Wednesday, 12 October 2011
Day at the Cattle Mart
Tipped off as a potentially good show to photograph by a local farmer friend I attended the Yews, Gimmers and Lambs sale about a month ago (sorry, late posting). I was reliably informed this was a good sale as it was well attended and these animals were the best of the 'crop', sold not merely for meat. Not an environment I'm particularly comfortable or familiar with I was given access to all areas and learned how important it is to 'blend' in. And as it happens, the official photographer didn't turn up so I carried out a number of best of show formal photographs too. Taken the day before the gurning, this was another back up series for assignment five and was really helpful to get me 'in the thick of it'. I was happy with the results from this day, but they were not included in the assessment. They'll may be have a use one day...
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Some great shots Penny! And they might invite you back—seeing that you are more reliable than the official photographer. Really like some of those abstract detail shots!
ReplyDeleteThank you Vicki. It was a great opportunity and I probably will head back - there are some real characters!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this post, especially after viewing it as a slide show. The juxtaposing of the sheep and the people was very effective. Almost as if the sheep were mimicking the people - or maybe vice versa. And the really telling shot of the connection between the two pairs of boots. John
ReplyDeleteHi John, thanks for popping by...you know I had no idea you could look at the images in a slide show...far preferable to the thumbnails...and thank you for the positive comments too...Penny
ReplyDeleteYeah, an interesting post Penny, especially for me with my project on the agricultural shows and whatnot. There's some great SocDoc images in there.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rob, I will watch with interest to see how you get on, particularly with the rural street photography.
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