Winter and early Spring

A few shots from my recent visits to Hatfield Forest. Whilst we have been in this last lockdown Carol and I have been walking the forest three times a week.  I always take my camera with me but whilst I find plenty of shots in different light and weather conditions, in reality they are very similar to other work I have done so I don’t put them on my blog. Roll on getting back to the new normal, whatever that is going to be. 

Here are a few shots taken in the last few weeks.

© Lionel Callow 2021

Marks Hall Suffolk Horse

Today Marks Hall played host to the Suffolk Punch Heavy Horses Society’s Spectacular.

They say “The Suffolk Punch is the rarest of the UK’s Heavy Horses and this will be the country’s biggest gathering. There will be horse drawn vehicles, working demonstrations and you can talk to the owners and learn all about this beautiful breed.”

This is an exercise in control. The horse goes around the field towing a block of wood and then the handler must bring the horse to a stop with the timber perfectly balanced. Such a difficult task, the handler was delighted & she hoped that I had taken the shot. Even the horse looked pleased with his ears fully erect and pointing forward, a good sign I understand. Apparently horses communicate with their ears.

The Judge

The Judge

© Lionel Callow 2017

Horse Riding on Hunstanton Beach

Day7 Part 2:
I knew that Hunstanton allowed horse riding along the tide line of their beach so, I was pleasantly surprised when I saw these horses enter the beach about half a mile away from my position. Having got myself ready in good time I captured these shots. Now whilst I love shooting into light with the subject backlit, for this subject it would have been better to take them in the more conventional way but beggars can’t be choosers. I had hoped that they would return so that I could get them in the better light, I waited for an hour or so but it was not to be.

 

These last two shots show the better lighting with the light coming from behind the camera.

© Lionel Callow 2017