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A captain oversees two firefighters at work extinguishing an automobile blaze.

A captain oversees two firefighters at work extinguishing an automobile blaze.
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Redcow
 
Redcow March 19, 2013
Great shot!
Ceylon73
 
Ceylon73 March 20, 2013
Woah !!!!!! Brilliant !!
honzaworkshootduch
 
honzaworkshootduch March 21, 2013
So cool !!
RachelDawn
 
RachelDawn March 22, 2013
Fantastic!!!
franzneundorf
 
franzneundorf March 28, 2013
Amazing...
JeffreyA
 
JeffreyA March 28, 2013
awesome shot
bradyedgar
 
bradyedgar March 31, 2013
this is an incredible photo! HDR? howd u get this look during the moment ?
raegi
 
raegi April 06, 2013
Fantastic
cmorisset PRO+
 
cmorisset April 07, 2013
Captivating shot, well done!
Etna PRO+
 
Etna April 07, 2013
Amazing...
KRPoole
 
KRPoole April 07, 2013
Awesome!
fabs
 
fabs May 13, 2013
amazing! great shot!
AndreaE
 
AndreaE May 16, 2013
Amazing capture!
Timbo
 
Timbo June 14, 2013
Brilliant
gunners42 PRO+
 
gunners42 July 09, 2013
Excellent, well done.
jacksonhoffman Platinum
 
jacksonhoffman July 11, 2013
Sweet
hotpixel PRO+
 
hotpixel July 11, 2013
Fantastic !!
danikelii
 
danikelii July 11, 2013
Stunning!
Arzhtatiana
 
Arzhtatiana September 29, 2013
Very nice!
Jon--Hall
 
Jon--Hall October 07, 2013
Great shot, the HDR works really well here.
GBloniarz
 
GBloniarz December 19, 2013
Superb photography and journalistic capture! Best of luck to you!
HelenRea
 
HelenRea December 19, 2013
Congratulations...nice work! :)))
cathymohney
 
cathymohney December 19, 2013
Great capture! Congratulations!
onyanita PRO+
 
onyanita December 20, 2013
amazing capture. Awesome camera work, nice composition and lovely color.
tracygrossoflanagan
 
tracygrossoflanagan December 20, 2013
Awesome shot!!! Good luck!!!
Iamacanon
 
Iamacanon December 20, 2013
Great shot!...really like the light burst reflected from his cylinder valve :)
debcoimages
 
debcoimages December 21, 2013
Congrats on being a finalist. Wonderful post work on this image.
ArtQ
 
ArtQ December 30, 2013
Congrats on your finalist award.
heathermcfw
 
heathermcfw January 19, 2014
great work
HarrySneed
 
HarrySneed April 27, 2014
voted
HarrySneed
 
HarrySneed April 27, 2014
nice
onyanita PRO+
 
onyanita May 16, 2014
fantastic...congrats on being a Finalist!
zayyarlynn
 
zayyarlynn May 16, 2014
Very great moment!
zayyarlynn
 
zayyarlynn May 16, 2014
Very great moment!
DebbieKMiller81 Platinum
 
DebbieKMiller81 July 28, 2014
Great Shot. What an awesome capture. Deb
Wimzical
 
Wimzical July 28, 2014
Phenomenol capture! GOOSEBUMP MOMENT to be sure! Congrats and wishes for much success
snugglebunnyrose
 
snugglebunnyrose July 28, 2014
interesting photo
Rl1956
 
Rl1956 July 28, 2014
congrats on runner up, amazing capture
carolcardillo PRO+
 
carolcardillo July 29, 2014
Congrats on being a Finalist! Great work!
madamemonty
 
madamemonty July 30, 2014
Congrats Randy, fabulous shot :)
THOMMAS
 
THOMMAS August 06, 2014
wow,great action,superb capture,you got our vote
kathyschiltz
 
kathyschiltz September 15, 2014
Amazing!
Beautiful-Breeze Platinum
 
Beautiful-Breeze September 16, 2014
Absolutely Fantastic Shot!!!!!!!!!!
thflynn Platinum
 
thflynn October 01, 2014
Awesome shot. My husband is a firefighter! You captured a great moment.
verity PRO
 
verity October 04, 2014
Great image, and firemen will always get my vote.
NickBPhotoUK PRO+
 
NickBPhotoUK October 04, 2014
Superb shot.
murpjo
 
murpjo October 13, 2014
Fantastic shot!!!!
Inspire4More
 
Inspire4More October 15, 2014
Superb!
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta November 21, 2014
Marvelous capture. Congratulations on being a Runner-up.
BlazeIrish
 
BlazeIrish November 22, 2014
This is excellent camera work! The details are amazing!
Pjerry
 
Pjerry November 22, 2014
Beautiful action and colors. Very well done.
Vote (cover 15)
ana87
 
ana87 November 24, 2014
Speechless!! simply amazing!
TatianaTravelways
 
TatianaTravelways December 12, 2014
Wow - What a fantastic photo!!!!
suzcrook
 
suzcrook January 02, 2015
Love this! its an amazing shot.
rjchipelo
 
rjchipelo January 19, 2015
Incredible shot! voted in Photographer of the Month Contest!
guybahonsrichardson
 
guybahonsrichardson March 30, 2015
Even better photo than the one I just commented on!
MBPhotography1st
 
MBPhotography1st June 01, 2015
awesome .
dareco
 
dareco June 19, 2015
Fabulous! Congrats!!
NYFilmaker
 
NYFilmaker June 26, 2015
Great shot....
kariwatkins PRO+
 
kariwatkins November 03, 2016
amazing capture!
ViewFinderMedia
 
ViewFinderMedia March 07, 2017
Absolutely amazing shot.
renatalima
 
renatalima April 22, 2017
Fantastic!
7276_0684
 
7276_0684 July 28, 2017
WOW amazing shot!!
AngelLappmarkSe PRO
 
AngelLappmarkSe August 11, 2017
A drama queen! Amazing capture!
Byronfairphotography PRO+
 
Byronfairphotography October 12, 2017
Great capture / Voted
joshnewton
 
joshnewton February 19, 2018
Awesome shot!
Eddieuuu071 Platinum
 
Eddieuuu071 February 24, 2018
Well done
CapturedImages
 
CapturedImages April 10, 2018
Congrats on receiving the People's Choice award in Our First Responders @ Work challenge.
rbranstrom
 
rbranstrom April 10, 2018
Better than the grand winner, in my opinion. Great composition, and the contrast between the smoky car and the defined firemen really lets the subject pop in a wonderful way, without blurring the background too much. Clearly you were in the right place at the right time, and dynamo with a camera.
I enjoyed reading your Behind the Lens. It's cool for me to realize that you shoot with a 7D, because that's what I have, and though I haven't mastered it yet, your incredible work is inspiring and tells me that with time, skill, knowhow, and perhaps another lens or two, my pictures can improve.
Is Lightroom better than Photoshop, or just different? I hear about a lot of people using it, but I've never tried. I wonder how much post can alter a photograph. (I use Photoshop.)
Thanks for your time, if you made it this far.
JayneBug Platinum
 
JayneBug May 16, 2018
A true masterpiece. Brilliant capture. Congratulations!
Eduardbetz Platinum
 
Eduardbetz May 16, 2018
Awesome ! Like a movie poster !
Angelvel
 
Angelvel January 31, 2019
Awesome
giselletopper
 
giselletopper October 29, 2019
Congratulations on you People's Vhoice win - awesome photo!
michellefury
 
michellefury February 18, 2020
Incredible
AnnHopta PRO+
 
AnnHopta February 21, 2020
Great Shot!
davidstylesimages PRO
 
davidstylesimages February 24, 2020
Excellent award winning photo 5 stars from me
WJKAEPHOTOGRAPHY Platinum
 
WJKAEPHOTOGRAPHY January 12, 2022
Stunning image! 👏🏻🤍❤️
Sandypartlow4
 
Sandypartlow4 May 11, 2022
Congratulations
HuaweiP30Lite
 
HuaweiP30Lite May 14, 2022
Is this the race track?
swavzmarlicki Platinum
 
swavzmarlicki September 13, 2022
Congratulations on winning my challenge: "3"
Sandypartlow4
 
Sandypartlow4 September 14, 2022
Congratulations
HuaweiP30Lite
 
HuaweiP30Lite November 05, 2023
This picture is an excellent candidate for a high contrast black & white conversion!
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Behind The Lens

Location

I took this photo on a neighborhood street in front of home. My wife informed me of an auto fire and I grabbed my camera and literally ran out to the street.

Time

The time of day was around noon in March of 2013, in Southern Arizona so it was nice out. Perfect for my first impromptu fire fighting shoot.

Lighting

The harsh mid-day Arizona sun was difused a bit by the smoke and steam from the car fire which helped add a wonderful contrast between the background cars and the foreground fire fighters.

Equipment

I shot handheld with a Canon EOS-7D with a Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens. The settings for this shot was ISO-100, aperture f/7.1, shutter 1/800. I was using a 64GB CF memory card to ensure I had plenty of room to keep capturing the moment as it changed.

Inspiration

I have never shot a fire in progress nor firemen for that matter. In this case I arrived on the scene before the squad came and although I kept my distance, the car exploded at one point sending shrapnel in my direction. I have family members that are firemen and I've always wanted to shoot them in action but never had the opportunity until it was presented in front of my own home that day. I was doing digital development of the shots within minutes of taking them and this was clearly the standout shot. It was exciting!

Editing

I typically use Adobe Lightroom to adjust every photo I take, including this one. The original photo was on the dark side with muted colors so it required adjustment in exposure, contrast, and color saturation.

In my camera bag

I always carry my Canon EOS-7D DLSR, and my Canon G12 point and shoot. Lenses include a Canon 70-300mm, a Sigma 50mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8, a Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM Wide Angle, and Canon 40mm EF f/2. My tripod is a Manfrotto 190CXPRO3 3-Section Pro Carbon Fiber to save weight, with a Manfrotto joystick head. Accessories include a Custom SLR Glide Strap with C-Loop HD Camera Strap Mount, Vello wireless shutter release, Canon BG-E7 Battery Grip, and SanDisk 64GB CF memory cards.

Feedback

My advice is to always have your camera ready to go, charged up, a large empty memory card inserted, with an all-around lens attached as default. With a fire, I doubt you will get your choice of shooting locations so keep in a safe zone and keep shooting like your life depends on it. If you don't have a fast memory card, you will be slowed down by your image transfer as I was. Stay keep calm to minimize camera shake, and pay attention to framing. Odds are you won't be able to use a tripod so ensure you have your manual setting to compensate with faster shutter speeds.

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