Sunday, December 20, 2015

Firevergnügen or Feuervergugen

Driving on the freeway downtown and saw the smoke. I was lucky, as I was able to exit and get to a vantage point and watch the boys from Sta. #1 and #6 go to work. Also lucky, as I was able to get back in the truck and leave as soon as it was out. The freeway was shut down for half an hour or so, I was home editing photos before the last unit cleared.











I grabbed the wrong camera/lens (70-200) as I exited my truck, so these are all a little tighter than I would have liked. I am thinking of swapping my main lens (24-70 2.8) for a 24-105 f4. The 24-105 F4 is a slightly "slower" lens, but it has image stabilization and it is a zooms in a little closer than the 24-70. I think it would be a little more versatile and as I tend to shake a little bit at times, (especially when I am fired up) the stabilization would be helpful.

Good work by the Downtown and North End engines for making quick work of this, they have been seeing a bit of flamage the past few weeks. As I live on the other end of town, I have seen little of it.

Thanks for reading,

Schmoe
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  1. Frank Ch. EiglerDecember 30, 2015 at 9:59 AM

    That looks like a fairly modern vehicle. What would make one of them catch on fire?

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    1. Capt. SchmoeJanuary 2, 2016 at 9:08 PM

      It looks like it started in or under the the passenger compartment. If it was the middle of the night in an orange grove, I would say arson. As it was in the middle of the freeway, moving and in broad daylight - who knows. Asking the right questions of the people in the car is going to go a long way in finding out what happened. Exciting for them I am quite sure.

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  2. el chupacabraDecember 31, 2015 at 6:18 AM

    "wrong lens"?! GREAT pics- those pics will get printed and be in those guys families for years.

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    1. Capt. SchmoeJanuary 2, 2016 at 9:15 PM

      Yeah, all of these were shot with the long lens on a crop frame camera. I should have either swapped out the lens for a wider angle, or grabbed the other camera/lens set up with a full-frame sensor and wider lense. I think the shots would have been a little more dramatic done with a slightly wider angle. I too like them, but I would have liked a few of the shots better in that wider view.

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  3. Capt. SchmoeJanuary 2, 2016 at 9:15 PM

    Thanks for the comments !

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