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Grazing Horses in the fall……….Hamden CT
I took a ride over to the Hamden Polo Grounds to see what I could find. It was a beautiful fall day and leaves were dropping fast. They had four fenced in fields camera accessible from the road to pick from. Each one had horses but varying backgrounds. I ultimately chose the image, with the three horses, as my favorite. It framed the horses nicely and had the most colorful fall backdrop. Photographed with a Sony Nex 7, 24.3MP, APS-C mirrorless camera and a Sony 18-55 F3.5-5.6 lens @ 54mm (35mm = 81mm). 1/320th, f5.6, ISO 800, Aperture Priority
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Giant Valley Polo Club, Hamden CT
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”5000″ height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] Giant Valley Polo Club 640 Tuttle Ave, Hamden, CT 06518 Cheryl and I took the pick up truck and parked along the sides of the polo field to watch the event. Both sides are lined up with spectators and, at this polo ground, you simply view from your vehicles. Many folks place lawn chairs near their cars. In our case we just set our chairs in the back of the pick up and watched the match. An umbrella is necessary to block the sun. There is little shade and it gets quite hot here during the summer. The match last around 2 hours or so. Sunscreen,…
