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Mongolia-2014 This is a composite, part of my lesson with Jim Zuckerman. I took the eagle from another photo by using the pen tool and added it to the outstretched arm of our “Mongolian Queen”. Then to try to make … Continue reading
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Mongolia 2014 Shaggy and unkempt, the Mongolian horse is an animal with endurance and heart. He is an important part of the lives of the people of Mongolia and they love him whether they are city dwellers or nomads of the … Continue reading
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Mongolia 2014 The white strips are wheat stubble. The crop had been recently harvested. The black strips are plowed land which has lain fallow this season and which will be planted for the next crop. A lone herder grazes his … Continue reading
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Mongolia 2014 The bond between eagle and hunter was obvious. The bird was on edge. She squawked constantly. She’d spread her wings as if to take flight only to fold them the next minute. We could see that she wanted … Continue reading
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Mongolia-2014 With a close-up shot like this one, the bond between man and bird and man and horse becomes apparent. I do worry somewhat about the horse’s mouths. Those bits are severe. The rider does not have a tight hold … Continue reading
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Mongolia, 2014 After a few hours at the Eagle Festival, I began to feel an affinity for some of the men. I liked this man. He always had a pleasant expression on his face and though he noticed my lens trained … Continue reading
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Ulaanbaatar Mongolia 2014 Our tour to Mongolia wasn’t long enough to suit me so I added a few extra days at the end. After seeing UB or Ulaanbaater, I got the feeling that being alone on those extra days was a … Continue reading
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Western Mongolia 2013 The Uriankhai men dominated the archery contest at the Eagle Festival. Their colorful deels (knee-length robes) and hats made them look like Asian Emperors. The man in the orange deel was a champion archer. The families behind … Continue reading
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Mongolia 2014 Jim Zuckerman chose our vantage point at the Eagle Festival and to this day, I feel grateful. We faced the mountain; this barren, scrub-covered, brown hill that provided a perfect backdrop to our photos. The shade from the mountain … Continue reading
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Mongolia 2014 Jim Zuckerman, our tour leader, hired this young woman to pose for us wearing a traditional Kazakh costume. There was no denying her beauty: clear, glowing skin, perfect teeth, sparkling eyes, and thick lustrous dark hair. Her costume, quilted and … Continue reading
