Photography

Just came back after spending 10 days in Mongolia to visit the Golden Eagle festival. Was fortunate as we have some local contacts there and was able to stay with the family of an actual eagle hunter. The eagle hunters are are nomads and still live off th...  

I recently saw a documentary about that girl in white fur in your pics. IIRC, she was the first female eagle hunter in Mongolia.

The girl in white fur is Aisholpan who was the very first female eagle hunter and was featured in the documentary the Eagle huntress

Did she win this year?

She is currently studying in Kazakh University and made a guest appearance at the festival.

What an amazing experience for you Jeff! From the photos, which are all fantastic by the way, it must have been surreal to actually be there to witness the events and to live amongst the locals. And what a place to go for photography! I am so jealous! Did... 

The XT3 focusing tracking is spot on! Very very impressed especially since the horses are moving in erratic non fixed directions which usually will throw the autofocus tracking at high speed off. But the XT3 still locks on even at those challenging condit... 

thank you for sharing your amazing pictures and experience. One Day I would love to visit the land of my ancestors. Did you watch the Eagle Huntress? S

The documentary was one of the reasons for me making this trip

Did your trip meet your expectations?

Must have been a great experience!

Are all those close up shot by Q ? All are superb photos

Most of these are XT3 shots. I will try to put up a separate thread for the Leica Q shots

Amazing experience and congratulations on the trip. The closest I had was Dubai’s Desert Safari and Falconry trip but nothing compared to yours. Thank you for sharing such wonderful photos. Rgds Raymond ...  

Nice family shots from Dubai. I did not get a chance to try the Desert Safari when I was there in Dubai. Will have to try that one day. Thanks for sharing.

.. fantastic sharpness and color...captures the moment... love it !... thanks for sharing.

Awesome moment, spirit and soul in every photo. Every photo is very moving.

thanks for sharing. Truly appreciated.

I can see that you had a great time and it looks like the equipment did it's job... there is always something to gain from such experiences and I hope that aspect worked out for you as well. Such harsh conditions... and I just loved the close up portraits... 

If I make it to Tokyo, will definitely look you up Casey.

...a real fine job capturing these moments. It brings comfort to see this heritage thriving since most other cultures have already being assimilated. thanks

Thanks for sharing. Vte

The zoom lenses you used did spectacularly.

The Fujinon 100mm - 400mm lens is quite something. I do not owned this lens but borrowed it for the trip. Coupled with the autofocus tracking of the Fuji XT3 this is a formidable combination I feel for action/sports photography.

Pictures of a truely amazing trip and experience. Thank you for the beautiful photos!

Thank you for this amazing series of photos.

Thank you for sharing with us what was surely an amazing experience! I'm truly speechless and in awe for these National Geographic type photos Cheers, Alex

Thanks for sharing.