Neal: What a wonderful example of photojournalism! No suggestion to improve it. Great attention to detail. I'm glad your home was saved.   Posted: 10/08/2020 12:46:14

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Fabulous image. Congrats on being lucky enough that your home was saved. Hope things are better now.   Posted: 10/11/2020 05:40:18

Wow! Too close for comfort, for sure. Great capture. Very powerful.   Posted: 10/15/2020 14:06:57

Very impactful image! You are so brave to be able to capture this scene with your SLR camera from the deck of your house. This could be used for National Geographic or Associated Press image.
I am glad to know that your house was saved.   Posted: 10/15/2020 22:09:54

I hate to say it, the flames are great in this. The helicopter does add even more interest. I am sure that you didn't have much chance for this other then to just grab the camera and start shooting without doing any adjusting to what the camera was set on. For flying propellers, it is usually best to use a slower shutter speed, maybe around 1/250, to give some motion blur.If you had time, you could have dropped the ISO to achieve that. I'm not sure what the flight path was for the helicopter but it might have been possible to catch the bucket closer or with the main flame right behind it.

This is a lot of "what if" suggestions. You did a great job in the heat of the moment.   Posted: 10/17/2020 07:38:55

Very powerful photo of photojournalism. I am also glad you are safe.   Posted: 10/17/2020 08:45:13

I wouldn't touch this picture. Glad you are safe!!   Posted: 10/17/2020 10:37:17

Excellent story and action shot and I'm glad you were out of harms way. Perfect!   Posted: 10/19/2020 18:36:17

That surely tells the story well. Great impact. Hate to be too picky but did you notice there are two lines about half way down the line all the way to the bucket?   Posted: 10/22/2020 15:41:49