Roadside Fire 1

Tom Newman

Roadside Fire 1

A brave citizen has jumped from his car and taken his jacket off to beat out the flames in the grass probably started from a thrown cigarette . Taken 18/02/2009, 4pm.
Narre Warren Victoria Australia.

D300; Lens 80-400 MM ED VR Nikkor
200mm 1/800s,f/8.0, ISO: 200

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Roadside Fire 1 by Tom Newman
Roadside Fire 1 by Tom Newman
  • Kazzoom IPA

    Kazzoom IPA

    stunning image, well done

  • Tom Newman replied

    Great courage from this guy :-)

  • Kristina K

    Kristina K

    brave man and a great citizen, cheers to him, great capture :)) k

  • Tom Newman replied

    Truly said Kristina:-)

  • jesika

    jesika

    A very brave man. I hope he managed to put out the fire.
    Great shot, Tom, but how terribly sad the opportunity presented. A thoughtless act could have resulted in yet another disaster.
    j

  • Tom Newman replied

    Thanks jesika he and the other citizens who worked hard were able to delay the fire only, the grass was so dry, it kept getting away from them . It was the three fire brigade trucks and h2O that did the job in the end , but without the delaying work of the helpers the fire may have reached the farm house .There are more shots to come :-)

  • Trevor Needham

    Trevor Needham

    Poignant with echoes of the last few weeks! Well captured, Tom.

  • Tom Newman replied

    Hopefully today Friday 27th will not be as bad as black Saturday but 36F and strong winds are forecast . Our fire fighters are being bolstered by additional crews from interstate and overseas there are some 42 water carrier planes, planning administration and execution of the emergency services is nothing short of brilliant we are well served indeed. We can see how things are developing with this great Google Fire map:
    http://mapvisage.appspot.com/fires/FireMap.html

  • bubbleblue

    bubbleblue

    Moving photo Tom. Excellent shot. Yes every one really has been helping each other out.

  • Tom Newman replied

    Thanks Joy ;-)

  • Cindy Olivier

    Cindy Olivier

  • Tom Newman replied

    Thanks for the feature Cindy, much appreciated ;-)

  • the6tees

    the6tees

    Great Shot Tom, so deserving of the Feature
    CONGRATS to you!!x

  • Tom Newman replied

    Thanks Rose for your very nice comments, sorry for the belated reply I missed this one :) ;)

  • Cee Neuner

    Cee Neuner 27 days ago


    Your cohosts Cee and Chris

  • Kimba Vetten

    Kimba Vetten 17 days ago

  • Tom Newman replied 17 days ago

    Thanks Kimba :-)

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