Can't figure out if this photo is 'real' or not - Mississippi River Flooding

[BillyJack]

I can't figure out if this photo is 'real' or not - but it's an amazing image nonetheless.




Here's where I saw the photo, but honestly, I'm not really familiar with this site. I don't know if this is just someone with photoshop/graphic skills who conjured this up out of their imagination or this image is on a 'design' site b/c of the design of the levee built around this home or ??? :shrug:

http://designyoutrust.com/2011/05/20/photo-of-the-day-mississippi-floodwaters-roll-south/

[quinnox]

1. wow, that is awesome pic

It could be genuine, sometimes these things happen.

[dionysus]

2. awesome pic either way. saving

[Fumesucker]

3. Look at the patterns of the waves..

They are reacting to the presence of the levee.. It's real.

[Fridays Child]

4. Same photo is posted here, too.

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/05/mississippi-floodwaters-roll-south/100069/

[BillyJack]

8. Wow - thanks for posting that link! Lots of other amazing flooding photos

at that link that I'd never seen before.

Here are two homeowners that tried to do similar as in the OP pic, but it didn't quite work out as well:

[xxqqqzme]

11. The first house actually has

a pump working to drain the water. Hours and hours of work. Amazing.

[BillyJack]

12. I believe you, but where do you see the pump?

I don't know what to look for.

[eomer]

16. Just to the left of the pole that's on the left side of the enclosed area.

There's a hose coming out of the enclosed water, then the pump, then more hose going over the levee and ejecting water outside the enclosure.

[BillyJack]

17. I see it now....thanks!

:hi:

[Vehl]

5. awesome!

This is epic!

[Angry Dragon]

6. I heard some people were making their own leeves

I would think this is one
Just saving what they can

[Indianademocrat91]

7. incredible

i tip my hat to whoever made that, that is an extraordinary feat

[Tx4obama]

9. I think if I were him I'd keep a boat near by. n/t

[BoWanZi]

10. Amazing picture. A testament to ones self survival

I hope the pic is real.

[aquart]

13. A number of places built their own levees.

[Warren DeMontague]

14. Guess they won't be driving out of there any time soon.

Crazy.

[RichGirl]

15. It's real...

Apparently they were warned way ahead of time that there would be flooding...so many prepared for it. They had the time, eqipment and man power to do it.

CNN keeps showing one where they saved a huge area. They have electricity, internet..everything. But they are probably driving each other crazy. Although they have boats too.