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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: Jul 28, 2008
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/8 sec.
Galleries: Action, Photojournalism
Date Uploaded: Mar 6, 2009

 San Diego's Bravest fighting a brush fire.

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Place: 1039 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 4.5681
Avg (commenters): 4.9487
Avg (participants): 4.5539
Avg (non-participants): 4.6410
Views since voting: 809
Views during voting: 647
Votes: 477
Comments: 42
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 01:00:30 PM
Intense gritty journalistic feel
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 03/17/2009 12:19:01 PM
Cool action news type shot. Suffers from some noise and soft focus though.
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 03/17/2009 08:24:43 AM
One of those photos that, fortunately, I have not had the opportunity to take. Hope this wasnt the home of someone you know (or yours).
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 03/16/2009 08:52:10 PM
It's a bit grainy but it captures such a great moment, the fire in the background is really powerful.
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 03/16/2009 10:51:27 AM
hm I wouldnt mind that its noisy and dark but its also blured .. just for the moment its four sorry ;D
take it easy and take care,
brano
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 03/16/2009 03:37:12 AM
Well captured and presented. Very high action content ... unusual in this challenge!
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 03/15/2009 11:07:37 PM
Great captures, I hope it wasn't your property!
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 03/15/2009 08:52:20 PM
Great editorial shot.
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 03/15/2009 03:02:16 PM
good documentary image, but soft on focus
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 03/15/2009 02:17:44 PM
Good capture but the noise level is at a high where it is rather distracting.
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 03/15/2009 03:40:24 AM
Looks dangerous, but a nice fire photo.
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 03/15/2009 03:11:20 AM
lack of crispness weakens this shot.
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 03/15/2009 12:00:34 AM
pity the firefighters werent that bit sharper
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 03/14/2009 11:49:01 PM
Don't take this the wrong way but as I see DPC as a learning experience here is my frank critique:

This comes across as a snapshot. By that I mean that I feel that anybody standing where you were with a camera could have gone click and got this result. I think a photographer should aim to do more than that. I may be wrong and perhaps you do have more of a story to your shot but the fact is that it doesn't come across to the viewer.

As an example, if you were in Paris and saw the Eiffel Tower you could hold the camera and go click. You'd have a shot that millions of other tourists have and would be good as a record of your holiday. I think at DPC you need more than that. You need to consider the POV - make it something that enhances the tower (include a flowerbed or kissing couple in the foreground), make use of lighting (dusk for shadows), composition (maybe include the buildings beside it to get a sense of scale).

I hope this helps and please don't be offended, I'm only offering an opinion.
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 03/14/2009 11:03:38 PM
A good photojournalism shot but a bit grainy.
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 03/14/2009 10:50:45 PM
That looks hot!
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 03/14/2009 06:35:22 PM
Fuzzy. So much light and so little to use.
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 03/14/2009 06:08:24 PM
too poor image quality
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 03/14/2009 03:33:43 PM
A frightening scene.
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 03/14/2009 03:09:23 PM
A picture with interest, it tells a story...good shot
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 03/14/2009 09:52:51 AM
Great photo journalistic shot.
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 03/14/2009 02:08:47 AM
My coworker is a volunteer firefighter, so I see his action shots all the time. I suspect you are getting killed for ISO noise. Some NR could have helped, however this is also capturing a real life moment when it happened. The imperfections convey the fact that this is a slice of real life and not contrived in the least.
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 03/14/2009 12:21:47 AM
good capture of a moment.
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 03/13/2009 09:14:30 PM
Image seems to have too much noise.
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 03/13/2009 03:40:04 PM
Excellent combination of lights and darks and partial silhouette. Very nicely done and a unique capture!!! 8
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 03/13/2009 01:11:08 PM
That looks a bit too toasty for comfort!
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 03/13/2009 06:58:07 AM
Would have had a greater impact with sharper focus.
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 03/12/2009 08:54:31 PM
into the fire, you've caught the heros in action, well done
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 03/12/2009 06:46:00 PM
Very cool shot!

I think you might get more bang for your buck by cropping out the guy on the left. I'd go just next to his head and just above his shoulder. You'd still get that ladder on the other side of the fence, and most of the other firefighter.
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 03/12/2009 04:12:17 PM
Wow right into the fire. Good action shot at this late hour.
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 03/12/2009 04:04:08 PM
Good action but needs to have the firefighter or fire more in focus.
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 03/12/2009 10:37:13 AM
Nice action shot.
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 03/12/2009 08:18:39 AM
Very grainy and over pixelized. Emotive subject tho.
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 03/12/2009 01:48:28 AM
Nice PJ.
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 03/11/2009 11:39:09 PM
interesting image, a little bit chaotic, but the situation calls for this.
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 03/11/2009 09:13:55 PM
guess you pushed the contrast/brightness to much...very gainy
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 03/11/2009 08:24:54 PM
That looks more like an inferno!
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 03/11/2009 01:30:59 PM
Great news capture type of shot.
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 03/11/2009 12:17:09 PM
The guy in the foreground is a little distracting, but you can't do much about that. I love the sense of action.
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 03/11/2009 06:59:30 AM
Cellphone shot? Poor image quality, too much motion blur and noise
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 03/11/2009 12:56:40 AM
Great drama
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 03/11/2009 12:26:23 AM
Great subject matter. Intesne photo the stirs emotions.
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