AFG 5
by Melethia

Comment by Jutilda:
I love the mountains!!!

Pilot
by Melethia

Comment by Jutilda:
I like the harsh contrasts between his shadowed head and the bright windshield. The light on his profile makes a nice line to follow from up to down.

Waiting for flight back
by Melethia

Comment by Jutilda:
We always see such seriousness in a war zone, so it's comforting (albeit just to make "US" feel better)to know there are still smiles over there. Hugs to you guys. Stay safe!

AFG 4
by Melethia

Comment by Pug-H:
It looks like most of the buildings have no rooves (I guess the American plural is "roofs"), but it's good to see that there's farming activity going on.
Totally intriguing-looking road going into the mountain.

Vendor 6
by Melethia

Comment by Jutilda:
Really a GREAT portrait/candid, Deb. I love his eyes. The use of neg space to his right and the tight crop works to really make us concentrate on just his eyes, nose and mouth. I always heard "don't cut off someone's chin" but it works just fine here, as it's balanced with how you cropped along his forehead. I'm a huge fan of landscape oriented portraits anyway. I like that he has a semi-smile and kind expression.

Josephine
by Melethia

Comment by Pug-H:
I was wondering if he was actually trying to sell the camel; but I guess it would be hard for the US soldiers to pack camels in their backpacks.. ;-Þ.

Josephine
by Melethia

Comment by justamistere:
Yum what a tasty hat! and photo, too.

Waiting for flight back
by Melethia

Comment by justamistere:
Compositionally, this has great lead-in line of view, from the main subject in the foreground to the ones more in the distance. Did you desaturate all but the sunglasses. This is a favorite of mine. Maybe a little color to the sky.

Vendor 3
by Melethia

Comment by shalrath:
What a face, you've got some great subjects here!

Bazaar 2
by Melethia

Comment by shalrath:
Very middle eastern feel hgere, I like it.