Little Red Riding Hood, a photo from Badakhshan, East

Photographer's Note

Just another "kids in the landscape" type of image. This girl looks a bit like a scarecrow but it's because she is working with both hands - looking after her little brother and collecting sticks (the sticks may not be immediately obvious in the small photo but they are there).

Two more photos in WS. All three were taken during a short half-day trek in the Pamir.

Did you notice that I sometimes refer to the mountains in Sarhad e Broghil as Hindu Kush (https://www.trekearth.com/gallery/photo1589269.htm) and sometimes as Pamir? This time it's not a mistake, it is because the village, as well as this part of the Wakhan Valley, is squeezed between those two massive mountain ranges. A trekking paradise.

Fis2, PiotrF, COSTANTINO, pajaran, holmertz, Royaldevon, jean113, jhm, PaulVDV, ricardomattos, adramad, macjake ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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CMJC (4779) 2020-10-29 14:06 [Comment]

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Silvio1953 (211579) 2020-10-29 14:22

Ciao Kasia, fantastic mountain landscape, lovely composition with nice couple, splendid light, excellent clarity and wonderful natural colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Fis2 (161176) 2020-10-29 14:30

Czesc Kasiu!
Piekny krajobraz, niesamowita scena.
Dzieci graja role glowna w tej kompozycji.
Super kadr i kolorki.
Zdjecie robi wrazenie.
Dobrej nocy.
Krzysztof

lousat (133227) 2020-10-29 16:11

Hi Kasia,every time i watch your pics wiht the open mouth and i'm very jealous of your exterme trips,like that. Fantastic composition the main pic,with the childs as a special bonus in this wonderful and unique scenery,and the WS too is amazing! Your zoom works very well watching the close up of donkey so distant...ehehe...well done! Have a nice weekend and thanks,Luciano

PiotrF (52342) 2020-10-29 17:58

Czesc Kasiu
Swietna seria zdjec z tego miejsca. Kadr z malymi dziecmi na tle ogromnych gor robi wrazenie - znalezc takich modeli(-ki) w takim miejscu to rewelacja.
Kolejna ciekawa relacja z tego kraju
pozdrawiam
Piotr

COSTANTINO (108156) 2020-10-29 22:39

hello dear Kasia and have a nice day
and the question here is...
...hello my dear children..what are
you doing up there?????
according to your useful notes
we have here just another ...kids
in the landscape.....type of image
regards
Costantino

ifege (38273) 2020-10-29 22:54

Hi Kasia
A superb trio of photos but most especially the main one with those kids in this grand landscape.
cheers
Ian

jemaflor (139767) 2020-10-30 0:12

Hi Kasia,
Great mountain landscape and interesting composition with these children, interesting WS, just a detail, maybe for the TE presentation the photo seems a bit clear, tfs.

abmdsudi (91645) 2020-10-30 1:36

Hi Kasia
A lovely splash of red in this fine image. Sometimes I think that the simpler a landscape image the greater its impact. That finely-textured snow peaks is just the backdrop needed to make a subject out of this tiny and solitary figs on a bare mountainside!! Impressive work
Best regards

holmertz (96702) 2020-10-30 1:55

Hello Kasia,
How lucky for you that Afghan girls often have a preference for red clothes. Otherwise she might have almost melted into the vast grey/brown background. Now she calls for our attention and forces us to contemplate on what a very strange place this is for a child to grow up in. Her playground is limitless, but I think her life is "all work and no play". It's a strange but fantastic view of the children with those mountains behind them. Very interesting WS photos too.
Have a nice and healthy weekend,
Gert

Royaldevon (80305) 2020-10-30 4:58

Hello Kasia,

This was a good choice for your main photograph!
Those two small children look like lost souls in a vast, inhospitable setting! They should be overwhelmed by the massive slopes, imposing peaks and barren landscape and yet, there they are, standing out so defiantly!
You have placed them so well in your composition!

I feel so sorry for the overloaded donkey!
Would the animals live longer if less stressed!

Thanks for sharing these,
Bev :-)

jean113 (24861) 2020-10-30 9:51

Hello Kasia, sticks? But where are the trees? The sticks must be very precious.
This landscape is amazing, so inhospitable, I wonder how anyone could live here.
A fabulous shot, the children are so tiny in this vast landscape.
Thank you for the extra shots. The one with the river bed is almost abstract.
Kind regards, Jean.

jhm (206551) 2020-10-30 11:50

Hello Kasia,

I find you a woman with strong charater, maybe also as mother to see this image.
What a lovely wide panorama with the two young children in a country middle both in no man's land.
An excellent perspective and depth picture.
Wonderful and pleasant to look at.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

PaulVDV (57725) 2020-10-30 12:13

Hello Kasia,
Collecting sticks in a land of rocks and stones? Not immediately an easy job. There is no envy of children's lives in Afghanistan.
Not even the pack animals. They're really beasts of burden there.
When I look at the landscapes, I can only enjoy an awe-inspiring beauty. It is very remarkable how large the dried-up riverbed is in autumn. I hope there are no floods during the summer months.
Would Little Red Riding Hood also be amazed by the landscape? Or has the hard life made the sense of beauty difficult?
In any case, people in difficult living conditions still want to wear beautiful and colourful clothes.
Now for something else, I have searched very well but cannot find the wolf ...
Best regards, Paul

GyurMaster (22850) 2020-10-30 14:54

Hello Kasia,

My photograph is the neighbour of this gem (with a very witty title), which I missed yesterday. Anyhow, I'm found it now and I'm glad I did. Its an excellent mixture of landscape photography and portraying people. I like how the two girls fill the otherwise desolate landscape (which except for the snow resembles to the Moon) with joy. All in all, I had to fave it!

Best Wishes,
Gy.

ricardomattos (16396) 2020-10-30 18:22

Hello Kasia,

It seems like movie scene. Hurt my heart see these chidren in places like this but this is a very good photo with the mountains and the minimalist compositiom.

Best regards

Ricardo

emka (153780) 2020-10-31 0:24

Witaj Kasiu,

Niesamowity widok tej dwójki małych dzieci całkiem samych, otoczonych wysokimi górami. Fajny tytuł. Wspaniała kompozycja
rzeczywiście to wyglada jak raj dla wędrowców.
Pozdrawiam serdecznie

MAłgorzata

willperrett (14105) 2020-11-11 7:53

Hello Kasia

Another "figures in a landscape" image, and very impressive too. But I have a question: if the girl is indeed collecting sticks, where the hell is she finding them? I don't see a single, solitary tree...

Kind regards

Will

vjmite (5744) 2020-11-22 2:18

Hi Kasia,
It's certainly a wild landscape for two children to find themselves in. I'm surprised they could find any sticks in this barren area. The broad view with the snowy mountains dominating the image helps make the children seem small and vulnerable.
Vince

adramad (69204) 2020-11-22 10:48

Hi Kasia.
Fantastic composition in these wild mountain terrain, seeing these two children so young, it impacts you inside, the mountain in the background covered with snow is impressive.
A great photo, with very good color, very well managed both the lighting and the sharpness.
Well done. I like.
Enjoy, Sunday.
All the best for you.
Luis.

macjake (97448) 2020-11-23 14:43

Hi Kasia
talk about a powerful image. wow.
in some ways I feel bad for these kids, yet in some ways i'm jealous of these kids upbringing - meaning no cell phones, limited technology, a much more simple way of living. again, i'm in WOW mode, this is just too good. having the two children just standing there, without a parent nearby is quite striking. One of your best posts, seriously. cheers
Craig

mkamionka (65828) 2021-01-10 12:06

Czesc Kasiu,
zapierajacy dech w piersiach widok.
Te male dzieci dodaja zycia i uroku fotografii. Wydaja sie troche jakby zagubione w tej ogromnej przestrzeni.
Czerwony kapturek to swietny pomysl na tytul.
Pozdrawiam serdecznie,
M

jmdias (107435) 2021-01-18 11:30

kasia

the small kids are contrasting with the giant landscape around, so beautiful, arid and impressive. the WS are super interesting too. TFS.

take care

jorge

BennyV (32926) 2021-04-17 11:11

Terrific picture, wow! I haven't spent very much time here at TE lately (things have been a bit hectic at the job) so I've missed out on a few gems, like this one. Great grey stone and dust textures and then that majestic mountain with snow and blue sky, and then the red clothes to top it all off!

Congratulations & thanks for leaving kind words on my pictures, Kasia. Cheers.

Benny