Convoluted Perceptions

More pictures

2005-01-06T01:15:00.000-07:00

I have a dozen or so new photos that I will be putting online sometime later today.

2005-01-02T14:34:00.000-07:00

Secondary waves hitting Male, Maldives.
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2005-01-02T14:33:00.001-07:00

More waves smack the Maldives.
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2005-01-02T14:33:00.000-07:00

Watching the waves head towards the Maldives.
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2005-01-02T14:32:00.001-07:00

Waves hitting Male, Maldives.
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2005-01-02T14:32:00.000-07:00

Male, Maldives as the tsunami hits.
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2005-01-02T14:31:00.000-07:00

Male, Maldives.
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2005-01-02T13:12:00.000-07:00

Phuket, Thailand. December 27th, 2000.
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Thanks, Credits and Linkage.

2005-01-02T13:02:00.000-07:00

Greetings,

I hope eveyone is enjoying the tsunami photography I have been posting; I'm attempting to put up only pictures of the wave itself. There's enough media coverage of the aftermath of this horrible event, and being a bit of a science geek, I made it a point to only show the destructive power of nature itself. Dead bodies aren't really my thing. Check out Ogrish is you want those.

In the process of posting up the best pictures as soon as I ran across them, I neglected to credit a few folks. I would like to do that now. My apologies go out to anyone I may have forgotten.

News agencies:
CNN
BBC
Reuters
Al-Jazeera
DrudgeReport
Associated Press
Fark
Omedias - Who contacted me about publishing a few of the photos.

Blogs, Bloggers and tsunami-related websites:
Wave of Destruction
Wilordw
Jedil1
fboosman
Cheese and Crackers
Pundit Guy
Wizbang
Planet Bangkok
Helmut Issels
BoingBoing

Resources:
Wikipedia
Digital Globe
Space
Red Nova

Links to Tsunami Aid:
Ratings of various relief organizations
Doctors Without Borders - I urge people to donate to this charity above all others. Cash is worthless. Medical supplies are priceless.
ASHA.net - Focuses on education in India
Tsunami Relief - Learn how, what and where to donate.
The Salvation Army
Americares
American Institute of Philanthropy - Charity Watch.

Thanks also goes to the visitors of this site. You have turned this 30-hits-a-month photoblog into an 1800-hits-per-day resource guide. All my best wishes go out to the individuals and families affected by this disaster.

2005-01-02T12:12:00.000-07:00

The water rises.
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2005-01-02T12:11:00.001-07:00

A fishing boat is pushed inland.
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2005-01-02T12:11:00.000-07:00

Water comes rushing in.
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2005-01-02T12:10:00.001-07:00

The tide begins to surge.
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2005-01-02T12:10:00.000-07:00

The last few people evacuate the beach.
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2005-01-02T12:09:00.000-07:00

The beach goes under.
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2005-01-01T12:44:00.000-07:00

A Phuket resort is flooded.
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2004-12-31T17:02:00.000-07:00

The waves hitting a resort.
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2004-12-31T13:47:00.000-07:00

Hat Rai Lay Beach. Tourists run for their lives as the tsunami approaches.
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2004-12-31T13:46:00.000-07:00

Hat Rai Lay Beach. The woman starts to run towards her group as the first of 6 waves roll in.
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2004-12-31T13:44:00.000-07:00

Hat Rai Lay Beach. The woman makes contact with her group. It is not known if they survived.
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2004-12-31T03:11:00.000-07:00

Calm and serene, moments before the tsunami hits land.
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2004-12-31T03:10:00.000-07:00

The swell begins.
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2004-12-31T03:09:00.000-07:00

The tsunami heads towards Penang.
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2004-12-31T03:08:00.000-07:00

Huge spray.
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2004-12-31T03:07:00.000-07:00

The waves stir up silt in the water, before heading towards land.
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2004-12-31T03:06:00.000-07:00

Waves head for Penang.
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2004-12-31T03:05:00.000-07:00

2 small fishing boats are struck by the waves.
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2004-12-31T03:04:00.001-07:00

1 fishing boat capsized, the other struggles to stay afloat.
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2004-12-31T03:04:00.000-07:00

Cars covered in mud.
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2004-12-31T03:03:00.000-07:00

Yet another Thai resort is battered.
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2004-12-31T02:59:00.001-07:00

Penang Pier before the tsunami.
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2004-12-31T02:59:00.000-07:00

The same pier in Penang after the tsunami.
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2004-12-31T02:57:00.000-07:00

Waves hitting Kuala Lumpur
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2004-12-31T02:35:00.001-07:00

A resort gets flooded.
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2004-12-31T02:35:00.000-07:00

The wave comes rolling in.
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2004-12-31T02:34:00.001-07:00

Taking a picture?!?
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2004-12-31T02:34:00.000-07:00

The wave reaches land.
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2004-12-31T02:33:00.000-07:00

The wave hits.
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2004-12-31T02:31:00.001-07:00

The boat takes on the 3rd set.
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2004-12-31T02:31:00.000-07:00

The boat his the second set.
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2004-12-31T02:30:00.000-07:00

A boat takes on the waves
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Mosque

2004-12-31T01:31:00.000-07:00

Banda Aceh Grand Mosque - Before and After

2004-12-31T00:27:00.001-07:00

The Maldives, Male International Airport - Before and After
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2004-12-31T00:27:00.000-07:00

Khao Lak, Thailand - Before and After
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2004-12-31T00:26:00.000-07:00

Kalutara Beach, Sri Lanka - Before and After.
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2004-12-31T00:23:00.000-07:00

Major flooding in the city - Before and After
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2004-12-31T00:18:00.000-07:00

Banda Aceh flooding - Before and After

2004-12-31T00:17:00.000-07:00

Banda Aceh City debris - Before and After

2004-12-31T00:16:00.001-07:00

Banda Aceh City - Before and After

2004-12-31T00:16:00.000-07:00

Banda Aceh shore, before and after.

2004-12-30T22:52:00.001-07:00

Satellite photo before the wave.

2004-12-30T22:52:00.000-07:00

Satellite photo after the wave.

VIDEO FOOTAGE!

2004-12-30T13:22:00.000-07:00

Tsunami hitting Penang.

Sri Lanka tsunami video

Tsunami hitting Patong Beach

The wave smashes through a resort lobby.

More to come later. Many, many thanks to S.N. at ubiquitousdin for hosting them for me.

UPDATE: I have about 7 or 8 incredible videos that aren't being widely shown on television in addition to what I have posted here already, but I need someone to host them for me. So far today, these 4 videos have blasted through 6 gigs of bandwidth, and if I put any more on, I am afraid that it will completely wipe me out. If anyone is willing to host a video or two, please let me know, and you will have my eternal thanks (and maybe some custom web banners as well.)

2004-12-30T11:34:00.000-07:00

More flooding in Penang.

2004-12-30T11:31:00.001-07:00

Penang Beach.

2004-12-30T11:31:00.000-07:00

Penang Beach, I believe.

2004-12-30T11:30:00.001-07:00

Incoming waves.

2004-12-30T11:30:00.000-07:00

And more...

2004-12-30T11:29:00.001-07:00

More flooding in Sri Lanka.

2004-12-30T11:29:00.000-07:00

Flooding in Sri Lanka.

2004-12-30T11:28:00.000-07:00

Waves hit the shore in Penang. I can't believe that people are just standing there looking.

2004-12-30T11:27:00.000-07:00

[Sequence 8/8] Aftermath in Penang.

2004-12-30T11:19:00.001-07:00

[Sequence 7/8] More flooding.

2004-12-30T11:19:00.000-07:00

[Sequence 6/8] Flooding begins in Penang.

2004-12-30T11:18:00.000-07:00

[Sequence 5/8] Penang as the waves strike.

2004-12-30T11:17:00.001-07:00

[Sequence 4/8] More waves pummel Penang.

2004-12-30T11:17:00.000-07:00

[Sequence 3/8] The wave starts to hit.

2004-12-30T11:16:00.000-07:00

[Sequence 2/8] Incoming wave on Penang.

2004-12-30T11:15:00.000-07:00

[Sequence 1/8] Incoming wave on Penang

2004-12-30T11:14:00.001-07:00

Flooding in Penang.

2004-12-30T11:14:00.000-07:00

Illustration of the tsunami and its course.

2004-12-30T11:13:00.000-07:00

Caught in the surf in Penang.

2004-12-28T15:45:00.000-07:00

Images of a man and woman caught by the waves. The woman has yet to be found. I also have video of this, email if you are interested.

2004-12-28T15:43:00.000-07:00

Waves rush through the streets near Sri Lanka.

2004-12-28T15:42:00.000-07:00

The tsunami hits Sri Lanka.

2004-12-27T22:02:00.000-07:00

[Sequence 1/14] See that huge wall of white between the trees? That's the approaching tsunami.

2004-12-27T22:00:00.001-07:00

[Sequence 2/14] The wave hits land.

2004-12-27T22:00:00.000-07:00

[Sequence 3/14] The beach is now underwater.

2004-12-27T21:59:00.000-07:00

[Sequence 4/14] The wave heads for the resort.

2004-12-27T21:57:00.001-07:00

[Sequence 5/14] Here come the umbrellas.

2004-12-27T21:57:00.000-07:00

[Sequence 6/14] The beach meets the lobby.

2004-12-27T21:55:00.000-07:00

[Sequence 7/14] Water rushing in.

2004-12-27T21:54:00.000-07:00

[Sequence 8/14] Man in the water.

2004-12-27T21:53:00.000-07:00

[Sequence 9/14] Swim, bro! SWIM!

2004-12-27T21:51:00.000-07:00

[Sequence 10/14] I believe this is the 3rd floor balcony.

2004-12-27T21:50:00.000-07:00

[Sequence 11/14] The wave finally stops.

2004-12-27T21:49:00.000-07:00

[Sequence 12/14] The water recedes.

2004-12-27T21:48:00.000-07:00

[Sequence 13/14] The beach after the waves.

2004-12-27T21:47:00.000-07:00

[Sequence 14/14] Aftermath.

2004-12-27T21:36:00.000-07:00

[Sequence 9/10] The water starts to flow back out.

2004-12-27T21:35:00.000-07:00

[Sequence 8/10] Cars floating down the street.

2004-12-27T21:32:00.000-07:00

[Sequence 7/10] The ocean empties.

2004-12-27T21:31:00.000-07:00

[Sequence 6/10] The second wave rushes inland.

2004-12-27T21:30:00.000-07:00

[Sequence 5/10] The second wave hits the shore.

2004-12-27T21:28:00.000-07:00

[Sequence 4/10] The wave arrives inland.

2004-12-27T21:27:00.000-07:00

[Sequence 3/10] The giant wave rolls over the beach.

2004-12-27T21:26:00.000-07:00

[Sequence 2/10] The wave crashes into Phuket, Thailand.

2004-12-27T21:24:00.000-07:00

[Sequence 1/10] Closeup of the Phuket tsunami.

2004-12-27T21:18:00.000-07:00

[Sequence 3/3] Poolside view.

2004-12-27T21:17:00.000-07:00

[Sequence 2/3] Poolside view.