On Time.com there is a series of photos and captions of the effects of Hurricane Sandy and the preparations people are taking. It starts with Obama stepping off a plane in the middle of a rainstorm and then continues with pictures of the Hudson river, traffic free Manhattan cape may, subway stations. flooded fenwick island, sea foam in Nags Head, evacuation centers, boarded up buildings. and even more. I included the link so you can see all the pictures. The north east coast rarely has hurricanes and we have actually paused to prepare ourselves for this hurricane. The choice of both rural, urban, and beach photos contrasts what sandy effects really are. There are a few rural photos and then some urban ones. Almost alternating. To me it represents that this disaster can bring us all together. From New York to South Carolina everyone is hunkering down and preparing ourselves. My favorite picture is photo 11 of the piles of sea foam in North Carolina. This photo preceded by the empty grand central station shows the calm and the unrest caused byt he storm. Its like emptiness and then a dock piled high with creepy sea foam. I just think this is the best way to communicate Sandy's effects. Because we can read about its effects all we want but until we see them we do not really think it will affect us.
http://nation.time.com/2012/10/29/hurricane-sandy-bears-down-on-east-coast/
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