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Asy Plateau, Kazakhstan 2016 Kazakhstan is the third largest country on earth. Talk about wide open spaces. That is why this photo is so small. I wanted to get the herd and yurt in the photo, so I couldn’t zoom … Continue reading
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Kazakhstan 2016 A woman delighting in the joys of photography. Seventy-five percent of all photos taken now are taken with a smart phone. Only 12% are taken with a traditional camera. It is estimated that world wide, more than a trillion photos are … Continue reading
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Turkistan, Kazakhstan 2016 I tried to keep my 300mm lens ( on my D500) at full magnification so I could get shots like this one…close up and showing the emotion of the men and horses. I especially wanted the expression on … Continue reading
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Near Almaty, Kazakhstan 2016 Bird trainer holds a hawk at a facility near Almaty, Kazakhstan. Sorry. I can’t tell you what kind of hawk this is. I was too busy getting my shot. I look for drama, not documentation, and … Continue reading
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Kazakhstan 2016 The plan that afternoon was to photograph a sand dune at Altyn Emel Park. I knew I didn’t have the strength to carry my gear up the dune so I while I waited for the few people who did have the … Continue reading
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Turkistan 2016 We stood on the side of a huge field where the men of the village played Kokpar or Buzhkazi…a form of polo played in Asia. I wanted to get some up close shots of the expressions on the … Continue reading
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Near Almaty, Kazakhstan 2016 We drove to a sort of ‘sea-world’ for birds of prey in the foothills of the mountains surrounding Almaty. The man in the photo above was the owner and trainer. Although, he does not appear to … Continue reading
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Kazakhstan 2016 Our Turkistan guide lived in the village you can see in the background. He, like all the young men in the village, was an avid Kokpar rider. Kokpar is the name of the sport you see in the … Continue reading
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Kazakhstan 2016 I noticed the school as we drove to the home where we were to eat lunch. As the others sat down to eat, I ran back to get a shot of the schoolhouse that reminded me of my … Continue reading
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Kazakhstan 2016 The man earns his living by having his owl fly to amuse tourists. Most of the time, the owl sat in state on his little perch that looked like a tree branch. I didn’t see anyone pay to … Continue reading
