A Greenfield (MA) firefighter directs water to the burning roof of an apartment building.

A Greenfield (MA) firefighter sprays water over the roof of a burning apartment

building. Shot w/ Nikon F3HP, MD-4, 80-200mm f2.8, 1/125 @f4, fujipress 800

Fantastic photojournalistic shot. Can't say I'd hang it on my wall, but it's a good picture - very dramatic.

Wonderful photo!!! I would be willing to bet that you would be able to sell that photo back to the firefighter. My friend does this with the local sffd where I am. Did this get published in a newspaper?

The paper I work with has a great relationship with the local FD. We give them free 8x10's of their favorite photos for departmental use (they keep a great archive of them in fact). As a result, they give us great access to fire scenes, and rarely hamper us (assuming were not in anyone's way, of course). However, this shot never made it to the paper, as the editor (a friend of mine in fact) decided to go with a wider shot of the entire scene. I still give him grief about that decision to this day...

I wouldnt worry about too much... Its completely there loss.... once again, Wonderful pic

Wow. Nice composition. Color is outstanding. Sense of action, feel like your right in the middle of it!!!

Fabulous

Perfectly captured!

I quite like this photo. The foreground with the firefighter's silhouette says it all. The upper left of the image shows the roiling flame and exudes danger. Great shot!