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A state of emergency
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"Alabama took the hardest hit by far. As of early Friday morning, CNN reported that 228 people in 19 counties had died in Alabama. A state of emergency was declared by the president shortly after the storms raged through."
Behind me while taking this shot Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) workmen were doing what could be done with several of these pylons that had been turned into crumpled twisted piles of metal laying on the ground. They are much much bigger than they look. Over 400,000 people and businesses in three near by cities have no electricity. Dusk to dawn curfew is in effect to prevent crime.
On the 27th day of April 2011 a 1.25 mile wide F5 tornado with winds in excess of 200 mph cut its way through my area leaving a 90 mile long path of utter destruction. I lost nothing, I suffered no loss. Four miles away homes were obliterated, people died. It has not been a good time for any one.
http://www.waff.com/story/14532637/southern-storms-toll-surpasses-300-deaths
Some video of My town.
Edit Tues. May 10:
I have updated the facts above as they have become known to me.
Much good has been done among the people in need by many many volunteers. Food and water has been plentiful for those in need and the amount of volunteer effort has been outstanding. The initial emergency has passed, but the healing and rebuilding is only just beginning. This is going to take some time.
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Rob
Nicely composed and you handled the technical challenges exceedingly well.
Not particularly applicable to your photo here, David, however ... informative. Or, at least I found it to be and concise as well.
Using the Photoshop Curves Tool - "Transition of Clipped Highlights" ... courtesy of cambridgeincolour.com.
(/\ About two-thirds down the page, rollover with your mouse to see the results.)
Here is David's other shot, that more clearly shows the damage to these structures:
"Iron Men Down"
Scary.. stuff.
Thanks for sharing both of these images with us, David.
I lived in the only house that survived the Tassajara fire of 10+ years ago. For miles around the white colonial home was surrounded by charred forest and burned homes. I drove passed the area on Saturday. The forest is green again, but there are still dead trees standing amongst the greenery. It's a weird feeling looking at the charred remains of your neighbor's home.
Dots
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Very good use of HDR and I love the rich colours of the sky.
