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Published: 2010-06-18 21:16:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 13104; Favourites: 518; Downloads: 0
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Long story behind this one. A week ago or so, my boyfriend and I woke up about 2 o'clock in the middle of the night - the fire alarm of our apartment-building was howling. We ran out of our door, and could immediately smell the smoke. Darn, not an exercise or an accidental false alarm this time... When we got down on the street (we live on the second floor), the first of the fire brigade trucks had already parked, and fire men ran up the stairs. We didn't see any flames though - the firemen got the fire under control pretty fast. Luckily it was only a couple of sofas and some stuff on an outdoor terrace (the terraces are inside the building, but simply have the wall towards the backyard missing) on the floor above our apartment that got burned.It was a little scary, and it still is - the terrace haven't been cleaned yet, and everything out there is totally black, burned or melted. The photo is of one of two lamps that were melted by the heat of the fire. On the night, the light in those two lamps (after the fire had been extinguished) looked really creepy, but I haven't been able to get a photo of it because the bulbs died. The lamp looks cool during the day too though.
I hope you like it - I actually see this photo as much as art as many as my other photos, it's just a very different form of photography than what I usually do
I would really like to hear what you think about the photo
Whoa, thank you so much for my first DD!
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Comments: 116
Omigosh, it's good you're okay! My house also burned down last month, and I can't go inside because it's too scary (as well as heartbreaking, but.... mostly scary). It's true though, some of the things are really interesting after they're burned and melted. We mostly laugh at our things, for example, "mystery appliance". It's got plastic, metal, and wires... but we can't tell what it was. xD
Congratulations on the DD, and once again, I'm glad both of you are safe. 
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aw that's really sad that your house burned down
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I had a fire in my house just a few weeks ago. It was my fucking shower! I was in there, washing myself when I smelled smoke. So I looked over to the control box (electric shower) where my sponge was and there was smoke coming from it. I knocked it off and there's a flaming hole underneath it! So I get dressed, turn it off and go looking for a fire extinguisher. By the time I get back, the room is filled so badly with smoke that you physically couldn't see.
Long story short, the fire brigade came, put it out before any real damage happened and now my bathroom is destroyed with soot and scorch marks.
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wow that's really creepy! good thing that you were actually there to discover it so fast!
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so, good luck in cleaning and so on
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wow, what a wake-up call, huh?
so glad it wasn't more serious, and that you guys make it out fine.
beautiful, and very unique piece here, i definitely think it's worth the DD
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intense story on this one. at first i thought it was just an ashtray inverted or something, captured on the street. upon reading the story, i kind of got the chills. really nice perspective and use of leading line. glad you guys were safe too!
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originaly before reading, i thought it was a bowl of water shot in slow-motion getting hit by something and turned upside down...
but this also works, and looks cool :]
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knowing what actually caused this makes the whole image scarier.
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it does - it was pretty creepy walking around in the remains
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Very cool. At first glance my brain keeps telling me it must be upside down. ..Love the mixture of molten and grainy textures.
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Woah... crazy! At first I thought "icing dripping from a nozzle in a factory!" but then I read the dexcription. Thank God for smoke alarms!
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yeah it actually looks a bit like that
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Agreed Crazy but cool!
God had nothing to do with smoke alarms, however NASA did. please dont hate me lol
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Wow, thats awesome - yet scary...
BTW - Congratz on the DD!
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As always Pia you English is excellent, the photo shows how lucky you were and wow the heat that was there..imagine what it would have done to your skin!!!eeeek..I understand that melts too
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ouch yeah, that wouldn't have been nice on skin
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I'm glad everyone made it safely out. This is a different kind of photo for you, but well captured. The speckling colors on the ceiling(?) where the lamp is mounted are perfect.
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Yeah, it's not that I like what I could see but it's reality and reality is something that catches my eye. And it's the story behind what let my eye come back to your photo - but im my mind there arise other pictures, overlay and "push" the photo, which nearly becomes an own experience at the end. So the artwork is the combination of photo and story - which captivates me!
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Incredible story. makes the shot more!! I love the look of it, kind of creepy. I love creepy!
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I love this image. I think it really presents a sense of fear- the capability of fire, and the damage it leaves in it's wake. It reminds me of advertisments that the Fire Service use as warnings.
It is wonderful. Well done. x
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wow! really SURREAL! and the story too!
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Glad you're ok and nothing too bad happened.
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