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Creative => Photography & Graphics => Topic started by: Tim_w on April 22, 2006, 15:42:22

Title: A Ride In a Fire Engine
Post by: Tim_w on April 22, 2006, 15:42:22
Hello  All

I have allways wanted to see what a ride in the cab of a Playmo fire engine would be like and today with the help of Station Officer Philip's and Blue watch Pendeford i got the chance. The appliance in question has been called out to a factory fire with persons reported and is rapidly making its way through traffic to get to the scene. All you have to do now is insert lights and sirens and imagine Martha Reeve's and the Vandella's (Love Is Like) A Heatwave playing in the background

Kindest Regards  Tim


Title: Re: A Ride In a Fire Engine
Post by: Tim_w on April 22, 2006, 15:45:12
Some more pictures
Title: Re: A Ride In a Fire Engine
Post by: Tim_w on April 22, 2006, 15:51:44
Last Picture's
Title: Re: A Ride In a Fire Engine
Post by: playmofire on April 22, 2006, 15:54:18
That's a great idea, Tim, and brillaintly executed. :) Many thanks for showing us.
Title: Re: A Ride In a Fire Engine
Post by: Meg on April 22, 2006, 15:57:11
You get the idea of moving through traffic.
Why isnt the red car slowing down and moving off to the side to allow the ladder truck to pass??

Meg
Title: Re: A Ride In a Fire Engine
Post by: Tim_w on April 22, 2006, 17:11:50
Hello  Gordon  :)9

Thank you very much indeed for the kind feedback and for taking the time to reply  :).

Kindest Regards  Tim

Hello  Meg

Thank you also for the very kind feedback. The question regarding the red car is a very difficult one to answer. Here in the UK as far as i am aware the rules are different to the US in the legal requirement to yield to an emergency vehicle. It is usually common curtesy to pull over and let them pass although there are some very stubborn people out there who just can't be bothered. Actually nine times out of ten if there is room for the emergency vehicle to get past they usually do it before you have time to move anyway. This is the case with my pictures, the fire engine has allready started pulling out as the car starts to slow down and pull in.

Kindest Regards  Tim
Title: Re: A Ride In a Fire Engine
Post by: Richard on April 22, 2006, 17:14:40
Thaks for the ride, Tim ... ;)

I guess that it's the kid in all of us that wants to ride in a fire engine !!!

I know that the kid in me thoroughly enoyed it ... :)

Thanks again ... (And, when do we get to go for another ride?)

All the best,
Richard
Title: Re: A Ride In a Fire Engine
Post by: Tim_w on April 22, 2006, 19:35:15
Hello  Richard  :)

Thank you very much indeed for your kind words of encouragement. The idea came to me the other night and the solution to the problem in positioning the camera came soon after. Hopefully i will be doing a few more pictures from the cabs of my engines soon :)9.

Kindest Regards  Tim  :D
Title: Re: A Ride In a Fire Engine
Post by: Sylvia on April 22, 2006, 19:58:32
Great photos, Tim! :D

I love the way you have taken them with a klicky's-eye view.
Really does feel like we're riding along in the cab with the firefighters. 8-)
Title: Re: A Ride In a Fire Engine
Post by: FireChief on April 23, 2006, 15:32:42
Sup Tim,

That's just like the real thing. Whats that red car thinking? ::), it looks like the operator needs to have some fun with the airhorn  >:D.  How did the run turn out, was it a real fire or just a false alarm?   Thanks for sharing Tim

Ben
Title: Re: A Ride In a Fire Engine
Post by: Tim_w on April 23, 2006, 17:57:44
Hello Sylvia

Thank you very much indeed for the kind feedback. I am planning on doing some more pictures in the near furture now the weather is better.

Kindest Regards  Tim

Hello  Ben

Thank you also for the very kind feedback. The airhorn was certainly put to good use in this situation  >:D. Everytime i have seen it used people allways move out of the way. The fire turned out to be real and the final attendance was 3 pump's and 1 Aerial Ladder Platform. Luckily the person reported as trapped managed to escape before the first fire engine arrived  :).

Kindest Regards  Tim
Title: Re: A Ride In a Fire Engine
Post by: Morgan on April 30, 2006, 09:20:10
Nice photos, Tim. From an interesting point of view  ;D