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talk about underrated!!! Should have been top ten! Love this shot, good work
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As a firefighter...I'd LOVE to see this in person!!!!!
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ohohhhh they are putting it on the fire. had me fooled
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Wow. Great shot. Love the sillouettes.
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You can almost feel the heat! 8
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Eeegads! That looks hot! nice photojournalism - very nicely done.
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Yowsers - what a conflagration. Buckets seem a little small to be fighting such a blaze...
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I can not imagine the heat coming from this. I bet it was intense from where you were standing too.
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This is just crazy. The fire is so immense compared to the figures and their little buckets.
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OMG! Buckets won't help here, guys! Hectic!
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OMG what a dramatic photograph!
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Wow. That looks HOT. Great capture. Hope it wasn't your building.
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Wow.. this shot is just packed with action. Great capture... I hope this wasnt intentionally staged :)
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Wow. First thought! Nice capture. The firefighters look much to close and using buckets?
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Wow! Quite the image! I can't believe they're there with buckets of water, I hope the firetrucks w/ hoses were nearby! Hopefully no one was injured in the blaze.
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Amazing capture, the dramatism, color and detail are extraordinary.
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Unbelievable....intimidating!
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Impressive shot! Filled the frame well with this crop.
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Wow - talk about dramatic! This sure packs a punch!
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Geez, that's a heck of a fire! Nice exposure.
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What a fire! It looks so very real with the people on the foreground.
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quite a moment to catch and exposed correctly
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Incredible intensity! Wow.
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So why are they throwing gas on the burning building?
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Very nice image. It's good to see a few "great" images. This is a perfect reflection of your abilities as a photographer.
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That is an amazing fire and they're putting it out with buckets? That seems odd. This is a good piece of photojournalism.
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I really hope they are not trying to put that out with buckets of water :-0 Serioulsy great action shot and you deserve a 10 for bravery, but I gave you an 8. Well done and good luck for the rest of the challenge.
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wow a lot of action here, well captured.
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I'm not sure even their turn-out suits will protect long from this conflagration. WOW! Nice capture of this questionable action. Congrats.
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... and it suddenly became clear to the Mayor of that small burg that perhaps it was no longer sufficient to have a Volunteer Bucket Squad.
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wow look like a hopeless fight - 8
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This one really took me by surprise... So much intensity and emotion. Truly a great capture. Beautiful work.
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That is one big fire! Very dramatic.
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WOW .. what a powerful image! I can feel the heat!
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Are they really trying to use buckets on that fire? I really like that you can see some detail on the fire fighters instead of just being silouettes.
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Wow, this is intense, wonderful capture of an emotional (and dangerous!) moment.
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Great shot,you can feel the heat from the screen!!
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Wow, that's really intense! Nice capture!
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Amazing shot. I think the title should have been "Futile" :)
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Hot! This is impressive. Maybe a little darker.
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What an incredible sight. I hope they are not nearly as close as they seem.
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wow... truly amazing picture
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Great Balls Of Fire!!!! Wow!! What a stunning shot. I can almost feel the heat radiating from out of my monitor and scorching my face. Excellent! 9
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wowza. Buckets? Really? 10
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whoa. i'm not sure what to say about the shot i'm so wowed by the content.
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This is fascinating, they're not really throwing gasoline on the fire,are they? It does look like it though.
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Eek! WHAT are they doing?? I hope to see the answer in your details.
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Pro quality photo journalism shot. well done.
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Wow, you really caught the action. Love how the flames fill the frame. Exciting photo.
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I'm hoping to leave comments on as many photo's in this challenge as possible... out of (currently) 1124 images, I gave 31 of them a 9. Your image was one of those 31.
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wow. would have been cool to have been there, as long at it wasn't my house. I think you treated this well considering what must have been horrible photographic environment - smoke, ashes, heat... 8
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Amazing capture, very vivid
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Geeze, THIS is photojournalism :-) At least, I'm *assuming* it's not a staged shot, LOL. And if it *is* staged, all I can say to you is "You've gone insane, Jorge!"
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wow !! I can feel the searing heat. wonderful capture, 8
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I can only image the story behind this shot but the mass of flames makes for great viewing
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Who doesn't like a good fire??!! :D
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Coming back to comment...
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As a firefighter of 18 years, I gotta say, what the hell are they DOING? Are they seriously trying to put that out with buckets of water? No air? Wow, amazing shot/situation
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Wow. And they're trying to fight it with a bucket brigade. Really shows what a monster fire can be.
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it's great how you caught all the action; compo is good too 8
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OMG! I can almost feel the heat of the flames! Great shot!
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Very dramatic. Good lighting and detail here.
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I cannot comprehend the enormity of the situation. (10)
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As Eddie Murphy's uncle Gus once said "Now THAT's a FIRE!". Great image. Great capture. The flames provide the drama, and the firefighters add the personal interest and become the focus of the shot. Excellent.
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Wow, talk about peeing on a forest fire... Great shot!
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You ask yourself is it actually worth using buckets on a fire like this...
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awesome photo, but I think they are fighting a loosing battle 8/10
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Wow that is intense. Nice capture, even though it was bad timing for the people who live there.
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Wow - what an incredible shot.
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Wow. Great job with exposure in a difficult situation. I can't believe they're using buckets and not truck and hose.
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Scary shot.. I can feel the heat.
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WoW what a striking image! The men look so small up against those huge flames. Super capture, hope no one was injured. I can almost feel the heat.
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Wow this looks like a frightening place to be.
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pretty sure that water isnt doing anything to contain that! lol great photo!!!
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that is one hot fire, fantastic capture
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Whoa, thats some fire I can't believe they are throwing buckets at it, yikes!
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Is that for real? That's an increadible scene.
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OK, youve got me wondering what the heck they are doing... This is a neat shot. I know the lighting is fussy at scenes like that.
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great capture, but a little soft, and the title doesn't do this image justice.
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Color could be a bit more natural.
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It's global warming I tell ya! Great shot, the almost pathetic attempts to extinguish this blaze add to the image.
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A powerful image. Well done.
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uhm. Too little too late?
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nice piece of photojournalism here with good exposure in difficult circumstances. good luck: 7
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wow, you can almost feel the heat just looking at this, such brave people
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