Sunday 17 July 2011

Ashby Show 2011

I've been wanting to do some horse photos for a while and went to Ashby Show to see if I could have a crack. I particularly wanted some show jumping action shots.
The beauty of digital imaging is that of course you can see immediately what a hack you're making and hopefully rectify and improve.


Problems are the usual distracting backgrounds, but that's all part of the show.


I started off with the little working hunter class, remembering a picture of a horse going cross country that we'd seen at Midphot last year.


Lots of other showing classes going on as well, although it looks elegant I really can't see the point of side saddle.




Couldn't resist some cattle pictures too.  This majestic English Long horn loosely held on a rope.



Friday 8 July 2011

Thursday Evening Walk with the BPS

Well what a lovely evening for a guided walk around Burton which turned into a unguided stand around and chat.  It was only after we found out that there was a £10 prize we all started trying to stand in each others backgrounds. I'm going to have a Tshirt made with 'Get out of my effing background' on it.

Eventually Eric's slingbacks started to chaffe and we retreated to the pub for a well deserved pint of Guiness and a play with lenses.


Steve showed up in a wheelchair and Eric kindly agreed to push, although he kept getting his heel caught in his underskirt. They walked soooo slowly the earth had gone through a rotation and caused a lot of blur.  This would be acceptable only in the 'Advanced' group. in the Beginners you'd be slated.

It's compulsory to take pictures of invasive weeds on this sort of trip.


And the boys have to compare their tackle,


As the light faded I took the roof top picture above, I turned round and shouted to Steve 'Yeeees, I've got the Winner!' Unfortunately, it wasn't Steve, and the lad on the bike swerved to avoid the mad woman shouting.


Here we can see the effect Mr Bright's yawn has on a camera lens. He's in serious danger of creating a black hole that passers by could get vaccumed into, we gripped onto the bench to avoid being sucked off!


The Guiness went down a treat, the only problem being not settling down to drink another 7.

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