Colette's Mid-week Show at Blue Barn

Mid-week shows used to be very busy not too long ago but with the current climate (not just the weather) and Christmas looming, I think this may be the norm for a while. With only 128 photos taken, it's no surprise that the slide show is going to be very small for this event.

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Colette's Horse & Dog Shows at Willow Farm

Not the busiest of shows at this venue but still a fair amount of competitors for this time of year. No takers on photos though so no slide show on this occasion.

Colette's Unaffiliated Dressage at Willow Farm

Dressage is quite unique in as much as it's the only event where I am told in advance how many entries there are going to be. Today's tests had quite a few entries with some new faces so I thought I'd go along and see if I could get some good photos. Those who placed an order can download their photos in digital form from my new Facebook page. Meanwhile, the slide show can be seen below...

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While I was there...

As soon as my daughter knew I was in Canterbury today she didn't waste any time asking me to photograph her new ponies. I got to her field just as the sun was going down so it was a case of shooting as fast as I could before we lost the light altogether. As many of them were still wild I couldn't get as near as I would have liked - except for one who just wanted to nibble my camera. In the end, Stacey 'persuaded' them to gallop round the field and I managed to captured some great action shots. Again, I'll post some images here as soon as I have time.

Portrait Session - Canterbury

Still recovering from the night before (has anyone noticed that you get a bigger headache from all the loud music when your not drinking?), I managed to get all my gear together for a home visit portrait session over at Canterbury by 2pm. It took a little longer than usual to set my lights up due to the limited floor area and the fact that they wanted a pure white background (which requires more space than usual). However, I was trying out a new variation of my set-up which resulted in some excellent images. I think everybody was really pleased with the results. I'll put some up once I have their permission.

Simon's 40th Birthday Party - Gillingham

A quick dash home to get showered and changed, then up to Gillingham for Simon's 40th birthday party at the King Charles Hotel. The function room was a photographer's lighting nightmare (dim lighting, black ceiling, etc.) and once the festivities were in full swing, nothing was still long enough to get a clear shot. Back to old fashioned manual mode on my 'state- of-the-art' camera, a remote flash with my radio trigger and I just may have got a few decent shots out of the 240 odd that I took.
Many thanks to Paul James (photo) for supplying me with a soundtrack to go with the slide show. Paul, along with his 'partner in crime' Taz Taylor provided the entertainment in the form of the Blues Brothers and kept the dance floor packed all evening.

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click here to see the rest of the party...
( password is Simon's surname )

Colette's Horse & Dog Shows at Blue Barn

Our luck with the weather seems to be holding. It was just as well, as it allowed the showing classes to be held in the sand school and enabled me to get some great shots in the autumn sunshine. Pretty much all the jumping was covered as usual with me only missing class 3. A technical hitch with my printer meant I was unable to print on the day but, in the end, I sold more than I usually do at this venue. Strange...

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Colette's Horse & Dog Shows at Iffin Farm

Our first time at Iffin Farm. Is this a show ground and a half or what? Actually, it was more like a show ground - and another show ground! Competitors have been requesting a bigger ring, and that's what they've got. About twice as big. Trouble is, it took them a lot longer to get around than before. So, instead of being in the ring for just a couple of minutes it was more like five or six. It did seem relatively quiet today - or was that because they had so much space?

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