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Lizardqing · 01-07-2007, 03:30 PM

Here are some of the pics I have taken while on the fire department. if any one has any tips on what settings I could save on my camera for taking pictures at night, with moving people and flickering light from fire and get better photos, that would be appreciated. I do not get the advantage of using a tripod or anything like that and most of these were taken on the fly while going from one task to another.

Lizardqing · 01-07-2007, 03:30 PM

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LaFoto · 01-07-2007, 03:33 PM

WHOA

Pure action!
Wow.
And more WOW!

Sorry, I can't give you any pointers as to settings on your camera in situations such as these, but I am sure others will be able to. We have more than one fire fighter on board.

But I can say that I really like #3.

And #4 scares me ... that would have given me nightmares to look at as a little girl!

Editing to say: what?
More photos showing while I was typing?
That new one here ... is it in your fifth post (by the way, you may well put more than one photo into ONE post, but in that case it would be wise to number them), of the burning wood, that one's also really good.

Lizardqing · 01-07-2007, 03:34 PM

LaFoto · 01-07-2007, 03:36 PM

And more!
Well, wow.
You don't NEED any pointers!
You have it all worked out already!

Lizardqing · 01-07-2007, 03:39 PM

Thanks. A couple of those have been front page photos with our newspaper. i guess pictures are a bit like my other hobby with scale models in that I can be my own worst critic. Here's a one more of a chance shot before a parade.

Sw1tchFX · 01-07-2007, 04:31 PM

#4 is CRAZY! the tanker looks like it melted. Some of these are really cool.

Lizardqing · 01-07-2007, 04:37 PM

Actually it is melting. By the time it all burned off all that was left was the frame and axles, which were fused to the road. The truck contained 8000 gallons of gas which as you can see caused a good bit of fire.

Here is the aftermath, every one did make it out safely from the vehicles.

brighteyesphotos · 01-07-2007, 05:18 PM

lucky lucky you... I am envious. I am still trying to talk my dad into letting me show up on scene. Then again, I have to wait for a fire around here. We don't get many that aren't limited to the stove because the local drunk forgot he had food still cooking on the stove. And yes, I mean that. Dad worked two stations in the city where the majority of their fire calls were results of the drunk passing out.

But still, great shots! I don't think you need any pointers. Some details of the scene are better left in the dark and with the focus being on the fire, I'd say, you don't need to see a lot of details in the foreground. I only wish that the second picture, the fireman was in better focus but still awesome! I envy you. I want to go on scene so badly.

Oldfireguy · 01-07-2007, 07:52 PM

Nice shots. Who are you shooting for that allows you to get so close to the scenes? Only pointer I would give to be cautious around the scenes just in case something goes wrong.

Lizardqing · 01-07-2007, 09:31 PM

Donna, hope you get to experience it one day.

Fredcwdoc, it's expected of me to get up close and personal. I am a firefighter with the department that those pictures are of. I am usually the apparatus operator and pumping the truck so I get chances to snap pictures. I never do though take any photos while actually fighting fire or any other physical involvement that it would divert my attention. I limit myself to them while I am in rehab or standing at my truck as well as once things calm down a bit.

ladyphotog · 01-07-2007, 09:47 PM

They are great, you really have the eye for it.

Oldfireguy · 01-08-2007, 11:49 AM

That's what I thought. I do the same thing. My problem is that I work 90% medical calls and very few fires anymore. I'm an engine co. officer and I'm so busy I very seldom take photos anymore. What department?

Again, great shots.

Lizardqing · 01-08-2007, 09:16 PM

I am with the Lumpkin Co Fire Dept in Georgia. We get a wide variety of calls so I get plenty of chances to get some great pictures. Most are put on the web site that me a friend put together ( http://lumpkin911.org/ )

insurance_appraiser · 01-09-2007, 04:52 AM

Lizardqing and I also have other photo's on one of our other websites as well (http://luminf.100webcustomers.com/photos.htm ). We go out and walk around the town or the mountains sometimes looking for the perfect shot.

Here is one from when we walked one of the creeks here in the north Georgia mountains...

ClarkKent · 01-09-2007, 06:18 PM

Number two is amazing to me. Great work

01-07-2007, 03:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lizardqing TPF Noob! Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 18 My Photos Are OK to Edit	Firefighting Photos Here are some of the pics I have taken while on the fire department. if any one has any tips on what settings I could save on my camera for taking pictures at night, with moving people and flickering light from fire and get better photos, that would be appreciated. I do not get the advantage of using a tripod or anything like that and most of these were taken on the fly while going from one task to another.

01-07-2007, 03:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
LaFoto Just Corinna in real life TPF Subscriber Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Lower Saxony, Germany Posts: 29,102 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit	WHOA Pure action! Wow. And more WOW! Sorry, I can't give you any pointers as to settings on your camera in situations such as these, but I am sure others will be able to. We have more than one fire fighter on board. But I can say that I *really* like #3. And #4 scares me ... that would have given me nightmares to look at as a little girl! Editing to say: what? More photos showing while I was typing? That new one here ... is it in your fifth post (by the way, you may well put more than one photo into ONE post, but in that case it would be wise to number them), of the burning wood, that one's also really good. __________________ www.Corinna-me-myself-i.blogspot.com

01-07-2007, 03:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
LaFoto Just Corinna in real life TPF Subscriber Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Lower Saxony, Germany Posts: 29,102 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit	And more! Well, wow. You don't NEED any pointers! You have it all worked out already! __________________ www.Corinna-me-myself-i.blogspot.com

01-07-2007, 04:31 PM	#11 (permalink)
Sw1tchFX TPF Junkie! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Portland! Posts: 4,743 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit	#4 is CRAZY! the tanker looks like it melted. Some of these are really cool. __________________ MyFlickr

01-07-2007, 05:18 PM	#13 (permalink)
brighteyesphotos I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Battle Creek, MI Posts: 347 My Photos Are OK to Edit	lucky lucky you... I am envious. I am still trying to talk my dad into letting me show up on scene. Then again, I have to wait for a fire around here. We don't get many that aren't limited to the stove because the local drunk forgot he had food still cooking on the stove. And yes, I mean that. Dad worked two stations in the city where the majority of their fire calls were results of the drunk passing out. But still, great shots! I don't think you need any pointers. Some details of the scene are better left in the dark and with the focus being on the fire, I'd say, you don't need to see a lot of details in the foreground. I only wish that the second picture, the fireman was in better focus but still awesome! I envy you. I want to go on scene so badly. __________________ ~Donna~ the brave ones were shooting bullets, the crazy ones were shooting film ~ unknown

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Lizardqing TPF Noob! Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 18 My Photos Are OK to Edit	Thanks. A couple of those have been front page photos with our newspaper. i guess pictures are a bit like my other hobby with scale models in that I can be my own worst critic. Here's a one more of a chance shot before a parade.

01-07-2007, 04:37 PM	#12 (permalink)
Lizardqing TPF Noob! Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 18 My Photos Are OK to Edit	Actually it is melting. By the time it all burned off all that was left was the frame and axles, which were fused to the road. The truck contained 8000 gallons of gas which as you can see caused a good bit of fire. Here is the aftermath, every one did make it out safely from the vehicles.

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ClarkKent TPF Junkie! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Kankakee,IL Posts: 1,833 My Photos Are OK to Edit	Number two is amazing to me. Great work __________________ Canon EOS 1D Mark II Canon EOS A2 Canon 28-135 IS USM Canon 100-300 USM Canon 18-55

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01-07-2007, 07:52 PM	#14 (permalink)
Oldfireguy I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 987 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit	Nice shots. Who are you shooting for that allows you to get so close to the scenes? Only pointer I would give to be cautious around the scenes just in case something goes wrong. __________________ IAFF 2175, WSCFF. Be nice to someone today.

01-07-2007, 09:31 PM	#15 (permalink)
Lizardqing TPF Noob! Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 18 My Photos Are OK to Edit	Donna, hope you get to experience it one day. Fredcwdoc, it's expected of me to get up close and personal. I am a firefighter with the department that those pictures are of. I am usually the apparatus operator and pumping the truck so I get chances to snap pictures. I never do though take any photos while actually fighting fire or any other physical involvement that it would divert my attention. I limit myself to them while I am in rehab or standing at my truck as well as once things calm down a bit.

01-07-2007, 09:47 PM	#16 (permalink)
ladyphotog Been spending a lot of time on here! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 215 My Photos Are OK to Edit	They are great, you really have the eye for it.

01-08-2007, 11:49 AM	#17 (permalink)
Oldfireguy I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 987 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit	That's what I thought. I do the same thing. My problem is that I work 90% medical calls and very few fires anymore. I'm an engine co. officer and I'm so busy I very seldom take photos anymore. What department? Again, great shots. __________________ IAFF 2175, WSCFF. Be nice to someone today.

01-08-2007, 09:16 PM	#18 (permalink)
Lizardqing TPF Noob! Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 18 My Photos Are OK to Edit	I am with the Lumpkin Co Fire Dept in Georgia. We get a wide variety of calls so I get plenty of chances to get some great pictures. Most are put on the web site that me a friend put together ( http://lumpkin911.org/ )

01-09-2007, 04:52 AM	#19 (permalink)
insurance_appraiser Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1 My Photos Are OK to Edit	Lizardqing and I also have other photo's on one of our other websites as well (http://luminf.100webcustomers.com/photos.htm ). We go out and walk around the town or the mountains sometimes looking for the perfect shot. Here is one from when we walked one of the creeks here in the north Georgia mountains...

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