There were some impressively large and muscular animals on show at Ballymoney. This one was by no means the biggest but he was very well turned out:
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| "Come on, we're going to win this". M6ttl with 50mm Canon ltm. HP5 on Ilford Classic fibre paper. |
The shed in the background (and one or two others) were being used to prepare the animals for show. There was lots of back-brushing going on and, well, the inevitable cleaning up the bits that need cleaned up after toileting. Not for the faint-hearted but I guess needs must. When it was time, crisp white coats were donned and the animals led towards the showing rings. Being so close to the action with a camera was great but you need to keep your wits about you. A couple of times I had to shift pretty quickly to get out of the way of a couple of tons of prime beef heading my way. I doubt those fellows would even notice if they stood on your foot but I guarantee you would.
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