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Post by Golden_Boy™ on Feb 29, 2008 12:21:59 GMT -1
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Post by jh1980 on Feb 29, 2008 12:24:59 GMT -1
Agreed entirely - but then that's why I said greatest/most iconic; to make it clear which sense of 'great' I meant. Incidentally, can anyone think of a more iconic picture from this century than those of the Twin Towers being hit/coming down? I see. I should have paid closer attention! Not offhand, though perhaps we lack perspective... there have been far greater disasters and atrocities (admittedly starting at a high threshold!)
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Post by Neko Bazu on Feb 29, 2008 12:36:52 GMT -1
Agreed entirely - but then that's why I said greatest/most iconic; to make it clear which sense of 'great' I meant. Incidentally, can anyone think of a more iconic picture from this century than those of the Twin Towers being hit/coming down? I see. I should have paid closer attention! Not offhand, though perhaps we lack perspective... there have been far greater disasters and atrocities (admittedly starting at a high threshold!) The thing is, I don't think there've been any genuinely iconic pictures of those other events - I can't think of one single image that captures the Tsunami of a couple of years back, for instance. This, on the other hand?
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Post by jh1980 on Feb 29, 2008 12:42:42 GMT -1
Well mate, arguably an image LIKE this of Hiroshima should be more iconic? Then again, I suppose we're not getting into the "shoulda couldas"
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Post by CmonYouSpurs on Feb 29, 2008 13:02:25 GMT -1
she aint so iconic now ;D
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Post by Dr LuKas on Feb 29, 2008 13:03:20 GMT -1
Oh coys stop runing it! ;D ;D
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Post by CmonYouSpurs on Feb 29, 2008 13:09:10 GMT -1
;D
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Post by Travis on Feb 29, 2008 13:24:25 GMT -1
Well mate, arguably an image LIKE this of Hiroshima should be more iconic? Then again, I suppose we're not getting into the "shoulda couldas" I thought that was Merthyr Tydfil!!
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Post by jh1980 on Feb 29, 2008 13:26:28 GMT -1
I thought that was Merthyr Tydfil!! Probably was back in the 1300s!
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Post by Travis on Feb 29, 2008 13:28:17 GMT -1
Well it 14:34 now Jules, they can't have done that much in the last hour!!
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Post by jh1980 on Feb 29, 2008 13:36:05 GMT -1
Well it 14:34 now Jules, they can't have done that much in the last hour!! LOL, git! I always forget the name of it but there's a dodgy estate pretty much on the top of the hill at Merthyr - admittedly that must be one of the worst places in Britain!
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Post by ITFC Dudette6 on Feb 29, 2008 16:08:02 GMT -1
Seriously that is an awesome photograph and I don't mean from a photographic point of view really it's just an awesome image. Paints a million thoughts a million words and a million inspirations. Quite agree LL. I like looking at the Wikipedia Featured Picture somedays, because you get some wonderful images.
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Post by Neko Bazu on Feb 29, 2008 16:20:09 GMT -1
A friend's suggested another picture - it's not the most iconic, but it's certainly one of the most striking images I've seen for a while. Another from Vietnam, this is a picture of the Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc committing an act of self-immolation in protest of the persecution of Buddhists by South Vietnam's Ngô Đình Diệm administration. Interestingly, after he died, his remains were re-cremated, but his heart remained entirely intact, which was interpreted as a symbol of compassion and led Buddhists to revere him as a bodhisattva.
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Post by T C on Feb 29, 2008 16:25:39 GMT -1
What about this shot? Maybe not as inspirational or awesome as the above, but surely one of the most iconic? Man Walks On The MoonBollocks...it was taken in a Hanger !
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Post by ITFC Dudette6 on Mar 9, 2008 15:16:54 GMT -1
I see. I should have paid closer attention! Not offhand, though perhaps we lack perspective... there have been far greater disasters and atrocities (admittedly starting at a high threshold!) This, on the other hand? Another image of 9/11 I will always remember is 'The Falling Man'. I'm not sure whether or not I should post it, so I'll just URL it instead: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/The_Falling_Man.jpg
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Post by Teesside White on Mar 9, 2008 16:22:18 GMT -1
is that the picture used for that Rage Againt The Machine album?
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Post by Neko Bazu on Mar 10, 2008 7:58:20 GMT -1
I'd never seen a picture of it, but I remember the video footage well Methinks the coverage of that attack as a whole will be engrained in many people's minds for a long time!
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Post by Neko Bazu on Mar 10, 2008 7:59:33 GMT -1
is that the picture used for that Rage Againt The Machine album? It is, yes - I still dislike them for turning such a powerful political statement into a piece of merchandise
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Post by Teesside White on Mar 10, 2008 15:25:33 GMT -1
is that the picture used for that Rage Againt The Machine album? It is, yes - I still dislike them for turning such a powerful political statement into a piece of merchandise it was politicalness like that that cause the band to sack off the lead singer and form Audioslave but that picture of self-immolation is one of the most important pictures ever made, it sticks right in my head especially a lot like this one i think......
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Post by Neko Bazu on Mar 10, 2008 15:44:31 GMT -1
Must admit, I hadn't seen that picture before - it's definitely a powerful little number though, no question about that! I suppose our equivalent - defiance in the face of massed destruction - must be the milkman doing his rounds through the Blitz rubble, which I think is actually quite an interesting reflection of the different societies/cultures. Ours is no weaker a statement, but it's a very "British" way of stating it
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