Kazakh Eagle Hunter

System

Hey all,

Just got back from a 3 week road trip to Western Mongolia. The western-most province of Bayan-Ulgii is primarily Kazakh (close to Kazakhstan) and every fall they celebrate their sport of Eagle Hunting. This guy was the oldest at the festival at 72!

Caleb

Owen

Looks good! I wish it was sharper, though. Also, adding some contrast and darkening the image adds to the impact!

Nordic

WOW!! What a strong and beautiful picture!
Congratulations, its absolutly stunning!

Regards,
Andreas

gluwater

Nice pic Caleb. It's always nice to see your posts.

Could you give a little background for us on "Eagle Hunting"? They don't actually hunt and kill Eagles do they, if they do I think the nature forum is going to burst out into tears. Also, could you post some more pics of what actually goes on at the fest to give us a better feel of the environment? Thanks

waveneyman

Very nice on many levels, Caleb. Colour, subject, tight crop(altho' it might be just off-centre to the left if I were picky) and exposure given the contrasty light. I might just be tempted to adjust the overall brightness and contrast settings.
I wish I had been there.
cheers
mark

Nicole

Great job!! He has a wonderful face. I would love to see more.
Nicole

bfjr

that is so cool, got more ??
Look how big that Eagle is !!
great face on the man
would love to witness something like this in person