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Buzkashi 3
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: James McDowell (JMcDowell)
![Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 18 W: 1 N: 83]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/s-n-g.gif) (649) |
| Genre: People |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2007-03-16 |
| Categories: Decisive Moment |
| Exposure: f/4, 1/400 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2007-04-28 9:10 |
| Viewed: 1342 |
| Points: 8 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
| I categorized this as a "decisive moment". Notice the man in the lower right literally punching (an upper cut no less!) the other man's horse in the FACE. There are not many sports in the world where you see this kind of thing. See "Buzkashi 1" for more of a description. |
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And they want to win a war with them...?
Like hell, they will !!!
Look at those faces, the way they dress..
You can kill them...You can't win with them.
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Great photo, James. A document of 21-century life on earth?
You better believe it, brother & sisters...You better believe it.
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Have a great WE, pal.
All the best
- Luko
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2734 W: 515 N: 2911]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/g-g-g.gif)
(13673) - [2007-04-28 19:57]
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When I went in Afghanistan some 28 years ago now, vast steps, blue mosaic mosque, snow capped mountains, stone buddhas and Buzkashi were on our agendas... we did see the formers but never attended a Buzkashi party : instead we had military tanks painted with a red star and hotel rooms full with politburo representatives. It seemed the real buzkashi was rather played with russian soldiers and a nonetheless similar enthusiasm to punching them...
Winter coldness, deserted steppes, broken motors in snow thick mountains, burning hot chai, greasy mutton rice and russian identity controls, oh yes we had them.. a lot... but Buzkachi was scarce.
So thanks for uploading pictures of something I have missed : it's good to see that the afghan folklore is still alive, a chance some stone Buddhas didn't have. ( if you go and see my gallery, I can show you something in afghanistan you haven't seen in your stay...).
To carry on with Polonaise's statement, the interesting thing is that even staying a few weeks in Afghanistan you KNOW that nobody can win a war against them, even if you haven't seen a Buzkashi before... I swear that in 79, I told everybody around me they would get rid of the red army. Believe me or not.
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(596) - [2007-05-02 18:41]
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Good shot of this interesting sport... one day when Olympic Games will be held in Afghanistan (and why not?) they might introduce buzkashi ;)
I like this a lot.the dynamic moment kept still .I thought at the beginning this is the horse-market scene..discription helps to understand
regards
Alicja
