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Small girl, large brother<br />
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Small Basha Miao girl with her big young brother on her back, Basha Miao Village, Guizhou Province, China<br />
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Other photos of Basha Miao people can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/eE1eYZ">http://goo.gl/eE1eYZ</a><br />
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Small girl, large brother

Small Basha Miao girl with her big young brother on her back, Basha Miao Village, Guizhou Province, China

Other photos of Basha Miao people can be seen here: http://goo.gl/eE1eYZ

1/05/15 http://www.allenfotowild.com

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  • The girl at the window<br />
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Ethnic Miao girl at Basha Gun Village, Guizhou Province, China<br />
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19/05/15  <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Night cat (best larger)<br />
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Jaguar at night with glowing eyes, Rio Cuiaba river bank, Pantanal, Brazil<br />
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Other shots of the jaguar and of a caiman can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/oiqynH">http://goo.gl/oiqynH</a><br />
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18/05/15  <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Sunrise with the herd<br />
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Near a herder's ger, Western Mongolia<br />
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Other photos from the area can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/6ZsPJx">http://goo.gl/6ZsPJx</a><br />
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16/05/15  <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Woman in an alcove<br />
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Imamzadeh-ye-Sultan Mir Ahmad mausoleum, Kashan, Iran<br />
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Other shots from Kashan can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/VBnuxR">http://goo.gl/VBnuxR</a><br />
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16/05/15  <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Pulchritudinous Basha Miao girl<br />
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Girl in ethnic attire, with a tiled roof in the background, Basha Gun Village, Guizhou Province, China. (pulchritudinous = comely, beautiful)<br />
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The garments of Miao residents of Basha are made from an indigo-dyed hand-woven cotton, dyed with Quindai (made from the juice of Baphicacanthus cusia leaves). Eggwhite is added to make it rain-proof, giving it a shiny  look. The men's outfits are plain indigo jackets and trousers (following pics) and the women wear indigo jackets and embroidered short pleated skirts embellished with colorful batiks (following pic).<br />
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Other photos of the Basha Miao people, and the story of their distinctive hair style can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/tLFKVp">http://goo.gl/tLFKVp</a><br />
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15/05/15  <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Khainag grooming habits (best larger to see the tongue up its nose)<br />
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A Khainag is the Mongolian name for a domestic hybrid between a cow and a yak.  This one was clearly having a bad hair day. They have hybrid vigour and produce more milk and meat than either the cow or the yak.  The male hybrids are sterile, but the females are fertile.<br />
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Other shots from the Mongolian steppes can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/ZJrlbm">http://goo.gl/ZJrlbm</a><br />
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14/05/15  <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Three woman and a girl<br />
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Old wooden entry door to Bagh-e-Fin (Fin Garden, 1590), Kashan, Iran, a UNESCO World Heritage site.<br />
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More photos of people in and around the gardens can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/W6Le0i">http://goo.gl/W6Le0i</a><br />
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13/05/15  <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Interior of Safavid Shotor Galou with strucurally braced stained glass window<br />
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Kashan, Iran. The Shotor Galou building in the Bagd-e-Fin (Fin garden) dates to the Safavid Persian dynasty (1633-1666).<br />
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Other photos of this beautiful garden can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/TiftsB">http://goo.gl/TiftsB</a><br />
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12/05/15  <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Early morning with guard dog<br />
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Steppes of Western Mongolia. I was staying in a ger belong to a Kazakh family of herders and came out one morning to a beautiful pre-dawn sky with the family guard dog in the foreground.<br />
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Other shots from near the herder's ger can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/B5hJmP">http://goo.gl/B5hJmP</a><br />
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11/05/15  <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Kazakh eagle hunter #4<br />
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One day we went out into the mountains with a group of 4 eagle hunters who posed for a series of portraits at the end of the day.  Best to see them all at the largest size to appreciate the details.<br />
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The rest of the photos can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/AUxYi5">http://goo.gl/AUxYi5</a><br />
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10/05/15  <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Her own private garden and pool.<br />
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This lone duck seemed to have the historic Persian walled garden all to herself.<br />
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Bagd-e-Fin (Fin Garden) is a UNESCO World Heritage site and the oldest garden in Iran (1590).  Its fountains and pools are fed by a natural spring that has been flowing for 7000 years, but I doubt the duck cares about that.<br />
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A couple of other photos of the garden can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/29CJAi">http://goo.gl/29CJAi</a><br />
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09/05/15 www allenfotowild.com
  • Portrait of a Basha gunman<br />
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Basha Miao village, Guizhou Province, China.  He is holding a rather uncommon pistol grip flintlock rifle.<br />
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So busy these days, it's hard to keep up with editing and commenting, so only 2 pics today.<br />
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08/05/15  <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Basha village square with a small girl dancing<br />
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Basha Miao village, Guizhou Province, China
  • Unbleached organic cotton skeins for weaving traditional cloth<br />
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No idea what the little girl has on her head....<br />
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Besides being known for its gun culture, Basha ethnic Miao village is also know for its tradition of weaving and dying cotton cloth and making traditional attire, Guizhou Province, China<br />
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Other photos of this tradition can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/d2J6br">http://goo.gl/d2J6br</a><br />
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07/05/15  <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • One eye open and one ear cocked<br />
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Jaguar resting on the banks of the Rio Ciuaba, Pantanal, Brazil<br />
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Jaguars are threatened throughout much of their range, but along the banks of the Rio Cuiaba and its tributaries is it still possible to catch site of these magnificent creatures as they come to the river to hunt for caiman and capybara, some of their favorite food.<br />
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Several photos of this big male jaguar in different poses can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/hSdqWh">http://goo.gl/hSdqWh</a><br />
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06/05/15  <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Basha Miao woman in traditional attire and hairstyle<br />
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Basha village, Guizhou Province, China<br />
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For those who are interested, other photos of people from this ethnic minority village can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/jz3IsH">http://goo.gl/jz3IsH</a><br />
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05/05/15  <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)<br />
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This golden eagle had just been released by a Kazakh eagle hunter (seen in the following shot) + some other shots follow: <a href="http://goo.gl/8b0C0M">http://goo.gl/8b0C0M</a><br />
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04/05/15  <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Magnifique! (best larger)<br />
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Trained golden eagle sitting on the steppes waiting for its Kazakh trainer, Western Mongolia.  I loved the way the sun was hitting the feathers on the bird's neck, making them look truly 'golden'.  The eagle was vocalizing, so you can see its tongue. <br />
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For an interesting series showing the release of a golden eagle from a hill top to hunt in the valley below see here: <a href="http://goo.gl/X75Yy1">http://goo.gl/X75Yy1</a><br />
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03/05/15  <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Revered ancient tree (best larger)<br />
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I posed this woman among the roots of a famous ancient lur tree to add a sense of scale to the tree.<br />
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 'Green Tree', at around 600 years old, is the oldest Lur tree on Kish Island, Lur is a rare species belonging to the fig genus, with large oval leaves. In Iran it is only native to Kish Island. People believe that the tree can bring good luck and tie lengths of yarn or fabrics to the roots to wish for long life and fulfillment of their needs and dreams, and they also carve wishes into it.<br />
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Response to comment about cropping:  This image is actually about the tree, with no intention of being a portrait, so in this instance the woman is the prop for adding scale and interest to the tree, and not vice versa as I was hoping my caption, featuring the tree, would have demonstrated.  Had my intention been to do a portrait of the woman, I would have zoomed in.  In this instance I wanted to show the interesting carvings on the tree, the pieces of yarn, and the size of this magnificent old tree.<br />
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Other photos from around Iran can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/AUs8dE">http://goo.gl/AUs8dE</a><br />
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02/05/15  <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Small girl, large brother<br />
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Small Basha Miao girl with her big young brother on her back, Basha Miao Village, Guizhou Province, China<br />
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Other photos of Basha Miao people can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/eE1eYZ">http://goo.gl/eE1eYZ</a><br />
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1/05/15  <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Judith Sparhawk

    on May 4, 2015

    Beautiful children. One of my grandchildren is a little girl adopted from Guizhou Province. I'm so glad she is here with us.

  • Howard's Photography

    on May 3, 2015

    Great candid!

  • jimholmquist

    on May 2, 2015

    Wonderful shot! She's very focused but I don't think her brother is into it :)

  • RBlackburn

    on May 2, 2015

    Very impressive show of strength!

  • geoghanart

    on May 2, 2015

    Cute but sad in a way. Nicely done candid shot.

  • arctangent

    on May 2, 2015

    I guess she's practicing for a lifetime of bearing burdens when she's grown.

  • Inge Harald Severinsen

    on May 1, 2015

    Nice capture!!!

  • fotoeffects

    on May 1, 2015

    Really cute portrait!

  • Lgood

    on May 1, 2015

    He almost looks to heavy for her to be carrying. Great capture. Their facial expressions are interesting.

  • Ed Murray

    on May 1, 2015

    Super candid!

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