Thursday, September 26, 2013

Photo Journalist Day (House Fire in Santa Cruz)

This was where I first noticed the fire. The old lady walking in front of me asked her companion: you didn't leave anything on the stove, do you? Without hesitation, I took out my X100 and started shooting.
The smoke shadowed the Sun. It looked almost alive. I started to hear explosions. Someone next to me said it was from the gas tanks in the garage. 
Firefighters arrived one minute later, connected the fire hose, and started to direct through traffic. 
I switched to my cell phone camera to zoom in. People started to venture closer. I soon joined them. Surprisingly, nobody stopped me.
Around the corner, the smoke looked really scary. Switched back to X100 to get a wide angle shot.
Passengers stopped to take a look. Many took out their cell phones to take photos.
The smoke soon changed color so I knew the fire was put out. Time to go home.



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