Cavalry Ride, a photo from Ulaanbaatar, East

Photographer's Note

More Mongolia. 2006 is an auspicious year in Mongolian history. It marks the 800th Anniversary of the Great Mongolian State and will be honored by a string of nationwide celebrations that will last for the whole of the year.

A featured part of the festivities will be the Cavalry Ride. The five-hundred-man cavalry is comprised entirely of soldiers and has been made possible thanks to cooperation from the Mongolian Ministry of Defense. As the cavalry emerges out of the grassland steppe in a cloud of dust, a fearsome spectacle is relived. The sight of the procession of soldiers marching in a straight line reminds us of Genghis Khan's mighty army.

From Mongolian Tourism Website.

bpelvan, cuneyt-sb, parbo, imrek, joso, BEHICE, fritzi007 has marked this note useful

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Seiei (426) 2006-10-29 5:48

wow

really impressing, very nice shoot.

Seems that we are back to Attila's time ^^

Well done,
Regards
Christophe

mryotsuya (9) 2006-10-29 7:56

cool shot! =) but initially i thought something was wrong with the picture. then i realized it would be more impressive if the lead horse was bigger and more imposing! =) it looks like a pony! the lead guy is almost touching the ground. not so fearsome i think! lol!=)

claudio74 (7263) 2006-10-29 8:14

Hi Benjamin
The action is very well captured and colours are good.
Well done
Regards
Claude

stewils (481) 2006-10-29 10:07

Another good cavelery shot. Well captured.

bpelvan (3798) 2006-10-29 10:36

Hello Benjamin,
Very very well captured image of the famous Mongolian Horses and the riders... It looks like a scene from centuries ago... For me the one at the middle looks fascinating between the dusts like a fearful ghost...:))
Well done and thanks for sharing...
Regards
Bulent

cuneyt-sb (6559) 2006-10-29 11:36

Hi Benjamin,
Very good capture , POV and frame is very good
Well done Regards

parbo (11092) 2006-10-29 12:19

Hello Benjamin,

Splendid frame in dusty atmosphere with the Genghis Khan’s soldiers in action with their spears and bows on hand. I can not imagine 500 soldiers shouting together and what a great dynamism there. Excellent color and scene. Congratulations.

Best Regards,

Parbo

imrek (4) 2006-10-29 16:19

Hi Benjamin,
very good action scene, like in real war, good work!!!
regards,
imre

lucski (3691) 2006-10-30 3:38

great series mate
good action and emotions... realy nice atmosphere
nice job
TFS lukasz

faubry (35335) 2006-10-30 5:01

hello Benjamin, encore une belle photo de ce beau pays qu est la Mongolie, j'adore ici l'action, la poussière soulevée sous les pattes des chevaux, sais tu que je dois y aller fin juin, normalement, en 2007 ce sera l'année de la Mongolie
à bientôt
francine

entrelec (8342) 2006-10-30 7:26

Nicely caught; not so easy...the dust add to the movement.
Regards

Joel

chanjits (4448) 2006-10-30 7:51

oh marvelous action you have captured well composed dear thanks for sharing.

fritzi007 (7744) 2011-02-24 9:06

Hi Benjamin!
This is really like in the times of Genghis Khan, congratulations.
Regards
Wolfgang