[QUOTE=MangoJuice;47396066][t]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/MtStHelens_Mushroom_Cloud.jpg[/t]
fuck[/QUOTE]
I'm surprised people didn't panic and think it was a nuclear attack.
[QUOTE=Griffster26;47395218]Here are his glasses and some doughnuts he had with him:
[t]http://media.columbian.com/img/photos/2010/03/31/20100331-145003-pic-900655594.jpg[/t][/QUOTE]
Why'd he take those donuts with him? They look gross.
[QUOTE=Skyward;47396452]Why'd he take those donuts with him? They look gross.[/QUOTE]
Who doesn't like chocolate doughnuts?
[QUOTE=Griffster26;47395218]Here are his glasses and some doughnuts he had with him:
[t]http://media.columbian.com/img/photos/2010/03/31/20100331-145003-pic-900655594.jpg[/t][/QUOTE]
Reminds me of the petrified bread from Pompeii.
[img]https://ridiculouslyinteresting.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/preserved-loaf-of-bread-from-pompeii.jpg[/img]
Fun fact: The Spirit Lake we see now is not the Spirit Lake from 1980. When the mountain came down the lake was almost immediately filled with debris. The old lake and the former Spirit Lake Lodge is now close to 100m below ground now.
I was just in the "Animal Intelligence" thread and I glossed a few videos of crows.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVZDFYbIHiQ[/media]
It's amazing how almost-human-like its movements get.
Funeral procession of founding father of Singapore, Mr Lee Kuan Yew
[IMG]http://www.straitstimes.com/sites/straitstimes.com/files/20150325/sjgun25031.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.straitstimes.com/sites/straitstimes.com/files/20150325/sjgun250312.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.straitstimes.com/sites/straitstimes.com/files/20150325/sjgun250320.jpg[/IMG]
People were queueing 8 hours just to say goodbye to him, under 30+ degrees of sun and humidity.
I went there at midnight, and its incredible, never seen something of this scale. And holy crap, the efficiency. Everyone was orderly, free food, drinks, seats and even umbrellas were given out.
And when you enter, it felt really surreal and quiet.
[IMG]http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/photo_gallery_image_lightbox/public/photos/43_images/image1_0.jpg?itok=sGvyb1_K[/IMG]
[editline]26th March 2015[/editline]
[video=youtube;6QGswq4A5jM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QGswq4A5jM[/video]
[QUOTE=Ignhelper;47398581]Funeral procession of founding father of Singapore, Mr Lee Kuan Yew
People were queueing 8 hours just to say goodbye to him, under 30+ degrees of sun and humidity.
I went there at midnight, and its incredible, never seen something of this scale. And holy crap, the efficiency. Everyone was orderly, free food, drinks, seats and even umbrellas were given out.
And when you enter, it felt really surreal and quiet.
[/QUOTE]
It's interesting to see this picture
[t]http://www.straitstimes.com/sites/straitstimes.com/files/20150325/sjgun250312.jpg[/t]
and see how many people are taking pictures with mobile phones
I mean out of all the people there, I can only see 3 or 4 not using phones
[QUOTE=Araknid;47399230]It's interesting to see this picture
[t]http://www.straitstimes.com/sites/straitstimes.com/files/20150325/sjgun250312.jpg[/t]
and see how many people are taking pictures with mobile phones
I mean out of all the people there, I can only see 3 or 4 not using phones[/QUOTE]
The standard of smartphone cameras is so high now that pretty much the only people who use dedicated cameras are older people who don't have smartphones or professional/hobbyist photographers.
[QUOTE=arthuro12;47392232]Just found this
[IMG]http://41.media.tumblr.com/c21ffa818128a7ea116063a65efc20a9/tumblr_nkypwur0Eu1s5kgq3o1_1280.png[/IMG]
[IMG]http://41.media.tumblr.com/90d472d3d378fc284c4f5a33b93c09a7/tumblr_nkwvagQ6oX1s5kgq3o1_1280.jpg[/IMG]
A Japanese Mujihideen fighter during the Soviet war in Afghanistan.
Does anyone have more info on this guy?[/QUOTE]
Reminds me of the movie Beast of War, except it was a soviet tank crewman instead.
[QUOTE=Araknid;47399230]It's interesting to see this picture
[t]http://www.straitstimes.com/sites/straitstimes.com/files/20150325/sjgun250312.jpg[/t]
and see how many people are taking pictures with mobile phones
I mean out of all the people there, I can only see 3 or 4 not using phones[/QUOTE]
Pope Benedict at the top, Francis at the bottom
[IMG]http://i61.tinypic.com/xp0aag.jpg[/IMG]
[QUOTE=matt.ant;47401377]Pope Benedict at the top, Francis at the bottom
[IMG]http://i61.tinypic.com/xp0aag.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
Just waiting for one of those "PUT AWAY THE PHONE AND EXPERIENCE THE MOMENT" people to come along.
[QUOTE=Sharker;47401835]Just waiting for one of those "PUT AWAY THE PHONE AND EXPERIENCE THE MOMENT" people to come along.[/QUOTE]
Put away the moment and experience the phone!
[QUOTE=Sharker;47401835]Just waiting for one of those "PUT AWAY THE PHONE AND EXPERIENCE THE MOMENT" people to come along.[/QUOTE]
is this a serious thing
yes, put the goddamn phone away, just because you post on social media that you saw the pope does not enhance the experience
you can see photos of the event from actual photographers regardless
[QUOTE=Egevened;47402858]is this a serious thing
yes, put the goddamn phone away, just because you post on social media that you saw the pope does not enhance the experience
you can see photos of the event from actual photographers regardless[/QUOTE]
Why do you care?
[QUOTE=Egevened;47402858]is this a serious thing
yes, put the goddamn phone away, just because you post on social media that you saw the pope does not enhance the experience
you can see photos of the event from actual photographers regardless[/QUOTE]
but theyre not MY photos
[QUOTE=Killbane;47394596]Sort of makes you realise how fucked we are if a supervolcano erupts.
To clarify, to class as a supervolcano it has to have a potential eruption (or previous eruption) [B][I]thousands[/I][/B] of times larger than a standard volcano.[/QUOTE]
There is no if, just when.
[editline]27th March 2015[/editline]
[QUOTE=Griffster26;47396098][t]http://i.imgur.com/8HzrTwz.jpg[/t]
[IMG]https://extremeplanet.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/mount-helens-landsburg-last-photo.png?w=560[/IMG]
[url]https://huckberry.com/journal/posts/robert-landsburg-s-brave-final-shots[/url][/QUOTE]
A friend of mine actually gave me that issue not too long ago.
[QUOTE=matt.ant;47401377]Pope Benedict at the top, Francis at the bottom
[IMG]http://i61.tinypic.com/xp0aag.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
What's the point of recording some event if it's for certain that it's being recorded with professional equipment also and can be afterwards found on the internet?
[QUOTE=Talishmar;47403940]What's the point of recording some event if it's for certain that it's being recorded with professional equipment also and can be afterwards found on the internet?[/QUOTE]
Because it's nice to have a picture that [I]YOU [/I]took of the event.
[QUOTE=Skyward;47403954]Because it's nice to have a picture that [I]YOU [/I]took of the event.[/QUOTE]
Half of your picture will literally be other peoples heads, hands and phones though
Same reason people take photos of natural wonders when thousands of professional photographers have already taken far better pictures of the exact same thing, and theirs aren't full of lens glare and accidental fingers - it's nice to have something that you did to record the thing you are in awe of
[QUOTE=Araknid;47404009]Half of your picture will literally be other peoples heads, hands and phones though[/QUOTE]
The point isn't to get a well composed shot, it's to capture the sentimentality of having been there.
Nobody there is trying to be a fucking photographer...
holy fuck guys I came here to look at pretty pictures not phone arguments
[img]http://astrobob.areavoices.com/files/2015/03/Eclipse-Reuters-from-airplane.jpg[/img]
[quote]The view from a plane of the solar eclipse over looking the Norwegian sea[/quote]
that day night terminator looks awesome
a taste on my flickr journey
[url=https://flic.kr/p/7Rcamo][img]https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2796/4494826602_0d1393f484_z.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=https://flic.kr/p/aw4kgK][img]https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6094/6247355957_9f5f056cd7_z.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=https://flic.kr/p/dSnBZQ][img]https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8230/8446324462_008d7cf76f_z.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=https://flic.kr/p/cvK58A][img]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7259/7556506544_17766f0bf9_c.jpg[/img][/url]
[editline]28th March 2015[/editline]
sorry for spam
[url=https://flic.kr/p/4rPq9z][img]https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2238/2261234201_b3125f628b_z.jpg?zz=1[/img][/url]
[url=https://flic.kr/p/9av4wG][img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5125/5358372728_e192b65fbb_z.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=https://flic.kr/p/96BqMn][img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5170/5314348911_f01c475536_z.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=https://flic.kr/p/7yXggH][img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4029/4311051011_e7eb1baebc_z.jpg?zz=1[/img][/url]
[url=https://flic.kr/p/8CVTqv][img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4150/5012405153_e1317563cf_z.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=https://flic.kr/p/7H5Qfg][img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4005/4403059691_4b046d1406_z.jpg?zz=1[/img][/url]
[url=https://flic.kr/p/6YyJK9][img]https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3459/3921894990_b814c08b2a_o.jpg[/img][/url]
The owl and the light coming through the holes ones are cool, rest are pretty generic.
[QUOTE=Pilotguy97;47398297]I was just in the "Animal Intelligence" thread and I glossed a few videos of crows.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVZDFYbIHiQ[/media]
It's amazing how almost-human-like its movements get.[/QUOTE]
Man, i'd love to have a pet crow. I just have absolutely NO clue on how to get one.
[QUOTE=lekkimsm;47420372]Man, i'd love to have a pet crow. I just have absolutely NO clue on how to get one.[/QUOTE]
Crows don't even exist in New Zealand outside of the deep hinterlands (read: Literally Mordor). I'm fairly certain our University had to import crows from America to study.
Speaking of Mordor, have a panorama of Mt Doom.
[t]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Tongariro_Park_panorama.jpg/1920px-Tongariro_Park_panorama.jpg[/t]
I've been on that exact trail twice myself. Definitely recommend it to anyone who likes NZ and doesn't mind walking.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/OW4ztIK.jpg[/img]
[quote]A US Marine emerges from cover to look at the aftermath of an artillery barrage on Okinawa[/quote]
[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/guKvYV1.jpg[/img_thumb]
[quote]PTSD was hardly recognized during the Second World War, commonly classified as 'battle fatigue.' Pictured is a fellow Marine comforting a comrade after witnessing a death of a friend.[/quote]
[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/ua7Oj.jpg[/img_thumb]
[quote]Col Francis I. Fenton (kneeling) at the funeral for his son PFC Michael Fenton, who was killed in action on 7 May 1945. Okinawa.[/quote]
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Americans_on_Okinawa_hear_of_victory_in_Europe.jpg[/img]
[quote]US Army soldiers fighting in Okinawa listen to news of Victory in Europe. Fighting would continue on for two months in Okinawa.[/quote]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/IFAR8su.jpg[/img]
[quote]Despite the amount of media attention focused on US Marines fighting in Okinawa, the US Army had twice as many soldiers in the battle with four divisions as opposed to the Marines' two. Pictured is elements of the 10th Army landing.[/quote]
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