Modern Silk Road Photo

Photographer’s Note

From the second century B.C. through the middle of the second millennium A.D., a vast network of trade routes known as the "Silk Road" linked the people and traditions of Asia with those of Europe. These historic routes served as a major conduit for the transport of knowledge, information and material goods between East and West and resulted in the first global exchange of scientific and cultural traditions. It looks like not much has changed...

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nspineda9 (355) 2006-06-17 15:31

this is like a commercial for mercedez benz well done

jangliss (129) 2006-06-17 22:12

Excellent photo. Interesting viewpoint, good detail, good composition, excellent background.

I like the reflections on the windscreen, the angry clouds, the sunlight on the hills and the cold, hardness if the mountains.

The note was good too.

Good Work!

John

khalij_khazar (182) 2006-06-22 14:28

The DoF is perfect, and I love the heat rising from the pavement with the backdrop of the snowy mountains. Are Mercedez a common site in Kyrgyzstan? Only the 50 year old variety are common in my country.