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Smoky Inferno--California Wild Fires
Smoky Inferno--California Wild Fires
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2007-10 (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS
Location: Southern California
Date: Oct 21, 2007
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/2000
Galleries: Photojournalism
Date Uploaded: Oct 22, 2007

These fire fighters braved 70 mile per hour swirling wind gusts and dangling powerlines to save these homes in our neighborhood. It is only thanks to their heroic and Herculean tireless effort that these homes are still standing. A debt of gratidude are owed to these people because but for their actions, this home and many others would have been lost.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/07/2007 07:51:24 PM
remarkable capture, and with an amazing abstract composition as well.
11/05/2007 08:45:47 PM
Great Capture.. Must of been tough to see....
11/04/2007 11:30:41 PM
Pretty cool moment but the composition doesn't really work for me. Without the helicopter it'd be a picture for a real estate ad. Think a tighter & vertical crop would have been nice, 5.
11/04/2007 05:04:38 AM
Great shot to show the proximity to homes - good action with the drop as well.
11/03/2007 05:57:07 AM
thats a pretty sweet shot, look at all the colors!
those are different hueys than the ones being used in my part of the world


be safe, great shot and good luck!!!!
11/01/2007 10:18:30 PM
Better to see the rotors moving; longer shutter speed.
11/01/2007 08:25:45 PM
That's a mansion in the bg! Wow, I like the drama effect that the smoke and helicopter give this image.
11/01/2007 11:05:58 AM
I would have preferred a slower shutter speed. It would give the photo a little motion.
11/01/2007 12:14:50 AM
great action capture of the helicopter but powerlines distract


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