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Afghanistan
Afghanistan
rudy1836


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: From Above III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Leica M9
Lens: Carl Zeiss 35mm ZF f/2.0 Distagon T
Location: Afghanistan
Date: Sep 14, 2011
ISO: 160
Shutter: 1/360
Galleries: Landscape, Military
Date Uploaded: Sep 14, 2011

 This was shot from the door of a Russian Mi-17 Helicopter flown by Afghan National Police drug interdiction unit.
This land was being farmed in the dried up riverbed with desert on each side.

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Place: 81 out of 174
Avg (all users): 5.5390
Avg (commenters): 6.4286
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Avg (non-participants): 5.5979
Views since voting: 712
Views during voting: 280
Votes: 154
Comments: 8
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Fujifilm X-T30
Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 OIS
 09/27/2011 11:34:05 PM
Looking peaceful enough. Or so I hope. Must have been quite a journey.
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Nikon D50
 09/25/2011 06:00:33 PM
I like the way the colors contrast here.
Nikon D90
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 09/25/2011 04:12:53 PM
Does it really go into the gray stuff like it shows?? pretty wild!
Canon EOS R6
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 09/22/2011 12:21:50 PM
I'm not really sure I follow what parts of this image have been desaturated. Seems like this would have been much more powerful in all color.
Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i
Tamron AF 35-90mm f4
 09/22/2011 02:13:11 AM
I could think of better places to be than inside an aircraft over Afghanistan. Great contrast between the arid and the fertile.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
 09/21/2011 10:29:58 PM
There's some great colour in this photo, but perhaps it's slightly undersaturated? Maybe try boosting the contrast in it which will bring out more colour too. Anyways, still a really nice shot. 7 from me :)
Nikon D5100
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 09/21/2011 08:59:57 PM
Ugh, not good memories... Looks pretty flat for Afghanistan. I wonder where this was taken. I was in laghman province.
Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 09/21/2011 01:47:09 AM
Great view. Interesting contrast between the cultivated fields and the barren beyond.
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