Photo found on web: starry night in Afghanistan

[wraithfodder]

I snerched this photo from a big photospread at http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/06/afghanistan_june_2010.html in a spread on Afghanistan. It's incredible that such beauty can be found in a country that has so many problems. You can view the full size at link above. It's the 15th photo.

Comments

[hollow-echos.livejournal.com]

I love photography so seeing this made me excited. What a stunning photo! And you're right, so often we see absolute beauty contrasting with landscapes that have suffered and continue to suffer strife and carnage. I love the stars...back home (when I'm not at school) you can see the stars really clearly out in the country, away from the city lights. The sky looks nothing like this, but a nice reminder of home nonetheless :)

Thanks for sharing!

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately we have far too much light pollution here. best sky I've ever seen was in between California and Nevada.