Posted Tuesday, October 9, 2018. 

The Flaneur Assignment

After numerous trials and errors attempting to log in to the UNH network, my laptop, Blogger and LightRoom.....

Part 1: Statement

My walking around location was the Deerfield Fair on Sunday, September 30, 2018 in the mid to late afternoon. The fair was crowded - the perfect place to look inconspicuous carrying a camera - and rife with interesting subjects.  I took approximately 120 shots which covered antique farm equipment, food trucks, cattle, poultry, fair food, the midway, dressage and horse pulling.

Curating this collection resulted in two major sub-collections, horses and everything else.  The horse collection was further divided into Dressage, best described as individual, high-class, expensive, formal and precise horseback riding, and Horse Pulling, best described as teamwork, enormous, loud, expensive, rough and sweaty work.  Two almost polar opposites, but each with its own following and enthusiasts.

The dressage photos were reasonably well exposed but were not that well composed. The subjects were small and far away, the backgrounds were confusing. Subject to much editing, they can be rescued.

I chose to use the horse pulling photos as the submission to this project.  I liked the subject, the sequence, the people, the late afternoon light, and the New England-ness of man and beast working together.  I have presented the pictures in a sequence that reflects the different steps in a "pull", from relaxing in the shade to moving into the arena to the actual exertion and effort as a ton and a half of horses moves four tons of cement.

Part 2: Contact Sheets

Flaneur Contact #1

Flaneur Contact #2

Flaneur Contact #3

Part 3:  Project Contact Sheets

Select Contact 1

Part 4: Project Photos (edited)

Select Contact 2