Iconic moments captured in picture.

[Kevin S. Assilleekunt 1]

 

This period of history is now referred to as 'The False Dawn'.

[Tom 14013]

[The Fish 10972]

 

Michael Bay doing Goal 5

[Guest You FCB Get Out Of Our Club]

 

Lone man about to be swallowed by the Boxing Day Tsunami.

 

Hard to find a close-up shot, as the footage was originally taken off a camcorder, and later circulated among the networks. Probably for the better though. It's the facelessness of the image which makes it all the more poignant. I remember seeing this on the news, in the immediate aftermath of the tsunami and it's the one image which sticks in my mind [where the thought of 'poor bastard' enters], much like the Falling Man shot re: 9/11.

Most mental pic I've ever seen. You see when the wave hit, you seen it go in to the shore, and you thought well fuckin hell just stand in front of it, it's not that bad, then you hear 300,000 deed. I can't be the only one who thought how did that kill 300,000 at the time. I mean you see them surfers in Australia riding bigger waves than that. When you saw the devastation though you realised how bad it was. The resort I stayed in in Thailand was descimated, we would've been fucked because we were never away from the beach and the beach bar. I would love to know what happened to that bloke. Was about this time at year as well wasn't it? RIP the 300,000 can't believe it's 4 years ago.

[StevenL 0]

Boxing day, I think.

[Holden McGroin 6785]

The waves were over 30ft. I dont think the pictures and videos did justice to the height and power of that tsunami.

[Kevin 1]

boxing day, duno how you could forget

[Dolly Potter MD 0]

 

Lone man about to be swallowed by the Boxing Day Tsunami.

 

Hard to find a close-up shot, as the footage was originally taken off a camcorder, and later circulated among the networks. Probably for the better though. It's the facelessness of the image which makes it all the more poignant. I remember seeing this on the news, in the immediate aftermath of the tsunami and it's the one image which sticks in my mind [where the thought of 'poor bastard' enters], much like the Falling Man shot re: 9/11.

Most mental pic I've ever seen. You see when the wave hit, you seen it go in to the shore, and you thought well fuckin hell just stand in front of it, it's not that bad, then you hear 300,000 deed. I can't be the only one who thought how did that kill 300,000 at the time. I mean you see them surfers in Australia riding bigger waves than that. When you saw the devastation though you realised how bad it was. The resort I stayed in in Thailand was descimated, we would've been fucked because we were never away from the beach and the beach bar. I would love to know what happened to that bloke. Was about this time at year as well wasn't it? RIP the 300,000 can't believe it's 4 years ago.

 

It's a bloody surreal isn't it.

 

His fate was probably that of many, washed back out into the ocean when the tide [or fast flowing river to put it better] sucked a copius amount of the living and the dead back out there, to eventually become shark biscuits for ocean predators & scavengers. There was a prediction at the time that something like 100k lost their lives in this manner, many whose remains were never recovered. The lore of the land [especially along the coastal fringes] amongst the Indo locals is 'you see the tide level drop out suddenly, you run for higher ground, or at the very least climb a tree'. If the tree snaps you've at least got something to hold onto for dear life. It's what i was i told when surfing Lagundri Bay, Nias. Nias was also hit, although not to the same extent as some of the other islands & coastal areas.

 

It's superficial to talk about this in context of the human tragedy, but the force of quake itself [and the lifting of the seismic plates] actually permanently lifted a bucketload of the reefs from their previous levels, by a matter of feet. It's affected the shape of many world class reef breaks [including Nias], but most importantly their consistency. These days alot of them need a bigger swell [and higher tide] before they start working & playing up to their old form & magnificence.

 

A mate of mine was on a chartered surf trip through the Mentawai Islands, roughly about a month after the disaster. He witnessed floating & bloated cadavers regularly drifting by their vessel - every half hour or so. Many were missing limbs, fully and partially chewed off by sharks etc.

Edited January 1, 2011 by Year Zero

[Dolly Potter MD 0]

 

 

 

A shocker this one - it should come with a warning disclaimer. I recall it pulled down in many countries - a very upfront & brutal awareness campaign. The lass in question only just passed away.

 

My cousin has been modelling for a couple of years now as she was spotted in a shopping centre, handed a business card & signed-up by a pretty major agency in a shopping centre, and she is petite as well although nothing like the pic. She probably gets that from my mother, who was formerly a ballet dancer - ironically another international jetsetter.

 

edit: my niece.

Edited January 1, 2011 by Year Zero

[Guest You FCB Get Out Of Our Club]

 

Lone man about to be swallowed by the Boxing Day Tsunami.

 

Hard to find a close-up shot, as the footage was originally taken off a camcorder, and later circulated among the networks. Probably for the better though. It's the facelessness of the image which makes it all the more poignant. I remember seeing this on the news, in the immediate aftermath of the tsunami and it's the one image which sticks in my mind [where the thought of 'poor bastard' enters], much like the Falling Man shot re: 9/11.

Most mental pic I've ever seen. You see when the wave hit, you seen it go in to the shore, and you thought well fuckin hell just stand in front of it, it's not that bad, then you hear 300,000 deed. I can't be the only one who thought how did that kill 300,000 at the time. I mean you see them surfers in Australia riding bigger waves than that. When you saw the devastation though you realised how bad it was. The resort I stayed in in Thailand was descimated, we would've been fucked because we were never away from the beach and the beach bar. I would love to know what happened to that bloke. Was about this time at year as well wasn't it? RIP the 300,000 can't believe it's 4 years ago.

 

It's a bloody surreal isn't.

 

His fate was probably that of many, washed back out into the ocean when the tide [or fast flowing river to put it better] sucked a copius amount of the living and the dead back out there, to eventually become shark biscuits for ocean predators & scavengers. There was a prediction at the time that something like 100k lost their lives in this manner, many whose remains were never recovered. The lore of the land [especially along the coastal fringes] amongst the Indo locals is 'you see the tide level drop out suddenly, you run for higher ground, or at the very least climb a tree'. If the tree snaps you've at least got something to hold onto for dear life. It's what i was i told when surfing Lagundri Bay, Nias. Nias was also hit, although not to the same extent as some of the other islands & coastal areas.

 

It's superficial to talk about this in context of the human tragedy, but the force of quake itself [and the lifting of the seismic plates] actually permanently lifted a bucketload of the reefs from their previous levels, by a matter of feet. It's affected the shape of many world class reef breaks [including Nias], but most importantly their consistency. These days alot of them need a bigger swell [and higher tide] before they start working & playing up to their old form & magnificence.

 

A mate of mine was on a chartered surf trip through the Mentawai Islands, roughly about a month after the disaster. He witnessed floating & bloated cadavers regularly drifting by their vessel - every half hour or so. Many were missing limbs, fully and partially chewed off by sharks etc.

Oh my god would be like dying in a wet hoover, you can see what's happening but can't do fuck all about it. Hard to believe Tynemouth and Whitley Bay had a much bigger one than that 200 years ago too.

[Christmas Tree 4851]

 

Lone man about to be swallowed by the Boxing Day Tsunami.

 

Hard to find a close-up shot, as the footage was originally taken off a camcorder, and later circulated among the networks. Probably for the better though. It's the facelessness of the image which makes it all the more poignant. I remember seeing this on the news, in the immediate aftermath of the tsunami and it's the one image which sticks in my mind [where the thought of 'poor bastard' enters], much like the Falling Man shot re: 9/11.

Most mental pic I've ever seen. You see when the wave hit, you seen it go in to the shore, and you thought well fuckin hell just stand in front of it, it's not that bad, then you hear 300,000 deed. I can't be the only one who thought how did that kill 300,000 at the time. I mean you see them surfers in Australia riding bigger waves than that. When you saw the devastation though you realised how bad it was. The resort I stayed in in Thailand was descimated, we would've been fucked because we were never away from the beach and the beach bar. I would love to know what happened to that bloke. Was about this time at year as well wasn't it? RIP the 300,000 can't believe it's 4 years ago.

 

It's a bloody surreal isn't.

 

His fate was probably that of many, washed back out into the ocean when the tide [or fast flowing river to put it better] sucked a copius amount of the living and the dead back out there, to eventually become shark biscuits for ocean predators & scavengers. There was a prediction at the time that something like 100k lost their lives in this manner, many whose remains were never recovered. The lore of the land [especially along the coastal fringes] amongst the Indo locals is 'you see the tide level drop out suddenly, you run for higher ground, or at the very least climb a tree'. If the tree snaps you've at least got something to hold onto for dear life. It's what i was i told when surfing Lagundri Bay, Nias. Nias was also hit, although not to the same extent as some of the other islands & coastal areas.

 

It's superficial to talk about this in context of the human tragedy, but the force of quake itself [and the lifting of the seismic plates] actually permanently lifted a bucketload of the reefs from their previous levels, by a matter of feet. It's affected the shape of many world class reef breaks [including Nias], but most importantly their consistency. These days alot of them need a bigger swell [and higher tide] before they start working & playing up to their old form & magnificence.

 

A mate of mine was on a chartered surf trip through the Mentawai Islands, roughly about a month after the disaster. He witnessed floating & bloated cadavers regularly drifting by their vessel - every half hour or so. Many were missing limbs, fully and partially chewed off by sharks etc.

Oh my god would be like dying in a wet hoover, you can see what's happening but can't do fuck all about it. Hard to believe Tynemouth and Whitley Bay had a much bigger one than that 200 years ago too.

 

 

Really?

 

Think that would be a canny tale to start a local history thread.

[Christmas Tree 4851]

wanted to post the picture of Keegan leaving by helicopter which will always be one of my iconic nufc memories. Was sat on the wall under the old scoreboard that night.

[Happy Face 29]

Red army on top of the Reichstag.

Apparently there was a huge amount of life expended just so that photo could be taken. The result of the war in Europe and the capture of Berlin was a formality but Stalin wanted the Soviet flag flying over the Reichstag by May Day. I think that photo is staged because the capture actually took place the evening before but obviously daylight shows the image better.

 

 

....as was....

 

 

Good write up of the story behind it here...

 

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/01...s?currentPage=1

 

 

...and we've all seen Clint''s film about the flag bearers.