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by B.A. Tafreshi & O. D. Zakarian02-Feb-2009
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Babak A. Tafreshi was born in 1978 in Tehran, Iran. He is a science journalist and educator, an active amateur astronomer, nature and night photographer and editor at astronomy Magazine of Iran. Babak has also contributed astrophotography featuring Iran's landmarks and night sky to the US magazines, Sky and Telescope, Astronomy and Mercury.
Oshin D. Zakarian was born in 1977 in Tehran, Iran. His career in photography in general and astrophotography in particular began in 1992. His main interest in photography is to capture Nature and History of the country at night along with astronomical events. He thinks that a strong emotional connection with nature helps a photographer to produce much more deep impact in a photograph.
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Budget Summit
by AH Danesh (not verified) on Tue Feb 03, 2009 07:20 AM PSTNext time when you wish to discuss and debate budget issues make sure you don't leave behind the mullah but to bring them along with you.
Loction of budget conference? Last outpost before the reaching the damavant summit...
Conference topic:
Oil and gas revenu? It is over baby you need new sources of income for modernization...
ضَحَّاک
Hassan Danesh (not verified)Tue Feb 03, 2009 06:44 AM PST
Folks when you go to mt. damavand... be verycareful for ضَحَّاک still might be alive despite being changed by Freydon in captivity...there are also evidence and report of bigh foot snow giant man lurking in the mountain who particularly at night might look for meaty pray...they say the entire body of brear grizzly amount to his first tsmall bite for his late late late dinner...
Beware! Stick to your friends...and never go alone...
Breathtaking photos. Thank
by William (not verified) on Tue Feb 03, 2009 01:06 AM PSTBreathtaking photos. Thank you!
Beautiful
by lynx (not verified) on Mon Feb 02, 2009 09:35 PM PSTBeautiful
Wow!
by kfravon on Mon Feb 02, 2009 09:16 PM PSTWow x 64!
Love the long exposures! Educational + Astronomy + Art!
by gol-dust on Mon Feb 02, 2009 08:00 PM PSTYou are pros! Wonderful work! Astronomy!
Stories to share...
by Hassan Danesh (not verified) on Mon Feb 02, 2009 02:09 PM PSTWa back when I was attending tehran university as undergrad along with three of my good friends decided to climb to the top of mountain. Every curve in and of itself was a climax as it opened up to a new and then newer vista hidden in the lower altitude.
In between we bumped into a family who had hurds of goats and I asked them for milk and then they give it to me which made me sick as I climbed up a higher elavation.
Nonetheless I reached along with me friends to the last outpost before the summit-- I stayed out there with one of my friend as who took care of me and then the other in hurry in the early morning rushed to the airless smokey summit and rushed back to the "Panahgah."
On our way back down we were just sliding down like ski chapms with lovely pupies at our sight and at our reach...
O I still remember the excrutiating pain I went through the night because of that "Untimely" fresh presitine goat mil.
by the way did you know those who liv in high altitude end up having a larger lungs than those who live by sea as a biological adaptation to the thin air for oxygenation?
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The site Noujm.net is up for sale!
by Kouroshs (not verified) on Mon Feb 02, 2009 11:42 AM PSTThese pictures are great but the site in the text is up for sale!
Great technics
by Iva (not verified) on Mon Feb 02, 2009 09:18 AM PSTI enjoyed the pictures immensely. Great photography, compositions and technical know-how.
Beautiful Pictures
by farokh2000 on Mon Feb 02, 2009 08:07 AM PSTThanks so much for sharing these. They are just beautiful.
Damavand
by The Greatest (not verified) on Mon Feb 02, 2009 07:16 AM PSTDear Babak & Oshin:
Thanks a million for sharing these beautiful shots with the rest of us. I am 54 years old and have made a promise to myself. Before my time is up and before leaving this earth I am going to try to climb Damavand! Ever since I was a kid growing up in Tehran I remember looking towards North and seeing Damavand at a distance. What a mesmerizing experience that was!
Great images. Very
by Sid Sarshar on Mon Feb 02, 2009 07:02 AM PSTGreat images. Very unique. Thanks for sharing them with us. I particularly liked the night/dusk images.
Sid.
Absolutely beautiful!
by Gholleh (not verified) on Mon Feb 02, 2009 04:48 AM PSTAbsolutely beautiful!
Thanks a mountain!
To Babak and Oshin!
by 007 (not verified) on Mon Feb 02, 2009 03:33 AM PSTTHANK you for great pictures from Alborz!