Before the race

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Before the race

I’ve always liked ‘spying’ on performers before they go on, before they become who they are when they are doing that thing that they can do – and we can’t…

These two jockeys were hanging out before mounting their horses, grabbing a quick smoke. Looking a bit tough, and a bit dangerous…

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So very good in Black and white. NIce capture of mood.

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Helen Cherry

03/03/2013 at 12:26 am

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- Thanks – I had a feeling the racetrack would lend itself to Black & White
  
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  Titirangi Storyteller
  
  03/03/2013 at 9:44 am
  
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Reminds me a bit of your carnie fellows.

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poietes

08/03/2013 at 10:31 am

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- Yeah – I think they might be related somehow – but the jockeys are at the top of the heap – carnies, somewhere near the bottom. Of course the carnies are much hotter since they are normal human-sized. Jockeys tend to be a bit itsy bitsy…
  
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  Titirangi Storyteller
  
  08/03/2013 at 11:54 am
  
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