Picture discussion,Ian

From the background, a wave is forcefully breaking into the scene, towering over nearby people like a skyscraper. This picture depicts an area being hit by a tsunami wave sending people scrambling for safety. There is a certain element of shock on the faces of the people who are in this picture, indicating that the wave had come so suddenly. People of all ages can be seen in the foreground including a man attempting to carry a child to nearby safety at the bottom left hand corner of the picture. i can infer that the tsunami has invanded a more inland location as none of the people in the picture are sporting any form of beachwear.
In the centre of the picture, a woman turns her head to take a glance of the titanic wave. She may have done so to double check if there are any victims or casualties claimed by the tsunami. In such a situation, i would assume that most of the victims of the tsunami would be too distorted to turn back and face the wave as all that would be going through their minds at that instant would be the thought of escaping the far reaching grapse of the wave and the fear of being swept away. I fear that these people are close to being swept away as the tsunami threat is advancing fast towards them with barely a few metres between the wave and the people, i feel that a collision with the tsunami is inevitable.
The wave is bulldozing through the roads of this city and will leave death and destruction in its wake. The possibility of high death tolls and heavy damages to properties is looming. Only one thing is certain, at the end of the day, none will go home unscathed, some will not even have a home to return to and many will be left homeless. The people are fleeing towards the right, this suggests that the wave is coming fromthe right, which is where the coast may be located.
In conclusion, i feel that this picture instills in me both a sense of awe and of anguish. I am amazed at the sight of such a spectacular symbol of power in the form of the tsunami wave and at the same time filled with anguish for those who have been stricken by this destructive force of nature.