rob_x2004 Posted September 12, 2006 Share #1 Posted September 12, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) [ATTACH]8449[/ATTACH] I never really got on great with either of these two guys. Not bad blokes though, in the end we parted friends. A week before their Naadam these guys were at it for hours. [ATTACH]8450[/ATTACH] Even the young guys take thumping great falls when they wrestle. Matched for sparring, they set up, they strain, and they throw with everything they have. Just as well the little guys bounce. I didn't expect him to come up smiling. [ATTACH]8451[/ATTACH] Hobbled horses in the plains. They stand, they shuffle, they eat, they piss they shit they lay down. Not always in that order. [ATTACH]8452[/ATTACH] Gate or a fence or a bloated belly. All on the mend. [ATTACH]8453[/ATTACH] Building breaker. Theys guys have a shelf life, and a use by date. But breaking was the biggest employer after the Russians left. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 12, 2006 Posted September 12, 2006 Hi rob_x2004, Take a look here Baaganar, my bolt hole for a couple of weeks.. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
rob_x2004 Posted September 12, 2006 Author Share #2 Posted September 12, 2006 [attach]8454[/attach] Hang on. I wasn't still in Laos. A lanky Canadian gave him this. Whats an electrician doing with toy planes. He should have been wiring a Gur or something. Anyway, buying em ice cream proved no less onerous. [attach]8455[/attach] What do you do when life amongst the herds has come to an end. Not so bad for the older fellows who are happy to reminisce. But drinking, and beating the wife are the new sports in Mongolia. Some things change. [attach]8456[/attach] Least he wasnt hauling water, the kid I mean. Its a tough ask. But that is what they do, the kids. Haul water on barrows for kilometres. Poor is poor. [attach]8457[/attach] Goat watching I guess. Anything is an event when there is little else. [attach]8458[/attach] And the watched goats. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted September 12, 2006 Share #3 Posted September 12, 2006 Great series Rob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted September 12, 2006 Share #4 Posted September 12, 2006 Rob - What a sensitive, exceptionally well executed series. Among your best work. These, plus others could be a coffee table book. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
uulrich Posted September 12, 2006 Share #5 Posted September 12, 2006 I would consider this as a high success rate ;-) I like all of them. Another series of good work throughout. For a reason my favorite is #4 in the first set. THoug you are right w.r.t your caption - there is a bit too mich barbwire. In the second it's #2 but #4 is excellent as a photograph alone. Was it 15CV? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cboudier Posted September 12, 2006 Share #6 Posted September 12, 2006 Beautiful reportage ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted September 12, 2006 Share #7 Posted September 12, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) A fascinating series. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_peter_m Posted September 14, 2006 Share #8 Posted September 14, 2006 Fantastic series Rob, Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael-IIIf Posted September 14, 2006 Share #9 Posted September 14, 2006 Rob, this is an excellent series. Worthy of publication. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kld Posted September 14, 2006 Share #10 Posted September 14, 2006 Great series in respect to composition as well as technical quality. It was a inspiring pleasure to look at. Thanks for sharing. -- Klaus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfage Posted September 14, 2006 Share #11 Posted September 14, 2006 Yes, this is very, very good. I generally don't have the nerve to take pictures of people. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_x2004 Posted September 15, 2006 Author Share #12 Posted September 15, 2006 Thank you very much for the positive comments. All read and appreciated. The images were all taken with a 24Elmarit, on a 9, so generally subjects are within arms reach. The images are uncropped, with the exception of the boy with the plane, which has about a half inch slice cropped from the left hand side. There was a dark shadowed house there, and I remember with the field of view of the 24, nothing I could do at the time could tidy the frame up. Harsh light and depth of shadow up in Mongolia is very dictating, and with film you don't learn your lessons till you get home. And again, thanks for the comments. Appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
uulrich Posted September 15, 2006 Share #13 Posted September 15, 2006 Thanks again. Very fueling for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wide.angle Posted September 15, 2006 Share #14 Posted September 15, 2006 Rob, very nice series! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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