@danthro: Thanks for the comments... I think you are right about the sharpening, though checking the original in Photoshop it does have the edge. Maybe it lost a little in the resizing on upload. The image is looking down from the top of TV Hill in Kabul - well zoomed out!

standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France

What a fantastic shot! Great lighting. I like the soft tones

1 Feb 2008 6:02pm

danthro from Suburbia, United States

If you're having problems with losing sharpening in resizing on upload, another aminus3er addressed it on his blog here. Basically, i think the solution is supposed to be to resize to 800 pixels wide before uploading.

1 Feb 2008 6:12pm

@danthro: Hi Danthro, many thanks for this hint, I'll try it out for future images. There are ways of resizing while minimizing sharpness falloff, in Photoshop using bicubic sharp often produces good results.Colour space is another tricky area in converting images for web use! Many thanks.!

The Oswegan from Lake Oswego, United States

I like the patterns, and the nice light.

1 Feb 2008 7:42pm

Camiller from Lisboa, Portugal

Great play between light and the houses shadows.

2 Feb 2008 4:09pm

Graça B. from Lisboa, Portugal

so arid and barren…i’m thinking if it is possible to grow there. great cap, Bob

2 Feb 2008 4:24pm

@Graça B.: With tiny amounts of water saved one way or the other from the winter snows much is grown - the grapes are magnificent... as are nuts and any visit to the markets and you will see lots of fruits and vegetables grown locally in Afghanistan, the melons are also magnificent! Papaver somniferum is also grown widely!!

danthro from Suburbia, United States

what's color space?

4 Feb 2008 1:16pm

Anita from West Nottingham, United States

Wow. Nice abstract/realistic photo.

11 Feb 2008 7:47am

Benoit Darrieux from Clermont Ferrand, France

I like your pictures, it reminds me good memories. I used to spend a bit of time in Afghanistan as well. Good job. If I'm right, this one has been taken from the antenna in Kabul, no ?

17 Jul 2008 12:34am

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