IN THE HEAT OF THINGS

Charlestown, MA 070610 Firefighters seek relief from the heat under the shade while covering their heads with wet towels and by getting hosed with cool water after battling a four -alarm fire at the intersection of Cross and High Streets in Charlestown on July 6, 2010. (Essdras M Suarez/ Globe Staff)/ MET BEHIND THE SCENE: I showed up to the office today one hour earlier to catch up on some editing and the moment I sat down they sent me out to cover this four-alarm fire. The fire turned out to be structural damage and no injuries so the focus of the assignment immediately switched from the fire to the close-to 100 heat wave we are experiencing. TECH STUFF: Pretty straight forward shooting low ISO 200, high speed about 3000th to 5000th of a second; thus, the frozen droplets of water. Lens 70-200. D.O.F. at about 2.8- 4.5. WB cloudy