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At an airfield in northern Tchad, Foreign Legion infantry debark from

a still moving aircraft. A real dust storm.

 

No filters were used on this, the camera had been damaged causing the

darkened sky.

Very atmospheric despite the damage to the image (was the negative/print damaged?).

 

Have you tried repairing it in photoshop? Think the end result would be worth it!

Hi Matt,

 

I leant the Camera to a friend who was so fascinated with the opening and closing of the camera... that he poked a finger in and the shutter curtains were damaged. All shots I made (until I had it repaired) had a darkened sky ;-)

Make no mistake about it, the damage to the camera adds tremendous atmospheric feeling to an already hectic picture. I would personnally leave it as it is, including the scratches. it's all there binding together man.

Only thing that slightly annoys me is the right wing brutally cut like that. i would have left a tiny bit of space to detach it from the border.

 

nonetheless, very powerful timeless capture, that forgives nothing and noone, and that demands to be looked at for what it is.

 

well done.

 

Albert Z.

Bit of a pain Jaques, least you got it repaired in the end.

 

I stick by what I said about wondering what it would look like cleaned up, but I agree with Albert that it is a really nice shot!

Terrific shot! I like the dramatic feeling of something important happening here. The dark sky adds to the atmosphere.

I like this very much. What year was this photographed?

Hi,

This was 92 or 93.

All the best

Chris

impresionnant !!!

 

cette atmosphere est lourde de dangers, accentuer par les hommes qui courrent et pourtant, il y a une infini douceur, a cause de l'effect de flou de la tempette de sable, les tons ocres, les nuances roses et les montagne a l'horizon.

 

une image digne d'un grand reporter.

Looking back over a year's photos in the new/j. section, this one remains one of my favourites. it is all about news photography, even if it is 'old news'. best, asdeb

Broken camera or not. Makes me think of the old saying: F8 and be there.

 

You did just that. Kudos. Great photo.

 

JH