Re: [Leica] Afghanistan Pix

[Bill Satterfield <cwsat@istate.net>]

Rolfe, really enjoyed your photos and comments. You have a good eye. 
Please post some more.

Rolfe Tessem wrote:

> I just returned from Afghanistan where my company is producing a 
> network television special which will air in March. Obviously the 
> still photography was a secondary concern, but I did manage to make 
> what I think are a few nice pictures which I'd like to share. Cameras 
> were an M6 and an M3, with the primary lenses a 35mm pre-ASPH 
> Summicron, a 50mm collapsible Summicron and a 90mm Tele-Elmarit. Film 
> was Fuji NPH and Reala.
>
> Contrary to what seems to be the popular view in this country, Kabul 
> is far from deserted -- in fact it is teeming with people and traffic. 
> Here is the central market.
>
> http://berkshire.ldp.com/~rolfe/Afghanistan/afghanistan0003.jpg
>
> There are tons of street photographers plying their trade on the 
> streets of Kabul, most of whom paint their cameras like this. They 
> make a paper negative and develop it inside the camera, then contact 
> print the paper neg.
>
> http://berkshire.ldp.com/~rolfe/Afghanistan/afghanistan0010.jpg
>
> Although women do not need to wear the berkha anymore since the 
> Taliban has been kicked out, virtually all women on the street in 
> Kabul are still wearing them. The story is that they fear Queda 
> operatives are still at large and have threatened to throw acid in the 
> face of any uncovered woman they encounter. Until the women are sure 
> this threat has passed, they are playing it safe.
>
> http://berkshire.ldp.com/~rolfe/Afghanistan/afghanistan0006.jpg
>
> Girls are back in the classroom now that the Taliban is gone. But 
> notice that the girls in this class are several years older than the 
> boys since they haven't been in school since the Taliban took over and 
> have that much catching up to do.
>
> http://berkshire.ldp.com/~rolfe/Afghanistan/afghanistan0005.jpg
>
> In rural Afghanistan, it is sometimes hard to know what century you 
> are in. Only the bike in this picture provides the tipoff.
>
> http://berkshire.ldp.com/~rolfe/Afghanistan/afghanistan0001.jpg
>
> These kids in the same village have never seen a foreigner before, let 
> alone a Leica.
>
> http://berkshire.ldp.com/~rolfe/Afghanistan/afghanistan0002.jpg
>
>
> Comments and criticism welcome, of course. :-).
>
> Rolfe
>



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