Golden Mountains Photo

Photographer’s Note

As the sun sinks towards the horizon, its golden rays cast long shadows over the mountains. The relief of the landscape can be seen to dramatic effect and the rich colours of the earth are illuminated with a warm glow.

This is another shot taken by leaning out of the minibus window on the road from Chist-e-Sharif to Obey.

richtersl, amstel, isabela_sor, Tue, AmiBe, riclopes, jjbach, martou, Mistral, jafadabret, sergio1, leiju, ewasting has marked this note useful

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richtersl (3544) 2005-12-13 12:17

Those mountains are magnificent! The setting sun and the shadows it casts lends such a peaceful feeling to this composition.

danyy (69963) 2005-12-13 12:18

Bonjour Jonathan,
les couleurs qui se superposent en strates horizontales sont du plus bel effet.
Le POV nous laisse admirer des dizaines de courbes que seule la nature avec un long et long travail, est capable de générer.
J'aime aussi les jeux d'ombres et de lumières qui les parcourent.
Bien vu et capturé.
Daniel.

BlaiseCendrars (0) 2005-12-13 12:18

Very pretty Jonathan and well captured from the minibus! I ususually land in the middle somwhere squeezed in behind luggage or big grandmothers with no possibilities of making any decent photos.

Thanks for sharing!

Chris

dlavoie72 (1239) 2005-12-13 12:22

Wow ! Great photo! The kind of picture that we are not use to see of this country, unfortunately....

Thanks!

MiguelP (14338) 2005-12-13 12:23

And such a beautifull landscape have suffered so much pain in the last decades... Great atmosphere here Jonathan, almost like a fairytale, realy, this could be the first frame of a movie about "Aladdin". Thanks for share.

amstel (2298) 2005-12-13 12:27

Hi Jonathan!
Very good composition here. The mountains are stunning what can only mean you've chose the very right moment to capture this scene. Good colours as well!
Cheers!

don_narayan (2014) 2005-12-13 12:32

Hi Jonathan. glorious scenery. the light is spectacular and a nice play with the deep shadows in the hills. nice layering of the colors as well. great job, especially for shot on the move.

Narayan

bboss (3570) 2005-12-13 12:38

Hi Jonathan,
nice shot with beautiful shapes and colours of the impressive hills. The town looks so small in comparison. A shame you could not stop for a while...
cheers, David

weswang (18223) 2005-12-13 12:43

Hi Jonathan, An excellent PoV with a good timing. The low sunlight angle have well shown the mountain ridges. The different colors of the mountain show the distance. The contrasts enables us to enjoy the 3-D view of the beautiful scenery. Well done.

isabela_sor (42765) 2005-12-13 12:56

Beautiful colors, impressive landscape..it looks almost unreal.Great work!

xavshot (63373) 2005-12-13 13:30

Bonsoir Jonathan
ce qui est impressionnant dans ta photo c'est l'immensité du paysage par rapport ces petites maisons. Les couleurs sont vives et magnifiques
Bravo
Xavier

gilou530 (35992) 2005-12-13 16:55

salut jonathan
couleurs magnifiques de ce paysage, les ombres des montagnes est bien réalisé et donnent du relief a la photo, un sacré panorama
merci du partage
gilbert

devimeuxbe (56536) 2005-12-13 17:29

Hi Jonathan
Splendid. It's splendid. My idea about Afghanistan change now, after looking your beautifull pictures on this country.
I like the colors and the contrast between the desert and the green valey.
Bertrand

AmiBe (6042) 2005-12-13 17:37

Hi Jonathan,
no doubt, this country has a good touristic potential.
This landscape is very particular and the light on these mountains is superb.
Well done

Tue (25608) 2005-12-13 17:41

Hej Jonathan,
Wonderful mountain landscape with great shapes. The colours are also gorgeous and I like the contrast between light-dark. Very well done!
Hilsner,
Lars

ahmetgedikli (22249) 2005-12-13 19:23

Very nice landscape. Beautiful colors, nice light and sharpes. Thanks for sharing,
Well done
Ahmet

Cormac (26461) 2005-12-13 23:47

This is incredibly vivid and lifelike! The clarity and sharpness with which the sun is lighting this scene is truly stunning. The colours are also very spcecial. In terms of scenic beauty, this is one of your best ever. Superb!

rosaline (0) 2005-12-14 4:11

Jonathan
This is a great shot from a minibus. I've tried it many times but with little success. The light is nice and soft and the composition works well to emphasize the contours of the hills and deep shadows. The trees are a good aspect to the composition and enhances it well.
Aubrey

eza1701 (3343) 2005-12-14 4:45

An excellent shot Jonathan which shows to great effect what a difference a low sun can make to a composition. Awesome view.

sergecross (3438) 2005-12-14 6:08

Nice landscape Jonathan. I like the diferrent distances with a nice contrast. Nice white balance and pov.
Sergio

sten49 (364) 2005-12-14 6:11

Hi Jonathan!
Great photo! Great landscape! Very good colors and light. Well done!

riclopes (33159) 2005-12-14 7:03

Hi Jonathan,
Marvellous shades and colours on this beautiful landscape. Good composition with the sight of the village in the foreground. I love that set of houses (I supposed they're houses...or may be not...) sunshined in the begining of the first hill.
Another very well captured, from the window of the minibus.
Thanks for sharing,
Ricardo

jjbach (9111) 2005-12-14 9:00

Hi Jonathan,
Wonderful composition with beautiful colours and lighting. The textures are fantastic. Splendid work, very well balanced!

Regards John

Cricri (44153) 2005-12-14 15:08

Bonjour Jonathan, Un trés bon POV, sur ses montagnes aux courbes et aux couleurs différentes,
l'ombre et la lumiére les rendent encore plus châleureuse, beau paysage.
Amitiés
cricri

sarju (5308) 2005-12-14 22:08

Hi Jonathan
Great stuff ... excellent use of the evening light for making this photo so very dramatic
tfs .. regards ... sarju

Erwan (866) 2005-12-15 0:29

Bonjour Jonathan,
Superbe étagement des couleurs, j'aime beaucoup la petite taille du village par rapport aux montagnes. Très beau paysage! Bravo!
Erwan.

Ber (7576) 2005-12-15 13:53

Hi Jonathan
Wonderful mountain landscape with great shapes.
Very well done!
Ber

coco (28328) 2005-12-15 17:43

And hi again Jonathan.
Very different from the other. Different but also nice.
Simply a landscape with great light and colours, and works very well.

Regards.

Stepan (27175) 2005-12-17 3:25

This country seems to be so impressive ! Your gallery is incredibly beautiful and every new compo adds something new.
Well done and managed.
Stéphane

capthaddock (28640) 2005-12-17 11:44

Hi Jonathan - fantastic light, I like the various brown tones seen on the mountains, and the horizontal green stripe at the bottom adds a nice touch, being picky I wish there was a tall minaret or something sticking out of the village to complete the 1001 Nights feel. Great series of photos from a place I'm still not brave enough to visit.

martou (1672) 2005-12-18 13:35

bonjour Jonathan,
beautifull shot, I like light/shadow effect, relly good work, bravo et merc Martin

jrleborgne (1044) 2005-12-19 19:19

Impressive land. Wonderful colours. Great depth. Rare landscape. It is hazardous to dawdle in such a region.
Bravo !

rabdelnoor (2973) 2005-12-20 10:53

Hi Jonathan,
Sorry the delay in comment your photos. I have been away from TE for about a month. I can see you continue posting beautiful shots of Afghanistan. This one is really impressive. You captured very well the arid mountains contrasting with the city on the bottom. Beautiful colours and great light.
My best regards.
Ricardo

rajhema (1867) 2006-01-27 13:47

Certainly Golden collection Jonathan. It is amazing to see how the land forms into such beauty. While i was driving towards San Francisco from Yosemite, I remember seeing such landscape just before the city. it is not as big as this one, but the beauty was facelifted with hundreds of wind mills installed. It was a feast to eyes. Superb collection Jonathan.

jafadabret (40717) 2006-01-30 6:31

Jonathan, j'aime ces montagnes qui se succèdent comme des vagues avec des dominantes de couleurs différentes pour chaque plan. C'est très beau à voir !

Dr_Nibbles (283) 2006-02-26 7:38

Impressive landscape, good composition

highman (1185) 2006-03-31 0:27

Hello,

Marvellous composition. Deep warm colours, great DOF and POV. I wish some days visit Afghanistan.

Regards,

Wojtek

olirey (193) 2006-04-07 11:20

Very nice landscape shot with a very nice light. There is so much contrast between the green land and the desert mountains. But the colors of the mountains are very interesting with all these tones.

Vato_Law (11782) 2006-04-16 4:33

Hello Jonathan,
Like the textures, golden colours and the amazing lightning reflected on these mountains. Also like the comparison we can make between the houses on the bottom part and this huge mountains.
Well done.
Paulo

:-) tomorrow

partha (13677) 2006-04-21 22:29

stunning shot. beautiful landscape. i like the ups and downs and it gives the three dimentional effect suparbly in thsi two dimentional world of photography.
partha

rbcy1974 (20746) 2006-05-19 11:49

Hello Johnatan
This is trully epic, the golden colour of the mountains contrasted with the scarce greenery,
I see you took it in 2005, how did you manage to travel around the country? Was it dangerous?
Regards
Daniel

jone (3229) 2006-08-14 8:57

Hi Jonathan...
Amazing, beautiful, perfect... Congratulations...
All the best,
J.

Albrecht (11267) 2006-09-19 9:05

Hi Jonothan
A beautiful landscape in this sunlight. Wonderful colours and compo with the little town and low horizon.
~Greetings Albrecht~

ruisc_pt (6213) 2006-09-30 12:08

beatifull contrast.
The metering had to be perfect I prtesume :)
TY

qadirsh (84) 2006-10-27 20:49

Excellent. Everything proportionate.

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ewasting (762) 2007-10-07 13:25

Magnificent - spellbinding....
congratulations!!!!!!!

npecanhuk (15212) 2008-05-20 9:48

Hi Jonathan!
From such a distant land... far away from me, I'm so pleased by the beauty of this landscape!
It's a great POV, with so many layers of shapes and colors in the mountains - excellent light!
TFS - Congratulations!
Greetings from Brazil,
Neyvan Peçanhuk

essie (125) 2008-10-22 0:35

Wow! This is a stunning photograph - at first I thought I was looking at sand dunes. The lighting is great, changing both the colors and textures of the mountain in different areas, and the variation in the landscape adds interest to the composition. Thanks for sharing!
-Essie