Eagle Hunter Photo

Photographer’s Note

The Eagle Hunting Festival is held by the Kazakh people in far western Mongolia in early October. It involves a series of spectacular events involving Kazakh horsemen with golden eagles perched on their arms engaging in a series of competitions to demonstate their skill as hunters of large animals using these large birds of prey. I hope the photo demonstates a little of the relationship between these large predators and their human keepers.

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Hendrika (655) 2007-10-11 6:13

Hi Campbell,
Quite an amazing capture. Good details, wonderful light and nothing western to be seen.
I can see you love your travels - a real adventure this must have been.
TFS
Els

kri54 (1515) 2007-10-11 6:13

très beau portrait, bien nette, belle expression, couleurs jolies

sevy (14848) 2007-10-11 6:19

Hello,

A very nice portrait where the life can be observed in the natural posture of the man. Moreover, the nice use of a big aperture blurred the background and allows us to focus on the subject.
A real success,

Yves.

servane (629) 2007-10-11 6:34

Wonderful portrait with a very good use of the light!
It's enjoyed and technicaly perfect!

Thank you for sharing

Servane

delic (6735) 2007-10-11 7:35

Hello Campbell,
A truly remarkable shot. The framing of the man and the eagle couldn't be better. The expression on his face tells a lot. I like the background blur, too, a trademark of this lens. Regards,
Hakan

lestans (15616) 2007-10-12 11:54

What an elegant guy! What a friendly smile to his eagle.
I think that you were in a very interesting festival.
Thank you for sharing!

Livia