Appleby Horse fair...

photocat

I came back from the Appleby Horse Fair this afternoon. The travellers from all over England gather in this little town in the Lake District. Lots to see, colorful people, horses, children with golden ear rings... The weather was good so I had a blast.

Which one of the pics gets the thumbs up? I need to choose for a contest...
Thanks for looking!

Stan

Lucky you, I would love to see the fair, Number 1 for me, the water glare is slightly less in the top right and it looks like he is trying to body surf rather than control the pony. Both are great

Stan

saurora

Hi Cat! I agree with Stan ... #1. I'm not sure what they are suppose to be doing, but it looks like they are doing a better job of it in the first shot! I do, however, like the horses expression and eye in #2. Oh well, you know me, I can never chuck any of them out!! (go with #1!)

photocat

Thanks guys... I will go with number one... It is hard to make a decision... lol
They are washing the horses in the river, I watched them for five hours without being bored for one second. This village has 300 people when the travellers are gone, it is a sleepy place that comes alive for fourteen days in the year!
They all wash the horses with their cloths on, nobody takes off shoes or whatever they are wearing. I will probably put up a gallery with more shots.
Thanks for the comments

Stan

Hi Cat, out of interest, what is the theme of the contest? not "patches"
I agree with Saurora, having just spent half an hour trying to catch a one eyed pony, I know that look


Stan

photocat

Stan wrote:

Hi Cat, out of interest, what is the theme of the contest? not "patches"
I agree with Saurora, having just spent half an hour trying to catch a one eyed pony, I know that look


Stan

It is for the base contest Stan, nothing to do with Patches indeed. The theme has to be England related, it is amed at americans living in UK. So we need to apply the "brige between UK and USA" in the contest, also linked to the four seasons. The gypsies in Appleby are my summer or will be my summer entry. Now to find winter, spring and autumn...
Thanks for the comment!

Stan

My one eyed pony Minnie

I thought that If I managed to get close enough to get a patch on...

Stan

PossumCorner

photocat wrote:

I need to choose for a contest... ...

I prefer the second one, he's not fighting the pony's head, there's more co-operation, less confrontation.

Good luck with the comp, your blog's shot of the bikers being back (Garfield ears and tail) would also suit Summer. Hope to see more of your ponies at the horse fair.

saurora

You know, Cat, now that I know what the contest is and have taken a 2nd look-see, I think I prefer #1. It is a kinder more "gentle" attention towards the animal and you can see the crazy eye!!! You may have to "tame" the highlights in the upper right corner, but I know you are talented enough to meet that challenge!!!