the screen!! |
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03/14/2009 01:08:20 PM |
| Wow, that's really intense! Nice capture! |
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03/14/2009 12:01:37 PM |
| Amazing shot. I think the title should have been "Futile" :) |
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03/14/2009 11:38:54 AM |
| Hot! This is impressive. Maybe a little darker. |
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03/14/2009 11:12:13 AM |
| What an incredible sight. I hope they are not nearly as close as they seem. |
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03/14/2009 06:54:14 AM |
| wow... truly amazing picture |
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03/14/2009 05:54:32 AM |
| Great Balls Of Fire!!!! Wow!! What a stunning shot. I can almost feel the heat radiating from out of my monitor and scorching my face. Excellent! 9 |
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03/14/2009 12:11:52 AM |
| wowza. Buckets? Really? 10 |
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03/13/2009 08:47:16 PM |
| whoa. i'm not sure what to say about the shot i'm so wowed by the content. |
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03/13/2009 07:57:50 PM |
| This is fascinating, they're not really throwing gasoline on the fire,are they? It does look like it though. |
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03/13/2009 07:55:03 PM |
Eek! WHAT are they doing?? I hope to see the answer in your details.
The scene is amazingly interesting. Good job.
Not voting yet. |
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03/13/2009 04:30:18 PM |
| Pro quality photo journalism shot. well done. |
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03/13/2009 04:09:15 PM |
| Wow, you really caught the action. Love how the flames fill the frame. Exciting photo. |
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03/13/2009 03:22:33 PM |
I'm hoping to leave comments on as many photo's in this challenge as possible... out of (currently) 1124 images, I gave 31 of them a 9. Your image was one of those 31.
In amongst a bunch of landscapes, portraits, sunsets, bug macros, this really is one of a kind. An incredible action shot, and one I'm sure was uncomfortable to capture - I know how far the heat from these inferno's can reach out. Fire is such a beatiful thing to look at but so destructive. I think you have perfectly captured both sides in this image.
Good luck for a strong finish in this challenge. |
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03/13/2009 03:17:01 PM |
| wow. would have been cool to have been there, as long at it wasn't my house. I think you treated this well considering what must have been horrible photographic environment - smoke, ashes, heat... 8 |
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03/13/2009 01:21:12 PM |
| Amazing capture, very vivid |
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03/13/2009 11:26:21 AM |
Geeze, THIS is photojournalism :-) At least, I'm *assuming* it's not a staged shot, LOL. And if it *is* staged, all I can say to you is "You've gone insane, Jorge!"
(wink) You're getting an 8 from me :-) |
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03/13/2009 10:45:50 AM |
| wow !! I can feel the searing heat. wonderful capture, 8 |
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03/13/2009 10:19:37 AM |
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03/13/2009 02:53:40 AM |
| I can only image the story behind this shot but the mass of flames makes for great viewing |
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03/12/2009 11:31:47 PM |
| Who doesn't like a good fire??!! :D |
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03/12/2009 08:05:27 PM |
Coming back to comment...
Fantastic photojournalism! I hope you had a long zoom! 10 |
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03/12/2009 07:32:02 PM |
| As a firefighter of 18 years, I gotta say, what the hell are they DOING? Are they seriously trying to put that out with buckets of water? No air? Wow, amazing shot/situation |
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03/12/2009 06:33:56 PM |
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03/12/2009 03:20:14 PM |
| Wow. And they're trying to fight it with a bucket brigade. Really shows what a monster fire can be. |
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03/12/2009 01:32:21 PM |
| it's great how you caught all the action; compo is good too 8 |
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03/12/2009 12:48:33 PM |
| OMG! I can almost feel the heat of the flames! Great shot! |
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03/12/2009 12:16:43 PM |
| Very dramatic. Good lighting and detail here. |
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03/12/2009 09:33:19 AM |
| I cannot comprehend the enormity of the situation. (10) |
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03/12/2009 08:22:52 AM |
| As Eddie Murphy's uncle Gus once said "Now THAT's a FIRE!". Great image. Great capture. The flames provide the drama, and the firefighters add the personal interest and become the focus of the shot. Excellent. |
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03/12/2009 08:00:56 AM |
| Wow, talk about peeing on a forest fire... Great shot! |
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03/12/2009 03:37:50 AM |
You ask yourself is it actually worth using buckets on a fire like this...
Love the almost silhouette of the firemen here, the bright flames at the top grab my attention first then I look downwards.
So much detail here, I've been looking at it for a while.
Well done, 9 |
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03/12/2009 02:05:28 AM |
| awesome photo, but I think they are fighting a loosing battle 8/10 |
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03/12/2009 01:53:17 AM |
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03/11/2009 11:34:27 PM |
| Wow that is intense. Nice capture, even though it was bad timing for the people who live there. |
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03/11/2009 10:40:46 PM |
| Wow - what an incredible shot. |
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03/11/2009 10:21:32 PM |
| Wow. Great job with exposure in a difficult situation. I can't believe they're using buckets and not truck and hose. |
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03/11/2009 07:13:25 PM |
| Scary shot.. I can feel the heat. |
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03/11/2009 07:00:35 PM |
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03/11/2009 06:44:26 PM |
| WoW what a striking image! The men look so small up against those huge flames. Super capture, hope no one was injured. I can almost feel the heat. |
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03/11/2009 06:34:21 PM |
| Wow this looks like a frightening place to be. |
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03/11/2009 06:05:09 PM |
| pretty sure that water isnt doing anything to contain that! lol great photo!!! |
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03/11/2009 05:13:43 PM |
| that is one hot fire, fantastic capture |
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03/11/2009 05:12:48 PM |
| Whoa, thats some fire I can't believe they are throwing buckets at it, yikes! |
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03/11/2009 05:01:52 PM |
| Is that for real? That's an increadible scene. |
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03/11/2009 04:42:18 PM |
| OK, youve got me wondering what the heck they are doing... This is a neat shot. I know the lighting is fussy at scenes like that. |
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03/11/2009 04:34:21 PM |
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03/11/2009 02:21:26 PM |
| great capture, but a little soft, and the title doesn't do this image justice. |
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03/11/2009 01:33:37 PM |
| Color could be a bit more natural. |
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03/11/2009 12:56:03 PM |
| It's global warming I tell ya! Great shot, the almost pathetic attempts to extinguish this blaze add to the image. |
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03/11/2009 10:05:48 AM |
| A powerful image. Well done. |
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03/11/2009 10:00:46 AM |
| uhm. Too little too late? |
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03/11/2009 07:37:43 AM |
| nice piece of photojournalism here with good exposure in difficult circumstances. good luck: 7 |
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03/11/2009 06:02:25 AM |
| wow, you can almost feel the heat just looking at this, such brave people |
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03/11/2009 04:17:29 AM |
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03/11/2009 04:14:02 AM |
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03/11/2009 03:18:19 AM |
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