Posted by Shutterbug (Chennai, India) on 3 August 2007 in People & Portraits.
These two girls sit on the wharf, waiting for a boat to take them across. The boat travels across with the boatman holding on to a rope that connects the island with the mainland. This small village in Sothikuppam, Cuddalore, is an island that rests between a river and the sea. On the day of the tsunami, the children playing on the beach ran towards the wharf as they saw the waters rise. They did not anticipate that the waters of the river also will swell. 23 children and one woman died in the incident. These kids, mercifully escaped.
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Well posed and composed.
3 Aug 2007 2:55pm
Great shot! Great narrative. Good that you tell their story.
3 Aug 2007 7:49pm
Great image of hope and better days. It is good that you tell their story.
3 Aug 2007 7:51pm
This image draws you closer to examine the details. Interesting shot.
3 Aug 2007 8:15pm
cool shot!
3 Aug 2007 10:44pm
@ badala, thanks
@ Natalia, i feel fortunate to have known their story
@ tengtan, thanks
@ chacha, thanks!
4 Aug 2007 2:18am
This is a fantastic image and a beautiful memorial for the children lost in the tsunami.
4 Aug 2007 4:27am
@ Barbro. Thank you. I intend for it to be so.
4 Aug 2007 4:50am
Beautiful pix! Great title! A sad story about tsunami. I hope that it never occur again!
4 Aug 2007 5:34pm
Very meaningful narrative to accompany a very beautiful picture. Thank you for sharing!
4 Aug 2007 5:51pm
Very nice!
4 Aug 2007 11:50pm
A very good shot, the moment captured just right
5 Aug 2007 2:58am
@ Oddiy, thank you.
@ Rebecca, thank you for coming here...
@ Saed, :)
@ Richard, isnt that what it is all about? the moment. and have i said this before! :)
5 Aug 2007 8:41am
Lovely and emotive capture!
5 Aug 2007 10:02am
@ Evi, thanks!
5 Aug 2007 10:22am
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