Laar Dam

Photographer's Note

Damavand a dormant volcano with a narrow summit. Location Alborz Mountains (Lat/Lon: 35.93°N, 52.13°E). Height 18,606 feet (5,671 meters). First climbed W.T Thomson, 1837.

Damavand mount is the highest mount in Iran.
It is a symbol of Iran and Iranians. Solid in the wind of difficulties, beautiful, kind and friendly, great and glorious, ...

Those tulips are symbol of those people who has been killed in wars, terorrist attacks,... during thousand years of our history. These people are martyrs.
In the poems and literature, martyrs feed these tulips by their blood.

The area is really beautiful and peaceful specially in Springs.

rmambour, Vesela, elihesamian, stranger, ChrisJ, Aldin_K, fireflyz, alekpet, babri, fadingstar78, giannispap, celinaconroy, asanak, HIRAKZ, jaja1970, syrus_persia has marked this note useful

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femkevdh (2633) 2005-06-17 3:41

fantastic photo of indeed a very beautiful untouched area!
great composition with the flowers in the foreground and the hills leading us to the vulcano. I like those two clouds near the mountaintop. Good one!

rmambour (49) 2005-06-17 4:21

a great photo ! Great composition with flowers in front, montain, sky...a very peaceful place that I would like to visit.

Vesela (967) 2005-06-17 4:35

Hi Nima!
I like the contrast between the red tulips and the snowy hill behind!
All the best,
Vesela

elihesamian (26149) 2005-06-17 8:39

Great POV,a superb view of Damavand in a best season,with those red tulips and made the shot lovely,too.Great sharpness and quality,nice colors with a good contrast and really well composed,too,good note,Thanks for sharing this beauty from Iran !
You did great,Nima!
Best Regards
M

Drom (1205) 2005-06-17 10:55

Hello Nima,
Trйs belle composition avec de magnifiques couleurs.
Super,
Dominique

stranger (726) 2005-06-18 16:20

great shot , a beautiful landscape + a great note & great POV :)
I love it ...

Amandine (1072) 2005-06-21 3:45

It's a very nice landscpae, very representative of the universal country. It's well composed, colors are beautifull? it's sharp and well contrasted. Light is very beautifull too. Well done

ChrisJ (171818) 2005-06-27 3:46

Hi Nima

The colorful red poppies, in the foreground, add a lot of depth. The clouds make the mountain look like a volcano. Excellent color, lighting, & sharpness. Well done!

hookery (621) 2005-09-14 11:29

Muy buena foto, cargada de fuerza nacional, historia y leyenda. Ojalб que un dнa todos los tulipanes sean blancos, cuando en tu tierra ya no se derrame mбs sangre.

Yuri

fireflyz (2097) 2005-10-24 18:51

Salaam Nima,
Thank you for posting this beautiful photo of Iran. I love the lighting and colors. A beautiful scene and a nice note.
Best Wishes,
Skye

alekpet (4663) 2005-11-29 10:33

Hi Nima.

I read somewhere that tulips are also a symbol of Iran as this mountain is.
I like the combination between three things here: red tulips, green grass and white and blue of the sky.

Aleks

babri (422) 2006-03-09 8:56

One of the best pictures of Damavand!
Thanks for sharing this beautiful shot.

Kirych (2716) 2006-03-09 9:04

Hi, Nima!
Excellent landscape! Wonderful contrast between foreground and background. I like red poppies and white mountain with clouds.
Beautiful!
Best regards. Tanya.

fadingstar78 (420) 2006-03-20 11:14

what an amazing picture. the view might look ordinary, but the sharpness, the light, everything is just perfect. the flowers are a very nice touch...

celinaconroy (717) 2006-04-18 4:05

Hi Nima,

Just seen this beautifully visaged photo as a feature on TE. The red tulips just on the rise of the first hill are just perfect - like a small treat for the exhausted trekker before he/she reaches the furthest rise.

Celina

giannispap (263) 2006-04-18 4:06 [Comment]

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asanak (1972) 2006-04-18 16:25

Dear nima
love it!!!
I can't tell you how much I'm delighted.A great combination of technique and artistry is demonstrated in your photo.
Light ,color and contrast are well balanced .
I'm looking forward to more great pix from u.

TFS asana

HIRAKZ (168) 2006-07-13 13:18

Hi Nima,

What a wonderful description of Damavand. I heard about the Alborz mountains when a friend of mine visited Iran last year for business. here is a news I would share with you. The world's highest motorable road is the Khardung-la at 18038ft and I have ridden my motorcycle there. Almost Damavand top, isnt it. Long live the martyrs, seldom their blood goes to waste. They live and die for the motherland and in death they feed the tulips. Wow.

Thanks for sharing,
Greetings from New Delhi, India
Hirak

khalij_khazar (182) 2006-09-09 19:38

You captured the colours so vividly in this photograph. perfect framing and a crystal clear image. well done

syrus_persia (2270) 2008-12-22 0:27

Salam Nima
vaghean akse ghashangiye.man ke kolli hal kardam.
damet garm.jaye injor aks,ha to in site kheyli khaliye. hast, vali kheyli kame.
bazam mamnoooon
cyrus