Snooker

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted November 14, 2015910 views6 comments

I have posted several images in this gallery from my trip to westernmost Mongolia. This is a square in Bayan-Olgi, the provincal capital of the largely Khazak/Muslim region of Western Mongolia near the area where many of the eagle hunters live. The stoves in front are typical of those used to heat the Ger or yurts that many nomadic mongolians use as home. I have never seen an outdoor pool hall before. Men only here. And after shooting for a few minutes, I was asked politely to leave because the men did not wish that their wives find out they had been here. An interesting cultural find on the road of travel... Altai Mountains of Central Asia in BG. View large, though noisy.
iso 100, f6.3, 1000th sec, full frame 10 MP Panasonic DMC LX3 point and shoot at wide angle.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on November 14, 2015 at 9:42 PM

Cool. Trouble, oh we got trouble, right here in Bayan-Olgi! With a capital "T", that rhymes with "P", and that stands for Pool! sad

Interesting where culture takes one!

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on November 15, 2015 at 10:16 AM

Real nice cultural shot, with a fine sky to top it off. What a great insight into life in that area and what a strange juxtaposition of elements!!

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on November 16, 2015 at 9:41 AM

David: never would have imagined a scene like this in Mongolia. It leaves me wondering who introduced snooker to the Mongolians and what do the folks do with the tables when the weather is bad. cool

Richard

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Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on November 16, 2015 at 4:45 PM

Very unique image, David, lots to look at here.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on November 25, 2015 at 6:05 PM

A very interesting subject, and an image beautifully processed to a crisp finish. I like the unusual composition, with the fg stoves and the player to the extreme L drawing attention to the scene as a whole. Very nicely done !

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on November 27, 2015 at 3:15 PM

David,
This is a wonderful evocative image. I cannot help but wonder how long until it rains, and what they do to protect the tables. It is certainly unusual. The back story makes this image all the more powerful.

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