Well, I promised more Pakistan photos, so here goes! The only problem is that I am scanning prints and that is not working very well. The prints of these actually came out beautifully and they are pretty vivid with blues and turquoise but the saturation here is all blending together. Anyway, they were taken with my favorite camera, an old manual 1970s 35mm Minolta. The other Pakistan photos are all taken with the same camera as well.
These were taken after leaving Islamabad, heading Northeast to Kaghan (in the previous post.) I will ask my Dad if he knows exactly where. This kid was adorable and happy to be photographed, as I recall. We saw this place and had to pull off the road. (That happened a lot.)
Pakistan 1997
The earth has disappeared beneath my feet,
Illusion fled from all my ecstasy.
Now like a radiant sky creature
God keeps opening.
God keeps opening
Inside of Me.
~Hafiz
Stay close to any sounds that make you glad you are alive.
~Hafiz
I found this (below) on Youtube.
who mostly sang Sufi devotional music. He had a six octave range and was
considered one of the greatest singers ever recorded.
He is also on one of my all time favorite soundtracks,
Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ with Peter Gabriel.
He passed away in 1997.
Have a fabulous week!! I will be studying for my Italian oral exam, writing a paper on the film Malena and of course catching up on my art history. We are now in the "Enlightenment" (though it doesn't feel like it!)
Blessings and light!
