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Flexible to the max!<br /> <br /> (Even in my prime as a practitioner of yoga I wasn't even a fraction this flexible!)<br /> <br /> It was a treat to go to a cultural performance in Ulaan Baatar, but the lightening and the background was pretty awful for taking photos. It was an interesting photographic challenge to try to salvage something of the interesting performances. My solution was to select the figures, apply a circular gradient behind them and then fade the gradient so some of the background showed through.
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Flexible to the max!

(Even in my prime as a practitioner of yoga I wasn't even a fraction this flexible!)

It was a treat to go to a cultural performance in Ulaan Baatar, but the lightening and the background was pretty awful for taking photos. It was an interesting photographic challenge to try to salvage something of the interesting performances. My solution was to select the figures, apply a circular gradient behind them and then fade the gradient so some of the background showed through.

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  • Warped reflections (best larger)<br /> <br /> There is a lot of new construction in Ulaan Baator, financed primarily by the Chinese and the Koreans. What fascinated me was that the glass seemed to be significantly warped (much more than in North America), leading to some quite distorted reflections.<br /> <br /> Other photos from new and old Ulaan Baator can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/6zsdtS">http://goo.gl/6zsdtS</a><br /> <br /> 10/12/14 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Dancers in traditional dress, Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia<br /> <br /> Photos of musicians, singers and an acrobat can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/lfy8dl">http://goo.gl/lfy8dl</a><br /> <br /> 21/12/14 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Mongolian acrobat, Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia
  • Man in traditional dress playing a horse head violin (morin khuur), Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia
  • Woman playing a yoochin (hammered dulcimer), Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia
  • Woman singer in traditional dress, with a man playing a horse head violin (khuur) i the background, Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia
  • Mongolian singer dressed traditionally, Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia
  • Flexible to the max!<br /> <br /> (Even in my prime as a practitioner of yoga I wasn't even a fraction this flexible!)<br /> <br /> It was a treat to go to a cultural performance in Ulaan Baatar, but the lightening and the background was pretty awful for taking photos. It was an interesting photographic challenge to try to salvage something of the interesting performances. My solution was to select the figures, apply a circular gradient behind them and then fade the gradient so some of the background showed through.
  • Man in traditional dress playing a tobhuur, Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia<br /> <br /> A tobhuur is a 2-stringed instrument that is plucked and used for accompanying singing.
  • Mongolian throat singer in traditional dress, Ulaan <br /> Baatar, Mongolia
  • Mongolian throat singer in traditional dress, Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia<br /> <br /> Mongolian throat singing (hoomii or hooliin) is an ancient tradition that allows the singer to create anywhere from two to four notes at the exact same time. It is fascinating and unique to listen to: an example of male throat singing can be heard here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wHbIWH_NGc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wHbIWH_NGc</a> or go here for a female throat singer: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qNFSB4PnVPI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qNFSB4PnVPI</a><br /> <br /> Interestingly, the male throat singer in the link was filmed in Ulaan Baatar at the same theatre where I took my photos.<br /> <br /> The last few pics featuring Mongolian performers in traditional dress, singing traditional songs, and playing traditional instruments (none of which I'd ever heard of before), can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/hCJpFX">http://goo.gl/hCJpFX</a><br /> <br /> 23/12/14 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Dance troupe back stage in traditional dress, minus their masks
  • Model in a costume shop wearing the traditional dress of a Mongolian queen, Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia
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  • johnchapmanphotographer

    on June 2, 2015

    Hi, AMAZING.

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