00silvergt "some dorky title"  3,309 posts Likes: 6 Joined May 2007 Location: Vacaville, CA More info | Sep 18, 2007 17:01 | #1 As usual, I was out and about with my camera and walking the streets of San Francisco, when this thing caught my eye! LOL    I shot these after the fact, and the hydrant was already erupting when I got there, I have no idea what happened, other than the Mercedes hit the hydrant hard enough to make it spout up like that. "Ne nuntium necare"
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Kol Member 47 posts Joined May 2007 Location: Hertford More info | Sep 18, 2007 17:03 | #2 Good shots... any chance you got any with a wider focal length? Would be good to get a bit of the surroundings in, for reference.
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00silvergt THREAD STARTER "some dorky title" 3,309 posts Likes: 6 Joined May 2007 Location: Vacaville, CA More info | Sep 18, 2007 17:37 | #3 I was out with my 70-300 IS, didn't bring a wider lens with me, sorry. The accident happened on Kearney and Sacramento right by the "Young's Cafe" Chinese Restaurant. "Ne nuntium necare"
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Kol Member 47 posts Joined May 2007 Location: Hertford More info | Sep 19, 2007 03:28 | #4 Good effort with that lens then mate. Cheers.
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00silvergt THREAD STARTER "some dorky title" 3,309 posts Likes: 6 Joined May 2007 Location: Vacaville, CA More info | Sep 19, 2007 05:06 | #5 Thanks! "Ne nuntium necare"
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SoaringUSAEagle Daddy Of The Crop  10,814 posts Likes: 3 Joined Dec 2005 Location: Cheyenne, WY More info | Sep 19, 2007 08:45 | #6 That's pretty funny, glad ya had your camera with you. 5D4 | 50 1.4 | 85L II | 24-70L II | 70-200 2.8L IS II
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00silvergt THREAD STARTER "some dorky title" 3,309 posts Likes: 6 Joined May 2007 Location: Vacaville, CA More info | Sep 19, 2007 12:58 | #7 Yeah, I usually go out at lunch with my camera, just my way to escape from work, when I notice this plume of water. "Ne nuntium necare"
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neil85 Goldmember 1,069 posts Joined Aug 2007 Location: West Chicago, Il More info | Sep 19, 2007 19:27 | #8 good effort with the lens, wish they would have been a little wider though .. oh well 30D & 28-135 kit lens, 50mm F/1.8 MKII, monopod, tipod w/pan tilt head, 430EX w/ sto-fen omni bounce,
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greg20d Typo King  1,972 posts Likes: 2 Joined Sep 2005 Location: Stockton California More info | Sep 19, 2007 21:14 | #9 They have break away bolts or pipe section so it doesnt cause extreme damage ...I speak from experience I had to pay to replace one once 40D,10d,G10,70-200Lf4is,17-55is
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00silvergt THREAD STARTER "some dorky title" 3,309 posts Likes: 6 Joined May 2007 Location: Vacaville, CA More info | Sep 19, 2007 23:35 | #10 What I missed, since some dude blocked my shot was the emergency crews carrying the hydrant away on a stretcher like gizmo, it almost looked like they were hauling off some dead bodies. Everyone was out with their cellphone cameras. It was sort of hilarious. "Ne nuntium necare"
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