La mesa de luz

This artists rendering provided by General Motors shows a  1914 Chevrolet Royal Mail. Proudly sporting Chevrolet’s brand-new bowtie emblem, the $750 Series H “Royal Mail” roadster for 1914 was a spirited and affordable 4-cylinder car that appealed to young buyers. (AP Photo/General Motors)

Hoy 3 de noviembre se cumplen 100 años de la creación de la marca automóviles Chevrolet. Un día como hoy de 1911 Louis Chevrolet y William Durant crearon esta marca norteamericana de coches que esta ligada a General Motors desde 1918. Ha llegado por el servicio de Ap este repaso cronológico a los modelos fabricados por la marca. Un verdadero paseo por la historia de la automoción y la fotografía, ya que podemos ver cómo avanza la técnica y estética fotográfica a través del tiempo. Del blanco y negro al color, incluso notándose en los ’90 el paso al digital.

Espero que os gusten las fotos en especial a los compañeros que se encargan de las páginas de motor en Público. Un saludo.

Louis Chevrolet

This undated photo provided by General Motors, shows a 1932 Chevrolet Sport Roadster. Arriving in the midst of the Great Depression, the plucky 1932 Chevrolets were powered by a sturdy Cast-Iron Wonder 6-cylinder engine. (AP Photo/General Motors)

This undated photo provided by General Motors shows a 1936 Chevrolet Suburban. Chevy’s original steel-bodied, truck-based Suburban Carryall of 1935-36 provided a robust and durable SUV-like alternative to wood-bodied wagons. (AP Photo/General Motors)

This undated photo provided by General Motors, shows a 1949 Chevrolet Canopy Express. In the days when fresh fruits and veggies were sold curbside, hucksters favored Canopy Express models, such as this ’49. (AP Photo/General Motors)

This undated photo provided by General Motors shows a 1953 Chevroley Corvette. After crowds thronged the Corvette’s concept roadster at the 1953 GM Motorama, Chevrolet put the fiberglass-bodied two-seater into production, and thus began the saga of America’s Sports Car. (AP Photo/General Motors)

This undated photo provided by General Motors, shows a 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe. The all-new 1955 Bel Air wonderfully redefined Chevrolet, with its sleek Motoramic’s styling, improved chassis and sizzling new 265-cid Turbo-Fire V-8 the first of Chevy’s legendary small-block V-8s. (AP Photo/General Motors)

This undated photo provided by General Motors, shows a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad. Featuring a sleek roofline first seen on the 1954 GM Motorama Corvette Nomad concept station wagon, the 1955-57 Chevy Nomad put dream-car design into thousands of American driveways. (AP Photo/General Motors)

This undated photo provided by General Motors, shows a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray “Spilt Window” Coupe. Based on a sports racer penned by GM design chief Bill Mitchell, the exhilarating 1963 Corvette Sting Ray’s breakthrough styling was enhanced by a new chassis and available fuel-injected V-8s. (AP Photo/General Motors)

This undated photo provided by General Motors, shows thw 1963 Chevrolet Impala. The Beach Boys sang harmonies to Chevy’s 425-hp, 409-cid big-block V-8, a street legend that was handsomely showcased by this 63 Impala Super Sport, with its bucket seats and console interior. (AP Photo/General Motors)

This undated photo provided by General Motors, shows a 1967 Chevrolet Pickup. Durable as ever, the restyled 1967 Chevy pickups carried their refined look to even the hardest-working models while more deluxe editions increasingly appealed to personal-use customers. (AP Photo/General Motors)

This undated photo provided by General Motors, shows a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro. Providing a grand finale for the first-generation Camaro, the pleasingly refreshed ’69s included a Z28 model that ruled in Trans Am racing, and an Indy 500 Pace Car considered iconic today. (AP Photo/General Motors)

This undated photo provided by General Motors, shows a 1970 Chevrolet El Camino SS. Based on the midsize Chevy Chevelle and fully sharing in that car lines multitudinous power options the 1970 El Camino SS pickup combined pickup utility with muscle car looks and power. (AP Photo/General Motors)

This undated photo provided by General Motors, shows a 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS. The muscle car era reached its peak in 1970, as Chevelle SS power climbed to record highs. With the optional 450-hp, LS-6 454 big-block V-8 engine, it could top 100 mph in 13.3 seconds. (AP Photo/General Motors)

This undated photo provided by General Motors, shows a 1971 Chevrolet C/10 Cheyenne Pickup. A new-for-1971 Cheyenne premium trim package raised Chevy pickup interior style and comfort to new levels  to the delight of buyers seeking a spiffy truck to tow their recreational equipment. (AP Photo/General Motors)

This undated photo provided by General Motors, shows a 1976 Chevrolet C/10 Stepside Pickup. Convenience aside, some pickup buyers just plain preferred the look of Chevy’s Stepside boxes, offered from 1955 to 2003.  (AP Photo/General Motors)

This undated photo provided by General Motors, shows a 1989 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1. Chevy thunder rolled across Europe when 24 pre-production ZR-1 Corvettes arrived for a 1989 press preview. A 4-cam Chevy/Group Lotus small-block V-8 made the ZR-1s high-speed capability possible. (AP Photo/General Motors)

This undated photo provided by General Motors, shows a 1993 Chevrolet Camaro Z28. The fourth-generation Camaro, featuring all-new styling, was introduced for 1993. A special-edition ’93 Z28 paced that year’s Indy 500  it was the fourth time Camaro had provided the official Pace Car. (AP Photo/General Motors)

This undated photo provided by General Motors, shows a 1996 Chevrolet Impala SS. With the 1994-96 Impala SS, Chevrolet bid adieu to the RWD full-size sedan in fine style. A sport-tuned chassis, leather interior and Corvette LT1 V-8 power made these Impalas instant classics. (AP Photo/General Motors)

This undated photo provided by General Motors, shows a 1997 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe. The fifth-generation (C5) 1997 Corvette Coupe enjoyed global acclaim. Everything was new, from its LS1 small-block V-8, to its refined chassis and body structure. A convertible followed for 1998. (AP Photo/General Motors)

In this undated photo provided by General Motors, shows a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. Todays Camaro is a forward-looking design that adds to the storied heritage of its predecessors in both its styling and performance all the more so with the forthcoming 2012 Camaro ZL1. (AP Photo/General Motors)

This product image provided by General Motors, shows a 2011 Chevrolet Volt. Battery powered for the first 25 to 50 miles after charging up, the revolutionary, electric-powered Chevy Volts on-board generator automatically provides additional electricity to continue on for another 300 miles, when needed. (AP Photo/General Motors)

This product image provided by General Motors, shows a 2012 Chevrolet Corvette Centennial Edition. Corvette’s 2012 Centennial Special Edition includes Carbon Flash Metallic black paint with red accents, unique satin-black lightweight wheels, Ebony interior with red stitching, and Chevy 100 logos inside and out. (AP Photo/General Motors)

NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 06: Former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn arrives back at his temporary Manhattan residence following a court appearance in Manhattan Supreme Court in the morning where he plead not guilty to charges that he sexually assaulted a hotel housekeeper last month on June 6, 2011 in New York City. Strauss-Kahn, who was expected to be a contender for the French presidency, made his first court appearance since he was let out on $1 million bail and set under house arrest last month.   Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Una de las búsquedas habituales desde que estamos en el periódico ha sido la del Presidente del FMI en castellano e IMF en inglés Dominique Strauss-Khan. Siempre ha sido una busqueda difícil por el compuesto de su nombre. El concentrador en el que buscamos da problemas con los guiones. También nos ocurre con la ministra de cultura Ángeles González-Sinde. Además el nombre del ya ex-presidente siempre ha sido un poco complicado de escribir y de incluir en los titulares… Por eso se acortó su nombre en los medios por las siglas DSK.

En este post he recopilado una serie de fotos de la nueva residencia de Dominique en el barrio de Tribeca de Nueva York. Ahí vive desde que le detuvieron por el intento de violación a una camarera de hotel y le pusieron en libertad bajo fianza. El juicio está en marcha y el propio DSK  paga esa casa que le sirve de carcel y también paga a sus carceleros. Durante los primeros días de su detención en Tribeca no había imágenes de DSK y las agencias pasaban todo tipo de fotos de la puerta del edificio. Siempre que haces un objeto, fachada, puerta o edificio noticioso, es siempre aconsejable que aparezca una persona o “mono” (cómo solemos decir en la mesa). De esta manera se le dá un toque de acción a la imagen sosa de un elemento inanimado. Recuerdo las veces que he ido a hacer un precinto policial y utilizas a un compañero cámara para darle algo de vida a la foto de una puerta con un precinto.

Estas son algunas de las fotos de la puerta de DSK que hicieron los fotógrafos que montaban guardia frente a su carcel de lujo. En ellas salen carteros, basureros, mendigos, repartidores de comida a domicilio, policias, familiares, turistas y hasta un grupo de judios ortodoxos. Finalmente salió DSK de su carcel para ir al juicio y conseguimos la foto de su salida, llegada al juzgadoy vuelta a su celda. Pero hoy vuelve a ser noticia y tenemos que buscar esas fotos de archivo de DSK o utilizar esos recursos de alguien llamando a la puerta de Strauss-Khan.

Police barricades set up in front of the townhouse in the Tribeca area of Manhattan where former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is being held under house arrest in New York, May 29, 2011. Strauss-Kahn is awaiting trial on sex-assault charges. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY

Movers carry boxes to the Tribeca townhouse where former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is held under house arrest in New York on June 1st, 2011. Strauss-Kahn is awaiting trial on sex-assault charges stemming from May 14, 2011, accusations by a maid at the Sofitel New York Hotel. She alleges that Strauss-Kahn had sexually assaulted her after she entered his suite. He was formally indicted on May 18 and posted a one million USD bail, plus a five million USD bond. AFP PHOTO ERIC FEFERBERG

Three Hasidic Rabbi’s make a visit to the house where former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is being held under house arrest in New York, May 27, 2011. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, accused of sexual assault, on Friday briefly left his Manhattan residence, witnesses said. Strauss-Kahn and his wife, French journalist Anne Sinclair, left early in the day and returned shortly after 9:00 am (1300 GMT). AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY

TOPSHOTS A delivery man with ballons and a inflatiable shark in front of the house where former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is being held under house arrest in New York, May 27, 2011. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former IMF chief accused of sexual assault, on Friday briefly left his Manhattan residence where he is under house arrest while on bail, witnesses said. Strauss-Kahn and his wife, French journalist Anne Sinclair, left early in the day and returned shortly after 9:00 am (1300 GMT). The New York Daily News said the former head of the International Monetary Fund left the $14 million Manhattan townhome shortly after 7:40 am to see a physician, but that the reasons were unclear.   TOPSHOTS / AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY

Journalists set up equipment in front of the Tribeca townhouse where former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is held under house arrest in New York on June 5, 2011 the eve before heading to a New York court to plead not guilty to charges that he tried to rape a hotel maid. Early June 6, Strauss-Kahn was due at New York State Supreme Court where he will enter a plea of not guilty, formally kicking off his attempt to beat charges that on May 14 he assaulted the Sofitel chambermaid and forced her to give him oral sex. AFP PHOTO/ERIC FEFERBERG

A unidentified man cleans the street in front of the Tribeca townhouse where former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is held under house arrest in New York on June 5, 2011 the eve before heading to a New York court to plead not guilty to charges that he tried to rape a hotel maid. Early June 6, Strauss-Kahn was due at New York State Supreme Court where he will enter a plea of not guilty, formally kicking off his attempt to beat charges that on May 14 he assaulted the Sofitel chambermaid and forced her to give him oral sex. AFP PHOTO/ERIC FEFERBERG

A postman delivers mail at the Tribeca townhouse where former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is held under house arrest in New York on June 4, 2011. Strauss-Kahn is awaiting trial on sex-assault charges stemming from May 14, 2011, accusations by a maid at the Sofitel New York Hotel. She alleges that Strauss-Kahn had sexually assaulted her after she entered his suite. He was formally indicted on May 18 and posted a one million USD bail, plus a five million USD bond. AFP PHOTO/ERIC FEFERBERG

French tourists take pictures of the Tribeca townhouse where former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is held under house arrest in New York on June 4, 2011. Strauss-Kahn is awaiting trial on sex-assault charges stemming from May 14, 2011, accusations by a maid at the Sofitel New York Hotel. She alleges that Strauss-Kahn had sexually assaulted her after she entered his suite. He was formally indicted on May 18 and posted a one million USD bail, plus a five million USD bond.    AFP PHOTO/ERIC FEFERBERG

A New York Police Department car stands in front of the Tribeca townhouse where former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is held under house arrest in New York on June 2, 2011. Strauss-Kahn is awaiting trial on sex-assault charges stemming from May 14, 2011, accusations by a maid at the Sofitel New York Hotel. She alleges that Strauss-Kahn had sexually assaulted her after she entered his suite. He was formally indicted on May 18 and posted a one million USD bail, plus a five million USD bond. AFP PHOTO ERIC FEFERBERG

A delivery from the store Crate and Barrel arrives at the townhouse where Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former IMF head is being held under house arrest in New York, May, 30, 2011.  Strauss-Kahn is awaiting trial on sex-assault.  Strauss-Kahn is awaiting trial on sex-assault charges.   AFP PHOTO/Stephen Chernin

A unidentified couple leaves the townhouse in the Tribeca area of Manhattan where former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is being held under house arrest in New York, May 29, 2011. Strauss-Kahn is awaiting trial on sex-assault charges. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY

A worker cleans the sidewalk in front of the townhouse where former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is being held under house arrest in New York on May 29, 2011. Strauss-Kahn is awaiting trial on sex-assault charges stemming from May 14, 2011, accusations by a maid at the Sofitel New York Hotel. She alleges that Strauss-Kahn had sexually assaulted her after she entered his suite. He was formally indicted on May 18 and posted a one million USD bail, plus a five million USD bond. He was ordered to surrender his passport and remain confined to a New York apartment under guard.     AFP PHOTO/DON EMMERT

New York City police officers stand guard at the townhouse where former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is being held under house arrest in New York on May 29, 2011. Strauss-Kahn is awaiting trial on sex-assault charges stemming from May 14, 2011, accusations by a maid at the Sofitel New York Hotel. She alleges that Strauss-Kahn had sexually assaulted her after she entered his suite. He was formally indicted on May 18 and posted a one million USD bail, plus a five million USD bond. He was ordered to surrender his passport and remain confined to a New York apartment under guard.     AFP PHOTO/DON EMMERT

Food is delivered to the townhouse where former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is being held under house arrest in New York on May 29, 2011. Strauss-Kahn is awaiting trial on sex-assault charges stemming from May 14, 2011, accusations by a maid at the Sofitel New York Hotel. She alleges that Strauss-Kahn had sexually assaulted her after she entered his suite. He was formally indicted on May 18 and posted a one million USD bail, plus a five million USD bond. He was ordered to surrender his passport and remain confined to a New York apartment under guard.     AFP PHOTO/DON EMMERT

Garbage is collected from the townhouse in the Tribeca area of Manhattan where former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is being held under house arrest in New York on May 28, 2011. Strauss-Kahn is awaiting trial on sex-assault charges. AFP PHOTO/DON EMMERT

Camille Strauss-Kahn, daughter of Dominique Straus-Kahn, waits to enter the front of the townhouse in the Tribeca area of Manhattan where former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Khan is being held under house arrest in New York, May 26, 2011. AFP PHOTO/DON EMMERT

A man stops his dog in front of the house where former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Khan is being held under house arrest in New York on May 27, 2011. Strauss-Kahn’s lawyers clashed angrily with prosecutors on Mayb 26, 2011 after claiming to possess secret information that could “gravely undermine” the New York hotel maid accusing the former IMF chief of attempted rape.   AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY

Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn leaves the townhouse in the Tribeca area of Manhattan where he is being held under house arrest in New York, June 6, 2011. Fallen IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on jUNE 6, 2011 pleaded not guilty to attempted rape, setting up a fierce New York courtroom showdown with his accuser.  Asked how he pleaded to seven counts of sex crimes, the former head of the world lender, once a top contender for president of France, stood before Judge Michael Obus and more than 100 journalists to say: “Not guilty.”  Strauss-Kahn, 62, then left with his wife and two burly bodyguards assigned to enforce his house arrest.       AFP PHOTO / Yana Paskova

Next door neighbors look down at the townhouse in the Tribeca area of Manhattan where former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is being held under house arrest in New York on May 28, 2011. Strauss-Kahn is awaiting trial on sex-assault charges. TOPSHOTS/AFP PHOTO/DON EMMERT

NEW YORK – JUNE 6: Dominique Strauss-Kahn leaves his temporary residence on his way to an arraignment hearing on June 6, 2011 in New York City. Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is expected to deny charges that he sexually assaulted and tried to rape a Manhattan hotel maid.   Daniel Barry/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

New York police stand guard in front of former IMF Head Dominique Strauss-Kahn’ s house on June 7, 2011 in New York.  Fallen IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on June 6, pleaded not guilty to attempted rape, setting up a fierce New York courtroom showdown with his accuser. AFP PHOTO/ERIC FEFERBERG

A man carrying bags from Bed , Bath and Beyond enters the townhouse in the Tribeca area of Manhattan where former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Khan is being held under house arrest in New York, May 26, 2011.  AFP PHOTO/DON EMMERT

A delivery man enters the house where former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Khan is being held under house arrest in New York, May 27, 2011. Strauss-Kahn’s lawyers clashed angrily with prosecutors on May 26, 2011 after claiming to possess secret information that could “gravely undermine” the New York hotel maid accusing the former IMF chief of attempted rape. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY

Former IMF Head Dominique Strauss-Kahn’ s wife  Anne Sinclair (2nd-L) arrives with attorney Shauwn P. Naunton (L) at their New York house on June 7, 2011. Fallen IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on June 6, pleaded not guilty to attempted rape, setting up a fierce New York courtroom showdown with his accuser. AFP PHOTO/ERIC FEFERBERG

A taxi delivers luggage to the townhouse in the Tribeca area of Manhattan where former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is being held under house arrest in New York, May 28, 2011. Strauss-Kahn is awaiting trial on sex-assault charges. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY

People are seen through windows in the townhouse in the Tribeca area of Manhattan where former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Khan is being held under house arrest in New York, May 25, 2011. Strauss-Kahn on May 25, 2011 moved into a new location in Manhattan where he will wait under house arrest for his New York trial on sex assault charges. The former head of the International Monetary Fund left the lower Manhattan apartment where he first went after being freed on bail and entered a new residence in the trendy Tribeca neighborhood. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA

Media congregates across from the apartment of Dominique Strauss-Kahn where he is staying with his wife, after his court appointment in New York, NY June 6, 2011.  Fallen IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on jUNE 6, 2011 pleaded not guilty to attempted rape, setting up a fierce New York courtroom showdown with his accuser.  Asked how he pleaded to seven counts of sex crimes, the former head of the world lender, once a top contender for president of France, stood before Judge Michael Obus and more than 100 journalists to say: “Not guilty.”  Strauss-Kahn, 62, then left with his wife and two burly bodyguards assigned to enforce his house arrest.       AFP PHOTO / Yana Paskova

Houses are swept by water following a tsunami and earthquake in Natori City in northeastern Japan March 11, 2011. A massive 8.9 magnitude quake hit northeast Japan on Friday, causing many injuries, fires and a ten-metre (33-ft) tsunami along parts of the country’s coastline. There were several strong aftershocks and a warning of a 10-metre tsunami following the quake, which also caused buildings to shake violently in the capital Tokyo. A tsunami warning has been issued for the entire Pacific basin except for the mainland United States and Canada following a huge earthquake that hit Japan on Friday, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.  REUTERS/KYODO (JAPAN – Tags: DISASTER IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN. YES

Hace una semana del terremoto y posterior tsunami que ha sufrido la isla de Japón. Una tragedia de grandes proporciones que a desencadenado en un catástrofe nuclear de proporciones aún sin conocer. Esta noticia que ha ocupado las portadas de todos los periódicos durante los últimos días me ha pillado fuera de la redacción durante mis dias de libranzas.

Es por ello que no he realizado mi propia edición gráfica sobre el tema con las impresionantes imágenes llegadas desde Japón. Os recomiendo visitar la galería actualizada minuto a minuto por mis compañeros de de la web y la página especial con toda la información actualizada. Del mismo modo os invito a visitar las selecciones de The Big Picture de la web de Boston Globe que salieron publicadas el mismo día 11 de marzo, el día 12 de marzo, el 14 de Marzo, el día 16 y la selección de las imágenes  de hoy día 17 de marzo. También os recomiendo este enlace del The Telegraph.

Si os dáis cuenta hay muchas imágenes que se repiten en cada enlace y visitándolos me parece innecesario realizar mi propia selección en La Mesa de Luz. Pero hay algunos temas relacionados con la fotografía y el terremoto que me gustaría tratar en este post.

This aerial view taken on March 14, 2011 during an AFP-chartered flight shows cars burnt out by fires triggered by the tsunami lined up near Sendai in Miyagi prefecture three days after a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami devastated the coast of eastern Japan. A new explosion at a nuclear plant in nearby Fukushima prefecture hit punch-drunk Japan on March 14 as it raced to avert a reactor meltdown after a quake-tsunami disaster that is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people. AFP PHOTO / NOBORU HASHIMOTO

Desde el lunes los días están siendo frenéticos y flota en toda la redacción un aire de tensión. Estamos llevando muchas páginas en el En Portada, sección monotemática que abre nuestro diario con el tema del día que desde el viernes pasado viene siendo Japón. Otra punto que dificulta el trabajo y expande los nervios por la redacción es que varias secciones se reparten el trabajo. Internacional por razones obvias, Ciencias por el tratamiento científico del terremoto y tsunami y posterior fallo en los reactores nucleares, Dinero por las consecuencias económicas de la catastrofe en un país miembro del G8, Actualidad por el drama humano y Política por las reacciones políticas y los diferentes problemas de los españoles en el extranjero.

En cualquier caso la mesa de fotografía es una sección habituada a tratar con toda la redacción y editar este tipo de temas con cierta soltura. Ademas, en esta ocasión, el cambio de hora nos es favorable al encontrarse el país en cuestión situado al este. Hay una diferencia de ocho horas más con respecto a Japón. Esto quiere decir que a las doce de la noche, al filo de nuestra hora de cierre, son las ocho de la mañana en Tokio. Y al llegar a la redacción en la mañana de Madrid, es por la tarde en Tokio y ha llegado gran parte del material con el que contaremos para ilustrar el periódico.

En los últimos días estamos teniendo problemas en la mesa de edición fotográfica para ilustrar el tema principal que llega desde Japón. Y este no es otro que los problemas en los reactores de la central nuclear de Fukushima. Llegan muchas imágenes de los controles de radiación fuera de la zona desalojada,  de personas huyen de Tokio con su mascarilla y de los trabajos de busqueda de supervivientes y limpieza en las zonas afectadas… pero nada nuevo de la central. Porque los fotografos de zona de conflicto pueden buscar refugio en un bombardeo en Libia o tratar de esquivar las balas, pero no hay manera posible de ver la radiación y no hay modo de esconderse de su ataque. Por eso ningun fotógrafo se aventura en Fukushima y no tenemos imágenes de aquel lugar foco de la noticia estos últimos días.

Medical staff use a Geiger counter to screen a photographer for possible radiation exposure at a public welfare center in Niigata, northern Japan March 16, 2011. Radiation has been released into the atmosphere at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant run by Tokyo Electric Power Co. on the country’s northeast coast, which was badly damaged after a massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11.   REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN – Tags: DISASTER)

Ayer llegó un tweet de la agencia Magnum con estas declaraciones de su fotógrafo Dominic Nahr que se encuentra cubriendo la catástrofe para Time (aquí podéis ver parte de su trabajo en Japón):  “People from evacuation zone getting tested. Got tested too, happy to say, for now my levels are at 150, which is normal-ish.” / “Personas de la zona evacuada están siendo testeadas. Yo también lo he sido, estoy contento de poder decir que por ahora mis niveles están a 150, lo que es normal.”

Dominic Nahr, del mismo modo que el autor de la foto de Reuters que aparece arriba, tiene que ser revisado por los técnicos Japoneses para comprobar sus niveles de radiación. Esto es un ejemplo de como en una alarma nuclear el fotoperiodista puede convertirse muy fácilmente en noticia y resultar enfermo. Una pruba de la imposibilidad de documentar graficamente lo que ocurre en Fukushima.

Pero un nuevo tipo de fotografía está trayendo imágenes actuales de lo que ocurre en los reactores dañados. Unas cámaras a kilómetros de distancia, en el espacio, que retratan la central nuclear en plano cenital. Os recomiendo ver el trabajo de los compañeros de nuestra web publico.es donde con un ligero golpe de ratón podéis ver el antes y el después del terremoto desde el espacio. La comparación es terrorífica.

FUTABA, JAPAN – MARCH 14:  In this satellite view, the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power plant after a massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami on March 14, 2011 in Futaba, Japan. Japanese officials report that a fire at the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant has released radioactive material into the air in the latest development in the chaos wrought by the recent earthquake and tsunami that have left at least 10,000 people dead in northeastern Japan.  (Photo by DigitalGlobe via Getty Images)

En un primer momento no me di cuenta de otro aspecto relevante y no importante teniendo en cuenta la perdida de vidas, son los daños causados en la industria fotográfica japonesa que suministra a todo el mundo las maquinas fotográficas necesarias para realizar nuestro trabajo. Preparé esta mañana un pequeño artículo donde hablo sobre este tema. Os corto-pego este texto que saldrá publicado en parte en el diario de mañana.

SMA10 TOKIO (JAPÓN) 15/03/11.- Japoneses miran a una pantalla grande que muestra los resultados de varios bolsas internacionales en Tokio, Japón, hoy martes 15 de marzo de 2011. El índice Nikkei de la Bolsa de Tokio bajó hoy al cierre 1.015,34 puntos, el 10,55 por ciento, hasta los 8.605,15 enteros, su tercera mayor caí­da de la historia, entre los temores por la situación en la planta nuclear de Fukushima. EFE/DIEGO AZUBEL

La industria fotográfica evalúa los daños en Japón

Una semana después del terremoto aún se desconoce cómo afectará la catástrofe a las empresas del sector fotográfico que tienen en Japón sus principales oficinas y centros de producción. Grandes marcas como Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm, Sony, Epson o Ricoh efectuaron donaciones de 0.9 a 2,7 millones de euros a organizaciones humanitarias, y comenzaron el mismo día 11 a evaluar y atajar los daños en su entramado corporativo.

Canon, líder mundial en cámaras digitales, ha sufrido una caída de 17.5% en su cotización en la bolsa de Tokio desde el comienzo de la crisis y habla en sus comunicados de 15 heridos y daños menores en equipamiento y edificios de las plantas situadas en las zonas más afectadas del norte del país.

Sony ha desalojado una decena fábricas detenido la producción de un semiconductor utilizado para el sensor digital CMOS que se incluye en gran cantidad de modelos. Nikon ha paralizado su planta de Sindai donde fabrican los modelos profesionales réflex cuyos nuevos lanzamientos se mantienen en suspenso. Y Fuji interrumpió durante tres días la producción de su X100, novedad estrella de la marca para 2011, que sufrirá ligeros retrasos en su salida que se esperaba para abril.

Si bien los daños en las empresas no parecen muy importantes, los cortes de electricidad y problemas de transporte derivados del terremoto, tsunami y posterior caos nuclear auguran retrasos en los lanzamientos, deficiencias en la distribución, aumento de precios y pérdidas económicas en todo el sector.

A technician of the French National Seism Survey Institute (RENASS) presents a graph on March 11, 2011 in Strasbourg, Eastern France, registered today during a major earthquake in Japan. A 8.9 magnitude quake hit northeast Japan today, causing many injuries, deaths, fires and a tsunami along parts of the country’s coastline.  AFP PHOTO / FREDERICK FLORIN

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