Friday, February 8, 2008

Pictures of the Week: Feb. 2-8



Split-second decisions.
 
The parents of this 9-month-old baby girl made a split-second decision to throw her from a burning apartment building in an effort to save her life. The decision paid off and she dropped safely into the arms of a rescuer below.
 
The photographer witnessing the frantic scene of the building fire and seeing he baby being dropped from the fourth floor reacted in a split second, pressing the shutter release at just the right time. It too was the right decision and he captured this incredible image.
 
Take a look at all of this week's incredible images, often the result of split-second decisions in this week's Pictures of the Week gallery.
 
-Lee Van Grack

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

YOU CAN FOOL SOME OF THE FOLKS, BUT THAT IS ONE OF THOSE OLD COMPOSITION DOLLS DROPPING THROUGH THE AIR. NICE TRY...PHOTOSHOP. KIDDING, OF COURSE. AM GLAD BABY LANDED RIGHT. RIBS OF FIREMAN....SORE. ADMIT THAT BABY LOOKS LIKE OLD DOLL FROM 40S DROPPING THROUGH THE AIR.  GREAT REFLEXES.....ALERT SHOOTER.