Roger Bennion's photos with the keyword: West Wycombe

Explored! Thank you very much :-) This guy was fishing so even though it wasn't dark "Fishin' in the Dark" by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band seems appropriate :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Fishin' in the Dark ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

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I’m not sure when icm becomes panning or vice versa :-))) Anyway, I figured that if I followed the horses keeping them in the viewfinder and selected a fairly slow shutter speed (1/25 second) then I might get a fair amount of blur! I was pleased with this shot and it was probably more luck than judgment that resulted in varying degrees of blur with the lead horse’s face being fairly clear :-) I particularly like the way some of the horse’s legs are ‘moving’.

Until recently I hadn't taken any photos at Polo matches. And, for some reason I had it in my head that it was a male dominated sport. But, studying this shot in quite some detail it looks as though I must be wrong on that assumption :-))) It is already clear after seeing one of the participants being smacked in the mouth by a polo stick, that it is a dangerous activity!

Back to my first time taking a few shots of a polo match. And, I will admit to trying to fix a bit of an error in the original of this shot!! The stick thingy (it probably has a proper name) wasn’t all in the shot. It disappeared out of the top of the frame! I wanted the whole stick in this shot so, in Photoshop, I copied part of a stick from another shot and added it to this one!! Now the secret is out :-)))

Last Saturday Helen & I went to the West Wycombe Fete held in the grounds of West Wycombe Park. There was a tractor and trailer taking ‘peoples’ for a circular tour that passed the ‘polo field’. I had no idea polo was played here and I knew I had to investigate!! I have never photographed polo matches before but there is always a first time :-) This was one of the hottest days of the year. It was 'blisteringly hot' and I managed a dozen or so shots before I had to retreat to a shady spot. This is one of the shots :-)