Holding the Line

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted January 30, 2014165 views8 comments

A fellow member of the Wolf Creek Hotshots watches the green for spot fires during an overnight shift on a fire in New Mexico in 2012. There's not much room in a fire pack for camera gear so I usually carry an Olympus micro 4/3 and a couple lenses and the image quality often leaves something to be desired, but I was pleasantly surprised with how it handled this low light situation with no tripod.

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Comment posted by Rob Graham on January 30, 2014 at 10:02 PM

Impressive, especially under the conditions. I am surprised you can carry any camera gear into those conditions. There does appear to be a sharpening halo around the firefighter.

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on January 31, 2014 at 1:24 AM

Nothing better! Night shot of a wildfire… as long as you can get quiet air. A shot to treasure and bring back memories years from now.

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Comment posted by Thomas Haney on January 31, 2014 at 10:06 AM

Thanks Ken. I think if I could fight fire exclusively at night, I would!

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Comment posted by gary phillips on February 1, 2014 at 12:22 AM

Thomas, I don't care what you use, just keep sharing these very insightful images. thanks for what you do.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 1, 2014 at 10:14 AM

A night fire is totally different. This takes me WAY back. I was 20 doing this, 73 now. Good to be young and doing important work!
I saw the halo, but this is a pretty darn good photo considering the conditions.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on February 2, 2014 at 8:12 AM

A terrific photodocumentary image.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on February 3, 2014 at 1:46 PM

Good shot documenting this scene

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 3, 2014 at 4:06 PM

Thomas, This is a very cool (Hot) shot! Excellent job capturing this and thanks for posting it.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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