Another long exposure of the Mongolian sky at night
(not as nice as the last - really noisy for some reason?)
The white line across the left hand side of the photo is a shooting star I was lucky enough to capture in the exposure
Shamanic Rituals in the Midnight Taiga Forest August 7th 2009 Blue bands tied loosely around a lone tree greeted our arrival. The colour of Tengger. God. Each band representing a dream of those who dared to ask. A wish cast upon the wind. There never was a road. Mongolia doesn’t have roads. The track there hadn’t been much of a track either. More a place where trees weren’t growing. We sighted the Shaman’s cabin perched alone in a dark corne ... read more
Asia » Mongolia » Khovsgol The Mongols gained fame in the 13th century when under Chinggis KHAN they conquered a huge Eurasian empire. After his death the empire was divided into several powerful Mongol states, but these broke apart in the 14th century. The Mongols eventually ... ... read more