Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The venerable Russian AN-26, I think. Two doctors from Medecins sans Frontieres got on the plane, looked around, and said "this is not safe" and got off. My take on the situation was anything that got me out of Lashkar Gah was worth risking even if it didn't have seat belts. And I am going back down there next Saturday! Wendy On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 5:27 PM, Mark Pope <mark at whitedogs.co.uk> wrote: > Wendy, > > a fascinating insight into life in Afghanistan. I can't imagine what it > must be like to try and make a living whilst being intimidated by the > Taliban and in constant fear of violence. It makes me realise just how > lucky we are. > > I was particularly taken by the interior shot of the airliner - it looked a > touch overloaded...:-) > > Thanks for sharing them > > > Best wishes > > Mark > > > > Mark Pope, > Swindon, Wilts > UK > > Homepage http://www.monomagic.co.uk > Blog http://www.monomagic.co.uk/blog > Picture a week (2010) > http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2010 > Picture a week (2009) > http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2009 > (2008) http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2008 > > > Wendy Thurman wrote: > >> It's been a while since I have posted any images. I've spent some time in >> Lashkar Gah where we operate a teaching farm for local farmers. The area >> is >> extremely volatile; in the second image the person on the hill is a >> Taliban >> spotter. This area is as spooky as any I experienced in Iraq; the >> province >> is home to most of the insurgent violence and produces the lion's share of >> the world's opium: >> >> http://wendythurman.com/page2/page3/files/page3-1001-full.html >> >> http://wendythurman.com/page2/page3/files/page3-1003-full.html >> >> Thanks for looking, >> >> Wendy >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >