Altai Hunters

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted April 23, 2017743 views5 comments

Several years ago, I had an opportunity to spend a week with an eagle hunting family and Western Mongolia. It was an incredible experience. This is Silao and Agolai with a fox that was just caught by their eagle. They were elated. If you have seen the recent film The Eagle Huntress, you might recognize Agolai (on the right) as the father of Aisholpan, the 13-year-old who is the subject of the movie. We met her when she was only five years old.

Picture was taken with a point-and-shoot.

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Comment posted by Tom Falley on April 23, 2017 at 11:54 PM

David:

What an interesting experience! When I visited my friends in Novosibirsk we didn't have time to get down to the Altai, a favorite area for them. An landscape very much like Alaska, but right at the corner of cultural boundary. When we used to fly Shanghai to London, we went right by the Altai, again from the air, even high as we were relatable for it's circum polar aspects.

Thank you for bringing a wonderful image of the people there!

Cheers: Tom

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on April 24, 2017 at 2:00 AM

Dare I say... of National Geographic quality... story and imagery. An experience I could only dream of.. in National Geo...

Great job capitalizing on this experience and opportunity.

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Comment posted by Kent Staubus on April 24, 2017 at 11:08 PM

Proof the Vision is more important than the gear.

Kent in SD

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Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on April 25, 2017 at 10:40 AM

Excellent life style image, as is the composition and facial expressions!

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on April 25, 2017 at 11:20 AM

David: excellent capture of a very happy moment. Richard

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