[Theme] Death & Decay (warning, contains graphic images!!!)

[Lars Hansen]

Peraliya, Sri Lanka. On the 26th of December 2004 over 1000 people died in this train when it was knocked over and submerged by the tsunami...only 900 bodies were recovered. I took this seven months after the event, recovery/clean-up efforts were still underway at that time. Camera was a 3mb Ricoh RDC-7.

Hans, it must have been an emotional situation standing there and photographing the train. It's incomprehensible what people went through in the areas that was hit by the tsunami and its aftermath.

[KarlMera]

For those with instincts

[Hans_S]

Hans, it must have been an emotional situation standing there and photographing the train. It's incomprehensible what people went through in the areas that was hit by the tsunami and its aftermath.

Lars, you have summed the scenario up nicely. I took this one shot before our guide quietly explained what we were looking at, any further thoughts of photography or talk had been dispelled.

[KarlMera]

Captured

[John Geerts]

Avocado leaf - part 2
D4s Micro AF 200/4

[Lars Hansen]

Not much left of a rat or mouse - apparently still some leftovers.

The dead dung beetles was lying around close to the carcass...   

[pluton]

Not much left of a rat or mouse - apparently still some leftovers.

The dead dung beetles was lying around close to the carcass... 

Perhaps the rat has been poisoned with a chemical that also kills beetles? An interesting addition to our Gallery Of The Macabre.

[Lars Hansen]

Perhaps the rat has been poisoned with a chemical that also kills beetles? An interesting addition to our Gallery Of The Macabre.

Many thanks, Keith! - it's from a forest trail and I wouldn't expect that poison is being laid out (to kill e.g. rats) in that area, but you never know if chemicals has been left there. I went back and it turns out the path is used by many runners .. so the beetles were probably crunched and spread while enjoying the carcass.