Scotfot Afghanistan
Brick kiln landscape
Posted by Scotfot (Kabul, Afghanistan) on 17 May 2009 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
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@Marie LC: many thanks, it was late evening in the winter that gave this lighting!
Sergei Z from Türi, Estonia
Beautiful place! I believe that you'll find something interesting everywhere in this country.
17 May 2009 6:37am
Jenny from United Kingdom
This is amazing, it looks like an ancient rocket-launching centre! :-) Great shot!
17 May 2009 6:46am
@Jenny: Many thanks.. it does look that way a bit!
sawsengee from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
beautiful composition, excellent colours, lights & the touch of a solitary figure to give the picture a sense of scale
17 May 2009 9:20am
@sawsengee: many thanks for your comment, yes, the woman in the burka puts the image into perspective.
shoti from Everywhere in the, Philippines
oh wow.. where's this place? such magnificent structures.. and it has snowy mountains as its backdrop!
17 May 2009 11:57am
@shoti: Hi shoti, they are brick kilns just outside Kabul. Many thanks for your comment!
MMC Photos from THE COLONY, United States
So these are kilns that people make bricks or pottery with? Gorgeous shot.
17 May 2009 7:07pm
@MMC Photos: They are making bricks! Many thanks for your comments!
Michael from Los Angeles, United States
Awesome shot. Could be a great location for a science fiction film.
17 May 2009 7:24pm
@Michael: many thanks - yes indeed its a fascinating place
Barbara from Florida, United States
Incredible and very interesting capture.
Congratulations on being in the AM3 Spotlight, well deserved.
19 May 2009 3:26am
@Barbara: Many thanks, I didn't know the image was in the spotlight!
Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada
That is so alien to my life and so beautiful.
19 May 2009 5:00am
ManuelaR from Hainburg (Frankfurt/Main), Germany
Amazing landscape and congrats on your spotlight ;)
19 May 2009 10:04am
dj.tigersprout from New York City, United States
from another planet!!! :) a beautiful shot -- congrats on the SPOTLIGHT!!! :D
20 May 2009 3:16pm
@dj.tigersprout: Many thanks dj!
Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France
wonderful landscape ! fantastic colors and lighting, beautiful structures and the great mountains on the background !
24 May 2009 11:47am
@Anna.C: Many thanks Anna, it seems quite odd that a woman in a burka was walking through it!
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