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Copyright: Viviane Faguay (Porteplume) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 114 W: 26 N: 51] (545)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-03-07
Categories: Event
Camera: Fuji Finepix S602Z
Exposure: f/8, 1/1600 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Tsunami Memorial - also on TE by Curtis Grindahl [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2004-12-31 9:13
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Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I saw many great tributes to the events in Asia. The only I could imagine is making a parallele between what happened 50 years ago on precisely the place where I live now - Island of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, beneath sea level - and the disaster in Asia.

From guide: In February 1953 the Netherlands faced disaster when the dikes protecting the southwest of the country were breached by the joint onslaught of a hurricane-force northwesterly wind and exceptionally high spring tides. The flood came in the night without warning, a fateful combination of freak high tides and gale-force winds that killed 1,835 people. Almost 200,000 hectares of land was swamped, 3,000 homes and 300 farms destroyed, and 47,000 heads of cattle drowned. It was The Netherlands' worst disaster for 300 years.
Flooding caused by storm surges were nothing new to the Netherlands, but this time the nation was stunned by the extent of a disaster unparalleled for centuries.

Emergency aid flowed in from all over the world to help soften the blow to a country only just recovering from war. Ironically enough, the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management had published a policy document only a few days previously detailing plans to prevent precisely this sort of disaster. The document proposed that all the tidal inlets and estuaries in the provinces of Zeeland and South Holland should be dammed. In the light of the disaster, urgent action was taken to implement this plan, known as the 'Delta Project'.

The Oosterscheldt Storm Surge Barrier is made up of 65 prefabricated and prestressed-concrete piers,weighing 18,000 tons apiece, placed without piling on the seabed and equipped with 300- to 500-ton weighing steel sliding gates. The barrier extends 2.8 km across three channels formed by two work islands and a 128-ft-high dike.

I choose for this picture where the Storm Surge Barrier is nearly visible in background, because the dark treatning clouds look like they will be soon enlighted by the blue sky, some hoop...

Look for more about the desaster & Delta Works: here.
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Hi Viviane, i think we are all feeling with the people in asia.
bye
alex

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  • yttt Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 270 W: 10 N: 3] (2114)
  • [2004-12-31 9:40]

perfect moment, perfect picture

This is a very nice tribute to all the people that have suffered in Asia. Lets hope there will be calm waters today.

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  • Dingo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2744 W: 369 N: 2624] (11948)
  • [2004-12-31 11:00]

An excellent comparison and a beautiful memorial to the victims of both disasters, Viviane. Excellent note too. TFS.

An amazing structure, very informative note.

Thank you for sharing with this outstanding composition and your most informative note. It is interesting to me that such protetive measure are taken AFTER the disasters have occured. Tho in Asia there is little could be done from Nature's fury. This is a very good Memorial.....:O)

Viviane,
Merci pour votre message réconfortant ...
Très bel hommage de votre part avec cette photo et cette note.
Sylvie

Very nice picture and a great note.

Gelukkig Nieuwjaar, Bonne Annee,

Marleen

Viviane, not only your photo is fantastically emotional, but it is also a brilliant shot! your master of light is commendable!

the light and the dark oppose each other on your photo like in real life...I hope that life will take over and laughters will be heard again soon in those regions of the world!
thanks for sharing! Nice contribution

Eric
PS: Happy wishes for 2005.

When I talk to the parents of my wife (Goeree)about this disaster they react directly. You can see they saw what happend, they lost people, things and places they knew. The eyes tell me immediatly what can't be told. Horrible stories, it can be told but it never sounds, shows, tells how it was. Indeed, they also see a parallele, feel it and know it is. An excellent note, together with a vision on nature you don't want to be threatned by...

Belle photo et excellente note. bravo!

Beautiful cloudy, dark, sky:)

TFS!

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