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I'm guilty of wanting to always have a camera with me, then not actually doing it.

Tonight I was driving home from a wedding when I came to a roundabout and saw a fire down one of the side roads. A motorhome had caught fire while driving - everyone had got out and was watching it burn ... so of course I took some shots ...

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The boys in blue were there in minutes

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With the show over, our reporter made his excuses and left.

Duncan
 
Really striking shots, I hope no-one was hurt? I really like the 3rd one, maybe the guys putting out the fire would like a copy?!

Chris
 
To be honest I don't know, there were a few cars pulled up and someone looked to be consoling the couple that presumably owned it. When the emergency services turned up and got it under control I left. There didn't seem to be any panic to get people out.
 
Burn, caravan, buuuurrrrrrnnnnnnnnn!!! Haha (I hate caravans!)
 
All those queues on the single carriageway, the caravans causes it...:annoyed:
 
I love #3 composition, nice shoot but feel sad about the car..

By the way, I think it's rather heavy to bring Canon EOS-1D Mark III daily.
 
Great shots. I'm not sure I could have done that, even knowing that everyone was out and ok. There's a sense of voyeurism about them that makes me uneasy - photographing someone else's disaster is a tricky one.

Don't get me wrong - I'm not criticising you in any way. And I get a sense from the pics that you kept your distance anyway.
 
I was uneasy about it, I thought hard for a good while before I got the camera out - no-one seemed to be hurt or in great distress. And you're right, when I was shooting I stayed behind everyone. But I had only just finished shooting for 10 hours at a wedding, was still in the zone so to speak.
 
WeddingHack said:
I was uneasy about it, I thought hard for a good while before I got the camera out - no-one seemed to be hurt or in great distress. And you're right, when I was shooting I stayed behind everyone. But I had only just finished shooting for 10 hours at a wedding, was still in the zone so to speak.
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Fairy nuff.

I respect that answer - and thanks for answering.

I usually keep my camera in the boot of my car. Sometimes I put it on the passenger seat - just in case. I've not yet had cause to grab it and shoot the "just in case shot".
 
Some good shots there Duncan ... :thumbs:

Can't help but feel sorry for them.


d_pipa said:
All those queues on the single carriageway, the caravans causes it...:annoyed:
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I'm guessing you don't drive very much!! .... I spend all my working day on the road.

Road congestion is caused by lots of things ... Not just caravans .. :shake:
 
How did you take those photos so clear and unblury at night?

did you use a flash or just a tripod?
 
hypnotic said:
Some good shots there Duncan ... :thumbs:

Can't help but feel sorry for them.




I'm guessing you don't drive very much!! .... I spend all my working day on the road.

Road congestion is caused by lots of things ... Not just caravans .. :shake:
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I don't drive, I fly!:naughty:
 
Great pictures and I wouldn't have a problem taking any shots like that, as no one was hurt.

The next thign I would do is ring all the local papers and flog them a copy (it also might be worth phoning canavaning mags too).
 
MPhotos said:
How did you take those photos so clear and unblury at night?

did you use a flash or just a tripod?
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No flash or tripod, just high ISO and steady hands - and a rather brightly burning motorhome ...
 
JumboBeef said:
The next thign I would do is ring all the local papers and flog them a copy (it also might be worth phoning canavaning mags too).
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Effort vs potential reward = I can't be bothered.

I might follow another suggestion above though and send the crew a print if they want one.
 
mobilevirgin said:
Great shots. I'm not sure I could have done that, even knowing that everyone was out and ok. There's a sense of voyeurism about them that makes me uneasy - photographing someone else's disaster is a tricky one.

Don't get me wrong - I'm not criticising you in any way. And I get a sense from the pics that you kept your distance anyway.
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Voyeurism is an important part of photography and many of the worlds greatest photos are extremly voyeuristic.

We really should not avoid taking this type of picture.
 
lets not get into a fight about caravans folks, the thread is about the shots, not the fact that caravans grate peoples nips. Thanks!
 
Yeah, I wish I would take my camera with me more. Well done with the shots.
 
It's not even a caravan. It's a motorhome. Mine does rather more than the speed limit too. I'd love to see those people who complain about caravans actually tow one. You need to be a considerably better driver than most of the detractors. Any HGV drivers will know exactly what I mean. :)

Good shots Duncan and I'm sure the local fire station would love a copy.
 
losixxx said:
but the like's of you probably caused the head on crash whilst trying to overtake the caravan!:woot:
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Lets pretend, you are on the 300 miles journey and in the queue for 2 hour cos of the caravans. Would you stay in the queue or consider to overtake to short your journey's time? I know what I would pick...:p
 
d_pipa said:
Lets pretend, you are on the 300 miles journey and in the queue for 2 hour cos of the caravans. Would you stay in the queue or consider to overtake to short your journey's time? I know what I would pick...:p
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20 years old, a student and in such a rush to get to the golden gates:thinking::nono: Just make sure you don't take anyone else with you.

Back on topic, Good shots Duncan, and I'm so glad no one was hurt. Did you sell them to the local paper?
 
Im sure I am not the only one :) And don't use my age as an excuse.
 
#3 is the best there. I'd be tempted to try and contact someone in the fire services press office and see if they might be interested in using some of these. They do loads of fire awareness leaflets and promo stuff and they might need something of that quality.
 
I like the fire and the blue light in #2. Nice difference of colours.

EdinburghGary said:
A little harsh :lol: That's a families memories, up in smoke!

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It only seems harsh because it's recent. Give a few years and you'll look back on it (the picture) in a different way.
 
REally like the pics there, good lighting and captured what is going on well :D
 
hillwalkinggirl said:
20 years old, a student and in such a rush to get to the golden gates:thinking::nono: Just make sure you don't take anyone else with you.

Back on topic, Good shots Duncan, and I'm so glad no one was hurt. Did you sell them to the local paper?
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That explains a lot!

BOT - As per the picture for the fire service, i would contact the fire fighters magazine as they would love a shot like some of those for it. The guys in the picture would love a one for the station wall i'd imagine as well, if you call the station that attended they will know which watch were on duty that night.

Fire magazine - http://www.fire-magazine.com/content/view/22/2/

What ISO's were you at?
 
d_pipa said:
Lets pretend, you are on the 300 miles journey and in the queue for 2 hour cos of the caravans. Would you stay in the queue or consider to overtake to short your journey's time? I know what I would pick...:p
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Just a quick question - in what instance would a caravan cause a queue that no other vehicle can cause?
 
I think those are great shots and would have been quite happy to take them myself too.

If that was my motorhome, my only concern would be getting your number so that I could have a copy. :thumbs:
 
Badger UK said:
Voyeurism is an important part of photography and many of the worlds greatest photos are extremly voyeuristic.

We really should not avoid taking this type of picture.
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Amen to that.

I love that second shot.
 
Ignoring the politics, I would have taken the photographs, but im a mercinary, I LOVE 3, with the engine sat lurking in the background and the fire reflecting of the shutters on the back, really beautiful.

Nice one for having the balls to shoot.
 
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