What is it about Wednesday nights?

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What is it about Wednesday nights?

Postby Big V on Thu Jan 11, 2007 7:10 am

Last Wed was thunder, rain and lightning, this week it was bushfire..
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Postby colin_12 on Thu Jan 11, 2007 7:41 am

We all seem to be getting fires tis year Big V.
Was this a planned frie or was it nature playing with matches?
I like the ominous glow in the first shot.
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Postby Oz_Beachside on Thu Jan 11, 2007 7:46 am

the second shot is great. I love the photo :D , but hate the scene :cry:
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Postby xerubus on Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:00 am

Great shots... particularly like the second one.

colin_12 wrote:Was this a planned frie or was it nature playing with matches?


The latest fires in SA are alleged to be lit by an arsonist. :(

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Postby fozzie on Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:44 am

Big V - the second shot is awesome :up:

Lets hope for 50mm of rain next Wednesday :)


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Re: What is it about Wednesday nights?

Postby EveyOz on Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:48 am

Big V wrote:Last Wed was thunder, rain and lightning, this week it was bushfire..
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Stunning second shot, have you got a larger version?

How did you take the first, did you use flash?
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Postby Greg B on Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:59 am

Wow, it is like the seventh level of hell. Great work.
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Postby gstark on Thu Jan 11, 2007 9:01 am

Greg B wrote:Wow, it is like the seventh level of hell. Great work.


I was going to ask about your point of reference, Greg, but then I remembered that you live in Melbourne. :)
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Postby Greg B on Thu Jan 11, 2007 9:05 am

gstark wrote:
Greg B wrote:Wow, it is like the seventh level of hell. Great work.


I was going to ask about your point of reference, Greg, but then I remembered that you live in Melbourne. :)


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Postby beetleboy on Thu Jan 11, 2007 3:23 pm

Fantastic images Big V..I'm assuming the first was lit with your car headlights? Very effective.

One of the owners of the studio is at home defending his house from bushfires as I type. He phoned in this morning when the fire broke the containment line to let us know he wasn't likely to make it in to work today!

Here's hoping it's all good. :?
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Postby Big V on Thu Jan 11, 2007 4:25 pm

I was out from 7 at night till 3 in the morning watching this as I live just down the road..the first shot was lit by a car parked next to me and the driver put his parker lights on when he saw what I was doing.. They threw a lout of resources at this to try and get on top of it early - 500 firefighters in all. Here is just a small sample of the crew going in to do battle at around 2 in the morning.
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and the after effect as the fire front has passed..
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Postby !~DeViNe~DaRkNeSs~! on Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:22 pm

JESUS!
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Postby christiand on Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:56 pm

I've seen that and worse in Canberra 3 years ago.

Coming home: one side of the sky was black and I mean black. - So black it was darker than night. BLACK :shock: - black :shock:
The other side was yellow and filled with smoke.
I have seen entire hills and ranges aglow and first the yellow, then pink and then the red sky and the ruby red glow of trees.
This is something you do not want to experience.

Great photos,
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Postby vikin70 on Fri Jan 12, 2007 6:33 pm

epic pictures... wat massive damage... the weather is out of whack these days, one day fire one day rain, now quite cold, tomorrow 35 degrees...
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Postby Big V on Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:47 am

Vikin, I agree, there was more snow at Mt buller over christmas than when I was there in July to go skiing!!
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