Gary's Photoblog
Heli-well
Posted by Stinkbug Photography (Cochise County, United States) on 6 May 2008 in Transportation and Portfolio.
We assembled this 10,000 gallon tank by a stream and used portable pumps to fill it so helicopters could dip from it. Pretty effective for what it is.
Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
I like the title, a well for your helicopters. A great inventive idea. Great shot Gary.
6 May 2008 5:39am
Mandy from Johannesburg, South Africa
Awesome work you're doing Gary - behind the lens as well as behind the fires!!!
6 May 2008 6:30am
vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Québec, Canada
Here our fire season is just about to start, and we are lucky enough to have so many lakes that use of waterbombers is very easy with a few seconds skimming over the lake to fill them up.
6 May 2008 5:34pm
Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa
Brilliant shot, and again hats off to you guys. We had a wildfire go out of control last night, with 4 homes gutted and scores of families displaced.
6 May 2008 7:36pm
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Amazing flying and a brilliant shot Gary.
6 May 2008 10:56pm
drphoto from Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
It's like a huge dragon fly stopping to cool down at a rock pool. I like it.
Dan
6 May 2008 11:45pm
martie from Okinawa, Japan
Very interesting. I never gave a thought to where the water would come from for these. Shame on me - and thank you for the education!
7 May 2008 12:39pm
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
Thanks for what you are doing and for sharing these 'secrets' : this one is new to me!
8 May 2008 7:27pm
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
Oh thats well cool, its almost like the helecopter is a dragonfly taking a drink.
8 May 2008 11:56pm
amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada
Fascinating stuff! It also looks like some of your pine trees have the dreaded pine beetle, too. Hope you're keeping safe!!!
10 May 2008 3:50pm
standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France
A great job you're doing Gary. Very nice and exciting shot. Take care!
11 May 2008 9:43pm
Melissa W. from Warsaw, Indiana, United States
That is wild...never seen anything like that before. Thanks for sharing!
13 May 2008 1:40am
Arash from Dubai, United Arab Emirates
I didn't have any idea about this heli-well.
23 Jun 2008 3:49pm
Sony DSC-P92
1/100 second
F/10.0
24 mm