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October 06, 2008

Destructive power

Another of my many photos taken during 'burns' for training, this one looking down the 'throat' of the fire into the burning room. The 'tunnel' in the flames and smoke is caused by the fire drawing in air. As with my pictures of the broken glass, there is a certain beauty in the patterns created by the flames and in the smoke itself - giving a sense of the Biblical concept of the beguiling beauty said to be manifested by the Devil.

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Flames frame the door opening as the contents of this small room are engulfed in fire.

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Now fully developed, the fire shows its rage.

Fire and water, mutual enemies in our world are in fact the most destructive forces known to man, yet there is a terrible beauty in the flames of a truly awful fire and in the raging waters of a flood. Of the two, I personally think that fire is the greater enemy. But then I would, wouldn't I?

Posted by The Gray Monk at October 6, 2008 09:29 PM

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wow

Posted by: vw bug at October 6, 2008 10:27 PM

Great photos again and thank you for the explanation on why the fire is doing what it's doing in the first one.

Posted by: Da Goddess at October 7, 2008 01:06 PM