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At The Back => The Dressing Room => Topic started by: _tom_ on January 08, 2010, 10:08:00 PM
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Well, about an hour ago now.
I was driving home after dropping my sister off at her mates and saw a big flash. Didn't think much of it til I turned into my street and saw a car on fire, haha. Got some photos, most are noisy and blurry as I had a high ISO and longish shutter speed with no tripod.
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/4257726680_d1985df818_o.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2480/4256969749_1dcb7638b1_b.jpg)
Then the fire brigade turned up
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2713/4256973841_be3026a1c1_b.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2457/4256975131_706e918c1a_o.jpg)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4256975775_ea6173822a_o.jpg)
Most exciting thing to ever happen in our village, I think :lol:
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wow, nice pics. i hope no-one was hurt :)
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cr@p! :o
Any idea why it exploded? Don't think it's that easy on that frozen street...
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So, was the explosion like in the movies?
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As far as I'm aware no one was hurt. My first thought as I turned the corner was "I hope no-ones in there" followed by "I'd best get the camera!" :lol:
Not sure why it exploded in the first place. Its not like we live in a rough neighborhood, in fact quite the opposite!
Yes it was like in the movies hunter! Sparks flying as electrical bits went pop, thick smoke, tyres popping and windows smashing :lol:
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email that to the BBC saying you saw it spontaneously combust and that Jeremy Clarkson was spotted nearby hiding in a bush
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:lol:
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well that's something you don't see every day
you should have got some spuds and bangers on it, had an impromptu BBQ
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Great pictures-the middle one looks as though there is a human figure in the flames. I once saw a car catch fire and the engine started at one point and soon stopped by no-one believes me when I tell them.
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Wow!
Your sequence of pictures made me laugh a lot - "And then the fire brigade turned up..." and the following pic looks like the entire street has caught fire :lol:
(I realised after a bit that it was the engine's headlights...)
A couple of years back, on bonfire night, a car caught fire in our street, just across the road from us. We're on the first floor and had a grandstand view. Didn't get too far before the fire brigade arrived, so not nearly so spectacular.
But I did learn one thing, that cliche about firemen arousing interest in the wimins... it's true! No idea why, but every woman in the street was outside long after the fire was out. Even Mrs R was "why didn't you tell me there were firemen?!!" when she found out why I was looking out the window...
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:lol:
btw, I emailed the local paper and they want to use a photo, trying to negotiate a fee rather than giving it away :P
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Be quick otherwise they'll lose interest by the day.
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email that to the BBC saying you saw it spontaneously combust and that Jeremy Clarkson was spotted nearby hiding in a bush
that'd be a reasonable explanation, if it was a morris marina LOL
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email that to the BBC saying you saw it spontaneously combust and that Jeremy Clarkson was spotted nearby hiding in a bush
that'd be a reasonable explanation, if it was a morris marina LOL
Or a Toyota Prius.
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email that to the BBC saying you saw it spontaneously combust and that Jeremy Clarkson was spotted nearby hiding in a bush
that'd be a reasonable explanation, if it was a morris marina LOL
Or a Toyota Prius.
Or a London black cab.
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I think it's a Renault Laguna. This is what it looked like the morning after.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2757/4259030484_2a2d19524b.jpg)
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Make up a load of bollocks about it being a car bomb and your photos will be worth much more and you may get another NGD!
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I think it's a Renault Laguna. This is what it looked like the morning after.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2757/4259030484_2a2d19524b.jpg)
Aye, that's (the remains of) a Laguna. That sucks for someone. BTW, don't overprice it with regard to getting some cash from the local fishwrapper for using the pic - most papers will plead poverty these days! :)
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haha well they didn't reply to me after I asked if they paid for "freelance photographic materials" :lol:
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haha well they didn't reply to me after I asked if they paid for "freelance photographic materials" :lol:
Oh well never mind. Set fire to some more, that'll get their interest up a bit :lol: :lol:
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Was it Tiger Woods' car car, LOL!!!!! :lol:
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haha well they didn't reply to me after I asked if they paid for "freelance photographic materials" :lol:
Suprise suprise. :roll: Like I said, most local papers are bloody tight. I should know - I used to work on one. Always making BS claims to be at the centre of the community and so on, but as soon as the question of them actually paying for their use of someone else's work comes up, they back off pretty rapidly.
You didn't send them the pic yet, right?
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Sent a pretty small, heavily compressed jpeg. They haven't featured it in the paper, anyway.
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Sent a pretty small, heavily compressed jpeg. They haven't featured it in the paper, anyway.
Smart move. I remember one photo editor gloating like hell whenever anyone sent him a decent high-res image of something like this, and asked for a small fee. He used to give them some BS about 'We never pay for freelance pictures', but say that he'd give them a pic credit out of the goodness of his heart.
Conversely, it always used to really piss him off when someone sent a small low-res sample and asked for cash for anything useable, especially if it was something of which he had no shots. That always used to amuse me though!
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Yes it was like in the movies hunter! Sparks flying as electrical bits went pop, thick smoke, tyres popping and windows smashing :lol:
Bangin!