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stcstc

so the bomb squad are outside my office right now

who should i send pictures too

Borderfox

PM PcPhoto

Paulw

stcstc wrote: »

so the bomb squad are outside my office right now

who should i send pictures too

For printing??

magicbastarder

do you have a bomb strapped to you?

PCPhoto

unless theres a controlled explosion or some major news story hidden best you can hope for are the Herald and the Star ...maybe the Sun too.

Fingers crossed something dramatic happens - and Steve can do a PaulW .... with his pics !!

AnCatDubh

Storyful community - no money, but exposure. You could live upload to it.

Paulw

AnCatDubh wrote: »

Storyful community - no money, but exposure. You could live upload to it.

Hold out for the money and send it to the papers. Exposure doesn't always help buy new gear.

PCPhoto

AnCatDubh wrote: »

Storyful community - no money, but exposure. You could live upload to it.

why not do both .... but give it to storyful (later today or tomorrow) after its sent to the papers (dont know the storyful website but makes sense to try make money from it instead of posting it up online - where it can be robbed)

stcstc

have sent email to pcphoto, got tons of shots

guys are suiting up as we speak

PCPhoto

pics received ... captioning and sending as we speak...then its just a matter of waiting until the papers are printed to see if Steve made any money.

stcstc

there are tons more and its still happening

pcphoto, want more?

i can bang them all opn my ftp server and you can just pic what is best if you want?

stcstc

they are about to do controlled explosion

one of guys on roof of pub with my camera, wohoooo

PCPhoto

send them on .... hopefully you'll get something if theres a controlled explosion.

Also ...shoot for stock .... you never know when you will need a file of bomb disposal guys !! ...army guys .... or gardai and other emergency services.

melekalikimaka

get one with the office in background

360dpi - its da bomb









i'll get my coat

smelltheglove

Oooooh nervous for ya, stay safe too and show us your shots when you can.

.Longshanks.

stcstc wrote: »

they are about to do controlled explosion

one of guys on roof of pub with my camera, wohoooo

I hope its in full auto mode

stcstc

ah jeez they didnt blow it up, was waiting for the big bang

pcphoto still up loading ones with the robot holding the package etc

PCPhoto

hopefully that'll be the shot ..... suspicious package in Dun Laoghaire ....ha ha .... pity no explosion.....had visions of all the front pages ...explosion and headline ...Dun Laoghaire explodes

stcstc

omg

they put it in a bag thing, then the bag fell off the trolley!!!!!!!!!!

stcstc

stcstc wrote: »

omg

they put it in a bag thing, then the bag fell off the trolley!!!!!!!!!!

Don't worry, Steve! It'll only detonate if the trolly goes less than 5mph!

PCPhoto

hope you got pics of it falling off the trolley ..... any other photographers there ?

heard it on the radio a min ago ... viable (improvised) device .... taken away for analysis ... sounds like homemade package with little or no explosive capabilities.

stcstc

3 or 4, most arrived as they were about to leave

irish times journo turned up as they were leaving

PCPhoto

I keep getting a message "image truncated" etc etc ... when trying to get the ones of the army disposal guy getting suited up.

wont open properly for me.

stcstc

try once more i just checked them in bridge and seem ok

gimmie a buzz if ya need to

artyeva

as a side note - i'm wondering - if the bomb squad arrive to do a controlled explosion/rmove a suspicious device - do they not evacuate the area?? how far was this away from your office, steve?

stcstc

about 150 yards away

artyeva

stcstc wrote: »

about 150 yards away

wowsers!

Cakes.

Where is all this happening ? :pac:

shofukan

Not to do with the bomb squad (though you all may have been snapping my da! :P) but where do you send photos to when you want to try get them put into the papers? I've always wondered!

melekalikimaka

seanor3 wrote: »

Not to do with the bomb squad (though you all may have been snapping my da! :P) but where do you send photos to when you want to try get them put into the papers? I've always wondered!

PCPhoto

the boards.ie Reuters

Paulw

melekalikimaka wrote: »

PCPhoto

the boards.ie Reuters

Or deal directly, when you know how.

When you don't know, PCPhoto is the way to go.

shofukan

Paulw wrote: »

When you don't know, PCPhoto is the way to go.

I certainly don't know how at the moment! So hello PCPhoto!
I might have something to send through you in a few days.. Not sure how this works.. Pardon my ignorance

magicbastarder

some photos are starting to emerge elsewhere:
http://www.broadsheet.ie/2011/04/18/meanwhile-in-kingstown/

PCPhoto

no prob ... drop me a PM and I'll send you an email address and my number - that way you can text when you send on pics.


oh and add details into the body of the email ... your name, contact details and whats going on in the pics ... if pics are different add filename and details ..so I'll know what is going on in what pic .... if there are people in pics ..names are important.

PCPhoto

judging by the byline on the other pics it looks like Sasko was the other man on the roof..... you have competition for getting printed Steve (and his stuff looks sharper...but further back .... your images are tighter - which might work in your favour)

shofukan

Brilliant! I'll give ya a shout when they're developed so

PCPhoto

seanor3 wrote: »

Brilliant! I'll give ya a shout when they're developed so

Developed .... whats thaaaa ???

My main area of expertise is news images - generally shot on digital these days due to the speed at which it required to get them to the papers.

stcstc

holy crap, it was just on rte news, they said the army reckon it was a real bomb, that had been stashed for later use. said it could cause serious harm or infrastructural damage!!!!

smelltheglove

You gotta praise those bomb disposal guys though, walking in not knowing what it is! A relation of mine does it, scary stuff!

magicbastarder

i remember reading an interview with a bomb disposal expert, where the interviewer asked why he didn't strap his helmet on. the answer was that the last thing you wanted was your helmet to be strapped on if a bomb you were standing over went off.

smelltheglove

Why was that? I remember I always thought it was cool when my relation started doing it then I was sent a youtube vid of him disposing a bomb in the middle of a field in the middle east somewhere, he walked towards the thing alone, with tonnes of soilders behind sandbags well away from the danger zone and there he was with this thing, dismantling it, alone! I stopped thinking it was cool and started thinking he is one of our unsung heros with balls of steel...

Sorry for going off topic slightly, when do we get to see some of your pics Steve?

magicbastarder

smelltheglove wrote: »

Why was that?

the force of the explosion would channel under the helmet and try to lift it off your head. best not try to prevent that.

Borderfox

smelltheglove wrote: »

unsung heros with balls of steel...QUOTE]

Hopefully not

stcstc

here is some of the pictures.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stcstc/sets/72157626528012286/

Lagnagoushee

Great shots stcstc............rather you than me :-)

stcstc

stcstc wrote: »

here is some of the pictures.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stcstc/sets/72157626528012286/

That last shot, of the Iarnròd Eireann jacket... If you sent that off, I'd keep my eyes peeled on that showing up down the line in the papers. I can imagine it beside practically any story about them (or public sector in general) and paycuts (I'm sure there'll be plenty of such stories closer to the budget).


Nice shots.

Ballyman

You have at least 1 in the indo today Steve

stcstc

oh really, havent looked yet

sure it one of mine?

Promac

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/gang-left-pipebomb-at-rail-line-2622887.html?start=4

Paulw

stcstc wrote: »

oh really, havent looked yet

sure it one of mine?

That's the fun part, checking all the papers, and then making sure that it's your image(s) used.

Hopefully you'll get a bit from it all.

Fair play.

Ballyman

stcstc wrote: »

oh really, havent looked yet

sure it one of mine?

Certain. Your name is on it!!