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Field Meet competition while in Afghanistan

Field Meet competition while in Afghanistan
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23 Comments |
amit_sprakash
 
amit_sprakash May 16, 2010
wonderful moment.
angiebanta
 
angiebanta June 30, 2010
congrats on your feature!
lilv_123
 
lilv_123 June 30, 2010
There is a lot of emotion for me in this photo! WOW! Thank you for posting this and congrats on your feature!
wyominggal
 
wyominggal June 30, 2010
great shot...congrats on feature
myeyesview
 
myeyesview July 21, 2010
A lot of emotion in this photo of both pride and sorrow. Thank you for your service to our country:)
aphotoaday365
 
aphotoaday365 July 21, 2010
Well deserved feature...nice work!
DenaLynn66
 
DenaLynn66 August 25, 2010
This shot is unbielevable I absolutly love it. Great work
csmmacker2004
 
csmmacker2004 December 03, 2010
Cool Capture
Shanelle15
 
Shanelle15 December 27, 2010
congratulations on the feature :)
Shanelle15
 
Shanelle15 December 27, 2010
Shanelle15
 
Shanelle15 December 27, 2010
devosphotography
 
devosphotography December 03, 2011
Congrats! Very beautiful!,this one is for national geographic magazine
ninirocklover
 
ninirocklover January 19, 2012
cool capture! congrats!
otheses
 
otheses January 24, 2012
VERY NICE
markfrancisg
 
markfrancisg April 12, 2012
excellent capture.
lisawiza
 
lisawiza July 02, 2012
outstanding in every way..
Duff
 
Duff July 03, 2012
Fabulous Shot! Congratulations on your Well deserved Feature! Again Thank You for Your Service!
jimbyk
 
jimbyk July 21, 2012
Nicely captured
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 February 10, 2013
Pure awesomeness!
photosue50
 
photosue50 February 18, 2013
Wow, love this
Ujjwal
 
Ujjwal March 17, 2013
Nice.Congratulation.
JacquesV
 
JacquesV July 14, 2013
This is an amazing shot!
shutterbug12
 
shutterbug12 December 23, 2015
Wow, your photo is over the top, the message is so loud and clear, congratulations of your capture. One of the best I have seen so far. Look forward to more of your work
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Behind The Lens

Location

Afghanistan at Camp Leatherneck.

Time

Mid afternoon

Lighting

Nothing special about the light. It was a bright dusty day in the desert of Afghanistan

Equipment

Canon 40D

Inspiration

Our command was having competitions to keep morale up. This was a relay race taking place and the ammo cans being carried were full of sand which made it very difficult. The heat and dust didn't help matters at all. The dust was so fine there it was like stepping into 10 inches of baby powder.

Editing

I changed everything to black and white with exception to the body armor and parts of the ammo cans

In my camera bag

Canon 5D MkII, 70-200 mm lens, 50 mm lens, and a tripod.

Feedback

Never let a chance slip you by. with my camera taken with me to Afghanistan I was also asked to take photos for numerous events and VIP's visiting the area. to include senators and congressman.

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