Tappan From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 1538 posts, RR: 46 Posted (7 years 10 months 2 weeks 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 3813 times:
Good work by all the Toronto shooters!! Not an easy situation dealing with a burning A340....Great stuff both during and after this near tragedy.
BUT...
Did anybody see that passenger's photo of people running from the burning jet?
How about courage there, ehh? How many among us would turn and photograph this while running as fast as we could away from the jet?
Sitting here at my computer it is an easy answer YES I would have...
Scrambling away from this crippled (soon to be burning) monster it is a more difficult question.
BigPhilNYC From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 4073 posts, RR: 56 Reply 1, posted (7 years 10 months 2 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 3786 times:
I didn't see it, can you send us a link or something?
INNflight From Austria, joined Apr 2004, 3765 posts, RR: 62 Reply 2, posted (7 years 10 months 2 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 3764 times:
IF I would have been ( and thank God I haven't ) on this flight, and had my camera in hands after I exiting the aircraft, yes, I would have taken a few photos.
Hopefully I'll never get the chance to do so, though!
Tappan From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 1538 posts, RR: 46 Reply 4, posted (7 years 10 months 2 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 3760 times:
BigPhilNYC From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 4073 posts, RR: 56 Reply 5, posted (7 years 10 months 2 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 3750 times:
I'm stupid, of course I'd have taken the photo.
I escape a burning plane with my life and I know I'd still be thinking "This would get Most Popular of the last 24 Hours!"
I'd also expect a badmanipulation rejection for using too much burn tool.
Imagine that. I'm facing death and I'd be thinking about Peter Unmuth.
ChrisH From Sweden, joined Jul 2004, 1136 posts, RR: 18 Reply 7, posted (7 years 10 months 2 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 3728 times:
Everyone has a cameraphone these days... same as the video from the london trains. I would defo take some shots in that situation... I'd have my camera out for the landing anyways... wouldnt spend any time composing but rather just shoot from the hip, who knows, the photos might become useful in the investigation or something.
AKE0404AR From United States of America, joined May 2000, 2534 posts, RR: 50 Reply 8, posted (7 years 10 months 2 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 3720 times:
Quoting INNflight (Reply 2): IF I would have been ( and thank God I haven't ) on this flight, and had my camera in hands after I exiting the aircraft, yes, I would have taken a few photos.
If you are about to die and you are scared shitless I doubt that you would take a picture. Run like hell and thank god afterwards that you are alive.
I have asked myself that question a few times, but since no one has been in a situtation like this it is really hard to tell what someone would do.
Photopilot From Cuba, joined Jul 2002, 2441 posts, RR: 20 Reply 9, posted (7 years 10 months 2 weeks 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 3694 times:
Here's some more passenger shots taken while fleeing the wreck.
Oh, and for the record, as a former photojournalist, you're damn right I would have been shooting. There were many instances in my life where I kept shooting because training takes over, but the thinking, and the shakes do come later.
Patroni From Luxembourg, joined Aug 1999, 1403 posts, RR: 15 Reply 10, posted (7 years 10 months 2 weeks 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 3635 times:
I was asking myself the same...
But I think the question is, did these guys who took the photos realise that they could die in a minute if the aircraft explodes? After all, "it always happens to the others" is a widespread attitude. So after the aircraft came to a grinding halt and you are still alive, you leave the plane, jump out of the door and are even then still alive, you might get a feeling like "woah, that was close, but now the danger is over" and even think of taking some photos again.
Dunno what I would have done... @1 cared for my wife or any other co-travellers in my party, then @2 probably also taken some photos... and finally later @3: get scared about what happened
I think it is like when you cut your finger... it only starts hurting once you see the blood.
NIKV69 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 12, posted (7 years 10 months 2 weeks 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 3627 times:
Quoting JAT74L (Reply 11): What I am amazed by is the fact that people are carrying their bags off with them!!!!!!
Hey John good to see ya!
Yea that is something. Those pics are incredible. It's a miracle everyone survived. I can imagine the chaos as people went into the overhead bins for their belongings.
ShyFlyer From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 13, posted (7 years 10 months 2 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 3600 times:
I'd have to go on the record and say I'd have shot some pictures. The aircraft is largely intact and it appears everyone left via the exits. If I were in a situation where rescue workers had to cut me out of the aircraft, that would be a different story.
Quoting BigPhilNYC (Reply 5): I escape a burning plane with my life and I know I'd still be thinking "This would get Most Popular of the last 24 Hours!"
I'd be thinking: "this is gonna be one hell of a trip report!"
Chris78cpr From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2004, 2814 posts, RR: 52 Reply 14, posted (7 years 10 months 2 weeks 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 3554 times:
Quoting BigPhilNYC (Reply 5): I'm stupid, of course I'd have taken the photo.
I escape a burning plane with my life and I know I'd still be thinking "This would get Most Popular of the last 24 Hours!"
I'd also expect a badmanipulation rejection for using too much burn tool.
Imagine that. I'm facing death and I'd be thinking about Peter Unmuth.
-Phil
Ok, that is possibly the funniest post i have read in my life! It's taken me about 5minutes to be able to type this! LOL
Totally agree with Jav!
I feel exactly the same though, would have had to grab the cam for a top of day!
Chris
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Paulinbna From United States of America, joined Feb 2003, 1114 posts, RR: 5 Reply 15, posted (7 years 10 months 2 weeks 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 3507 times:
I know I would be wanting to take pictures, but my wife would probely be cussing me out.
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JeffM From United States of America, joined May 2005, 3266 posts, RR: 53 Reply 17, posted (7 years 10 months 2 weeks 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 3399 times:
Quoting Sabena 690 (Reply 16): I'd have looked around to check whether I could have helped any of the more than 300 people on that flight.
That would be my first response as well. I'm sure there probably was, and I would have had to help first, shoot second. If someone perished because I was taking photos.....well, I'm not sure I could deal with that.
Chris78cpr From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2004, 2814 posts, RR: 52 Reply 18, posted (7 years 10 months 2 weeks 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 3367 times:
Quoting Sabena 690 (Reply 16): I'd have looked around to check whether I could have helped any of the more than 300 people on that flight.
The top of day comment was said with sarcasm. However in a situation like that i would reach for my camera, im training to be a photojournlist and as one you cannot react and help people at every oportunity, you get your images then you help. That is how people like Robert Capa and Don McCulling have worked. That is my opinion, of course i would have tried to help, but also taking images.
Chris
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