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Subject: [Leica] IMGS: Gathering at Qarabagh, Afghanistan
From: michiel.fokkema at gmail.com (Michiel Fokkema)
Date: Sat, 04 Jun 2011 23:28:33 +0200
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Great to see some ordinary daily life from such a far away country.
Thanks for showing.

Michiel Fokkema

On 4-6-2011 20:38, Hugh Thompson wrote:
> Last Thursday ....... Thursday and Friday being the weekend in 
> Afghanistan, I was invited to a country property in Qarabagh, a rural 
> area some 35 kilometers north of Kabul.  I was surrounded by people of 
> great character, who were brimming with hospitality and open 
> affection.  The main attraction was a professional group of musicians, 
> they played older songs that people sang and danced along with, they 
> also played a special song for me.  This is how Afghan men enjoy 
> themselves.
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> Hope you enjoy the journey, photographed in very difficult lighting 
> conditions, at the top of a four storey house, with windows on all sides.
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> Thank you for looking, any comments will be gratefully received 
> ....... Hugh
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> "Pakistan, Afghanistan & South Asia"
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> hewthompson at mac.com
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