Mount St Helens4 by danapommet
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This is a shot of the valley - below postings 2 and 3. Those toothpicks down there are 30 to 40 foot trees, snapped off and blown away. The area in the back is the crater from the 1st posting. These photos were most likely taken 5 or 6 years after the eruption. ZOOM IS A MUST FOR THIS POSTING.
Taken over 20 years ago, with a film camera and scanned yesterday.
Thanks for stopping by, taking a look and for all your previous comments.
They are very much appreciated.
Dana
Comments (19)
Fantastic and very interesting capture, just an awesome scene!
One other place had an effect like this - Siberia - Tunguska event 1908!
Yes, zoom is a must. What a great view!
Excellent series of this awesome event
fascinating !! the texture of the what I think it grasses makes this photo exceptional
That was an interesting series Dana! I particularly liked the shots that showed that the trees really were snapped like matchsticks. Also, that is an interesting analogy since very few use wodden matches now, but they were more common then for sure. This last shot shows the carnage but I know that close up it would look worse as those are very big trunks.
Unbelievable!!! Excellent shot. :)
Flipping heck, thanks for these pics Dana, very interesting. xx
Wow! Stunning series, Dana!
The Sleeping trees! Beautiful shot of Mass Destruction
fantastic series!! thank you for sharing!
bonne photo!!
Amazing capture!
SUPERB SHOT OF DESTRUCTION
I love this series you've done. These are great photos that capture the lasting effects of a major catastrophe. I remember this story very well I was finishing up my junior year in high school at the time and followed the events with much fascination. I believe there was an old man with the unlikely name of Harry Truman who was determinded to ride out the erruption and died for his stubornness. There is a great article about the erruption in the January, 1981 issue of National Geographic.Again, these are great photos!
Holy mackerel, toothpicks is right in this vast awesome vista of the affected area, Dana! And a zoom is necessary to really see the destructive details. An utterly cool capture and series taken decades ago.
I was fortunate enough to be able to fly over this area not long after the eruption and this is one of the sights that is forever etched in my mind. It is nice to see this picture of it because I didn't have a camera with me to record the flight.
wow wonder how it looked now. cool
I've been there, years ago. Impressive.