Tin types from Afghanistan

[dogberryjr]

Some pretty cool old school photography from the war in Afghanistan.

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/photog...-to-document-troops-in-afghanistan-slideshow/

 

[bonatto]

interesting, thanks for sharing.

 

[williams473]

Beautiful work - what a great way for a photographer to pass time when off-duty. Gives new meaning to those tin types from the 1800s. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Addy101]

Not a lot of Afghanistan in these pictures 🙁
Still interesting, TFS!

 

[t.s.k.]

The thought of doing tin types in the comfort of your own home is daunting (at least for me).
The thought of doing tin types in the field on the other side of the world is beyond the scope of my imagination.
I tip my hat to the photographer/soldier.

 

[frank-grumman]

Indeed....

Indeed....

The thought of doing tin types in the comfort of your own home is daunting (at least for me).
The thought of doing tin types in the field on the other side of the world is beyond the scope of my imagination.
I tip my hat to the photographer/soldier.

I echo that!! Beautiful work. Clearly captures the "grit" of a combat zone.

 

[dogberryjr]

I liked the use of classic poses from the U.S. Civil War era.

 

[blackwave]

From a technical perspective, I see the text in 14 (standing with a pistol) and 17 (dark-skinned guy sitting down) are reversed like I'd expect them to be in a tintype. In number 16 (medic guy with a baseball hat) his letters are not reversed. Why is that? I'm only loosely acquainted with the process.