52 influential photographs

[Demon-Xanth]

There's alot of really memorable pictures, but #50 and #52 were rather unexpected.

Edit:
Google cache:
http://72.14.253.104/search?q=...gl=us&client=firefox-a

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Wow. Never thought I'd see the Kennedy headshot, invasion of Normandy, and Goatse all on the same list.

 

[purbeast0]

site has been killed.

 

[MainFramed]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
site has been killed.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Hit refresh, it comes back. It's just not reliable.

 

[dug777]

Useless site.

Some cool pics, however.

 

[puffff]

Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones
Wow. Never thought I'd see the Kennedy headshot, invasion of Normandy, and Goatse all on the same list.

Is that really on the site? No way I'm clicking it if it is.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

It is, but you have to click something else to bring that picture up. They have a "warning" picture rather than showing it.

 

[m1ldslide1]

Hit refresh 10 times... must be popular.

 

[ViviTheMage]

Originally posted by: m1ldslide1
Hit refresh 10 times... must be popular.

yeah, this worked for me.. I kept getting :

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EDIT : a lot of these I could comment on....

Louis Daguerre - Boulevard du Temple (1838)

Eadweard Muybridge - The Horse in Motion (1878)

the dauerrotype was the first man in teh photo, purely by accident...the exposure was about 8 + hours and the ma happened to be getting a shoe shine , so he was standing still. Still, the first photo ever taken. It was taken during a busy day in paris .. I think.

the muybridge one was taken as a bet from a rich man....his bet was 20,000$ that the horse does not leave the ground as it gallops. So Mybridge set up 10 cameras along the horse track and he shot the pictures as the horse galloped by to prove that the horse does indeed get off the ground.

 

[clamum]

I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER?

:thumbsup:

 

[AmpedSilence]

some of those pictures sent a chill down my spine. especially the one labeled "The Pond" earey, but some how awe inspiring.

 

[krunchykrome]

The photo of the firefighter holding the wounded baby was the most emotionally-provoking photo to me.

 

[xboxist]

That mother f'in seal-clubber always gets me. Ignites pure hatred inside of me for him and all people who could willingly and harm our planet's beasts.

 

[BradT]

Originally posted by: xboxist
That mother f'in seal-clubber always gets me. Ignites pure hatred inside of me for him and all people who could willingly and harm our planet's beasts.

Are you a vegetarian?

 

[ades]

Any sites around that have old photos on them (not photosig)? I love this stuff...

 

[Aharami]

some of those photos choked me up.

 

[TheChort]

Originally posted by: xboxist
That mother f'in seal-clubber always gets me. Ignites pure hatred inside of me for him and all people who could willingly and harm our planet's beasts.

overreact much?

 

[Canai]

Excellent site.

 

[SlowSpyder]

Originally posted by: xboxist
That mother f'in seal-clubber always gets me. Ignites pure hatred inside of me for him and all people who could willingly and harm our planet's beasts.

I just had a hamburger. Earth beasts taste good. :thumbsup:

 

[j00fek]

:thumbsup:

 

[blackdogdeek]

Originally posted by: krunchykrome
The photo of the firefighter holding the wounded baby was the most emotionally-provoking photo to me.

i agree. many of the photos moved me (breaker boys, lynching, migrant mother, execution of vc guerilla, biafra, napalm strike, tomoko uemura in her bath, fire on marlborough street, uganda) but this one moved me to tears.

 

[GasX]

great photos!

 

[ballmode]

pretty cool

 

[Mrvile]

Wow, there are some great photos on that site, then there is "can I has cheezburger." :rolleyes;