Grain, a photo from Kunduz, East

Photographer's Note

Doing business at the grain store. This is from Kunduz in northern Afghanistan on a market day in May 1973. Scanned from a Kodachrome slide.

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saxo042 (38078) 2007-12-23 1:30

Hej Gert,
Good composition and very good colours. Looks very ancient. One of your better pictures from Afghanistan.
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Gunnar

markogts (1130) 2007-12-23 4:37

Excellent scanning. I wouldn't realize it was a scan if you didn't write. Interesting daily life picture. The yellow of the grain is fantastic.

skoogmi (39) 2007-12-23 11:16

Hej Gert,
Mycket fint foto. Mycket innehållsrik bild med klart budskap.
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Mikael

scalerman (26900) 2008-01-13 10:44

G: if for nothing more alone, the fine argentic film qualities of your scan here make the shot. Althought I'm not an expert, nor have the time, there are some new software gadgets out there that can help you with old archives like this. regards, c

cyrrhus (2878) 2008-05-25 6:30

Hi Gert,
I should come more often to visit your gallery!
Its embarassing to select one out of the treasure, but this time I picked up this one.
I love this one for its colours and the very explicit character of the daily scene between two men.
Regards Eric /.
PS : I appreciate you dedicate so much time to dig into your old slides and scan them.

CaesarP (3924) 2008-11-07 3:11

Hello Gert,
very oriental, very different and very every day from this part of the world.
Just great.
Thank you and Regards Caesar

kschanna (6) 2009-06-28 5:48

So there was life there once...Afghanistan wasn't just a country infested with Islamic Extermists (who supplosidly hate everything about life - the CNN narrative), but is full of people - unsuspectingly caught in the business of superpowers - who just want to make a living and to feed their families, as shown in this fine picture. You're lucky Gert to have seen it with your own eyes.

Thanks for sharing
Kamran

serp2000 (47063) 2013-01-09 0:20

Hej, Gert,
This photo shows us a peaceful life tradition of the Afgan people. Excellent journalist work, perfect quality for a scanned document. Splendid vivid colors. TFS!
Happy New Year!
Serghei

yquem46 (38752) 2013-01-09 0:25

Hej Gert
I missed this oldie, I can harly believe that it was shot 40 years ago !
A beutiful daily life street scene
Wish you the best for 2013
Patrick

kasianowak (17676) 2013-05-24 4:49

Hi Gert
I have just browsed your older images and I really like this one. Perfect timing to capture an interesting moment. And, as always, great to see this street scene from so long ago.
Have a lovely weekend
Kasia

adidas5nb (5743) 2013-05-25 5:50

lovey shot and framing of this trade in action.just the right timing.love the fact that you have included a heap of grains at the background as well,giving a complete feel of the market place.
regards
dwaipayan

kato (11630) 2013-07-21 16:45

Hello Gert,

This is an interesting daily life, so it's impressive to see the spectacle in which the local merchant is selling to customer the grain by the balance. They are wearing traditional turban peculiar to the Islamic world. It's interesting in rich grain made the pile at the roadside, too. It seems that it is looking at the prototype of the commercial transaction. Well composed and excellent tone/clarity.

Kind regards,
mikio

Cricri (176) 2018-01-08 9:56

Hi Gert
Beau portrait et scène de vie, l'expression concentrée des deux personnes a leurs travail, bonne netteté et couleurs
Belle soirée
cricri

COSTANTINO (116542) 2020-07-17 22:58

Hello dear Gert and have a nice day
and a happy weekend
original version
a peaceful moment concenring tradition
from the daily life in aFGHANISTAN
a real treasure of information from
the past describing two men
doing business at the grain store
this is from Kunduz in nothern
afghanistan
regards
Costantino

jmdias (115208) 2020-09-26 10:54

gert

it would be an almost medieval scene, a pity the modern suit of the man destroyed our illusion. haha. but for other part, this enhanced the contrast of cultures and times. a precious image, with excellent quality..TFS
take care

jorge

Silvio1953 (221659) 2020-10-18 23:36

Ciao Gert, interesting market scene, fine details, excellent clarity, wonderful colors and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

pajaran (115941) 2022-02-01 2:11

{Pozdrav.

Lep pogled i trenutak, dobar tekst ...
Lepa scena sa pijace, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i uhvacenim trenutkom.
Dobar rad, lepa fotografija dobijena skeniranjem slajda.
lepo secanje.

Kod mene se vratio sneg, duva vetar u pada sneg.

Zelim vam lep i uspesan dan, sve najbolje.
Paja