Ashes to Ashes

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A firefighter beats out the flames in a hillfire that broke out in the dry bracken on the slopes of the Campsie Fells this afternoon.

While i was out in the garden this afternoon i heard sirens screaming in the distance, and getting closer. As they never passed my house, the only other place they could go is to the Campsie Fells, which is always a worry (some of you may be aware of the tragic news recently of two young boys found dead in the boot of a car - well, that happened half a mile or so from where todays fire broke out, and on the same road, all within view of my house). Looking towards the Campsies, there was a huge plume of smoke, with pretty wild looking flames, so it was a case of grab the camera and run (at that point i wasn't sure exactly what had happened - it could have been a car crash that caused it, for all i knew)!

It is likely that the fire was caused by a cigarette being thrown out of a car window. No damage to human life, but devastating for many birds that nest on the slopes of the hills.

Paul,

No idea what you do for a living, but you ought to be a photographer.

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Thanks, Rob, i'll keep that in mind...

Hmmm... a photographer trying to be in the right place at the right time... it's a crazy plan but it might just work!

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Nice image Paul, personaly I would have cropped out some of the foreground, to give more emphasis to the fire fighter,,,
Pete

Hi Paul
Nicely captured, I like it, well done.
Me personaly I would leave it as it is, as it gives it great depth and emphasizes the scale of the danger/damage, but thats just me.
All the best
Paul

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Hi Paul,

I am glad you picked up on the scale/damage/depth part. That was what i was trying to achieve with this one - kind of a "Mankind's struggle to tame the forces of nature' type of shot.

Some shots you take with 'current events' in mind, others you take with more meaning...

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Excellent bit of journalistic photography there Paul

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