Tabas, Journey of Oppositions: Dark

Nikon D300
1/800s f/14.0 at 27 mm iso200 full exif
Sunday, December 6 2009
Khor Biabanak,Isfahan,Iran

P.S: The same Place I'm standing towards the sun.

Tabas, Journey of Oppositions: Salt Polygons

Nikon D300
1/640s f/13.0 at 27 mm iso200 full exif
Sunday, December 6 2009
Khor Biabanak,Isfahan,Iran

P.S: I'm on the road to return home. Traveling the south road of central desert of Iran we can see "Kavir-e Tabaghe". Here there is a mixture of Salt and Oil together shaped like polygons due to hot weather.

Tabas, Journey of Oppositions: Rural Home

Nikon D300
1/250s f/8.0 at 27 mm iso200 full exif
Saturday, December 5 2009
Nāyband,Kerman,Iran

P.S:Sitting on sundeck in a rural home in Nāyband I found it easy to live in this place. Less Having, Less wants and less sorrow for life. Life is in it smaller scale.

Tabas, Journey of Oppositions: Feminine Pose

Nikon D300
1/60s f/5.6 at 300 mm iso200 full exif
Saturday, December 5 2009
Nāyband,Kerman,Iran

P.S:A female goat poses for me!

Tabas, Journey of Oppositions: Village Prowling

Nikon D300
1/320s f/9.0 at 27 mm iso200 full exif
Saturday, December 5 2009
Nāyband,Kerman,Iran

P.S:To walk inside this beautiful village is so enjoyable. These Orange Trees, thatch walls and dates are all so beautiful.

Tabas, Journey of Oppositions: Reverse Angle

Nikon D300
1/1250s f/13.0 at 60 mm iso200 full exif
Saturday, December 5 2009
Nāyband,Kerman,Iran

P.S:On the opposite hill of the village I took this shot as a reverse angle. I can see the whole Nayband from here. There are not too much cities you can take in one frame shot.

Tabas, Journey of Oppositions: Communicate

Nikon D300
1/200s f/7.1 at 66 mm iso200 full exif
Saturday, December 5 2009
Nāyband,Kermann,Iran

P.S:I asked for their names. Unfortunately i don't remember. I talked to them and took some shots. After that their mother called them and they shouted simultaneously!

Tabas, Journey of Oppositions: Innocent Child

Nikon D300
1/160s f/6.3 at 142 mm iso200 full exif
Saturday, December 5 2009
Nāyband,Kerman,Iran

P.S:Village "Nāyband".There is just a mountain, a village and nothing else. No city in radius of about 250 kilometers far. This child is one of those who love chocolate, hate orange and have no high school to study at.

Tabas, Journey of Oppositions: Antic Motorcycle

Nikon D300
1/400s f/10.0 at 142 mm iso200 full exif
Friday, December 4 2009
Esfahak,Southern Khorasān,Iran

P.S:This antic motorcycle was parked beside the road. It smelled with Gasoline. I imagined traveling these roads with this kind of vehicle.

Tabas, Journey of Oppositions: Sweet Date

Nikon D300
1/200s f/7.1 at 300 mm iso200 full exif
Friday, December 4 2009
Esfahak,Southern Khorasān,Iran

P.S:I Tasted. That was sweet!

Tabas, Journey of Oppositions: Saffron Flower

Nikon D300
1/400s f/10.0 at 300 mm iso200 full exif
Friday, December 4 2009
Esfahak,Southern Khorasān,Iran

P.S:Nice saffron flowers in the village Esfahak.

Tabas, Journey of Oppositions: Seismic Effect

Nikon D300
1/400s f/10.0 at 1057 mm iso200 full exif
Friday, December 4 2009
Esfahak,Southern Khorasān,Iran

P.S:This is a village to name "Esfahak" Near Tabas. Earthquake has damaged this village about 30 years ago but people still live hear. They have built another village just beside the damaged one and to continue their life.

Tabas, Journey of Oppositions: 30 Birds

Nikon D300
1/100s f/5.6 at 300 mm iso200 full exif
Friday, December 4 2009
Tabas,Southern Khorasān,Iran

P.S:I remember the poem by our ancient poet "Attar" about a group of birds who wanted to go and find the God. Because of hardships of this path too many birds outspread. Finally 30 birds remain. They found themselves as the real God.

Tabas, Journey of Oppositions: Canyon

Nikon D300
1/80s f/4.5 at 27 mm iso200 full exif
Friday, December 4 2009
Tabas,Southern Khorasān,Iran

P.S:In this canyon you must walk trough the water to reach this arch from "Safavi" Period. There are warm water fountains which are current in this canyon. That was enjoyable to walk around warm water in cold weather of winter.

Tabas, Journey of Oppositions: Sky Shaped Like Date Trees

Nikon D300
1/500s f/11.0 at 27 mm iso200 full exif
Friday, December 4 2009
Azmiqān,Southern Khorasān,Iran

P.S:Just to make a sky shaped like date trees I took this photo!

Tabas, Journey of Oppositions: Wide Plain

Nikon D300
1/200s f/7.1 at 27 mm iso200 full exif
Friday, December 4 2009
Azmiqān,Southern Khorasān,Iran

P.S:After having a delicious rural lunch in a country near Tabas to name "Azmiqān", I am enjoying to walk in this wide plain During the dusk.

Tabas, Journey of Oppositions: Two Layer Surface

Nikon D300
1/320s f/9.0 at 72 mm iso200 full exif
Thursday, December 3 2009
Kharanaq,Yazd,Iran

P.S:There are two layers here. The rear one is made of mud and has a long life more than thousand years. The front layer is made of leaves and has one periodic year age to be green and orange at spring and autumn. I thought how many years has these leaves looked how does the rear edifice becomes more and more desolated.

Tabas, Journey of Oppositions: God Damn Everyone who...

Nikon D300
1/125s f/5.6 at 300 mm iso200 full exif
Thursday, December 3 2009
Kharanaq,Yazd,Iran

P.S:With lack of water,Farmers plant here with so much difficulties. As a manner of fact they hate everyone who picks their yield without permission. Here this sign says that the farmers would curse whoever picks pomegranate from their garden. Notice the nice typography.

Tabas, Journey of Oppositions: Decorated Leaf

Nikon D300
1/200s f/7.1 at 300 mm iso200 full exif
Thursday, December 3 2009
Kharanaq,Yazd,Iran

P.S:I think someone has decorated these leaves precisely. Look at the tiny dark red line on every leaf...

Tabas, Journey of Oppositions: Two Pomegranates

Nikon D300
1/250s f/9.0 at 300 mm iso200 full exif
Thursday, December 3 2009
Kharanaq,Yazd,Iran

P.S:Iran's nature is full of oppositions. In a very short time you can see both cold and warm nature together. Pomegranate is a fruit of cold nature but I found it at the side of the central desert of Iran. Not too much far from here you can find ripe dates of the desert!

Tabas, Journey of Oppositions: Frozen Frost

Nikon D300
1/320s f/9.0 at 27 mm iso200 full exif
Thursday, December 3 2009
Kharanaq,Yazd,Iran

P.S:As I reached "Kharanaq" it was very cold. before the sunrise a heavy fog surrounded us. As I was prowling in the village I noticed that the frost has been frozen due to the cold dry weather.

Tabas, Journey of Oppositions: It Moves!

Nikon D300
1/500s f/11.0 at 27 mm iso200 full exif
Thursday, December 3 2009
Kharanaq,Yazd,Iran

P.S:Here is a very ancient village to name "Kharanaq". This earthen structure has a dark spiral stair case in it which you can go upward and move it to feel it shakes! Really odd and really intresting.