A series of photographs taken in quick succession at the start of a horse race at The Galway Races.
Bring on the Dancing Horses is a song from Echo and The Bunnymen
One of the things I love about the Galway Races is the mixed crowds; loads of country farmers and thousands upon thousands of young people dressed up to the nines. I like the old gentleman looking away as the two women walk past.
After I posted this someone said it’d look good in black and white so I’ve added it after the colour.
Which do you prefer?
Black and White
Look away, look away, look away are lyrics taken from the song ‘Look Away’ by Big Country.
Galway in the summertime equals festivals. And the biggest is festival is The Galway Races which over 132,000 people attended in 2012. It’s a mammoth of a horse racing festival that spans 7 days of racing and 7 days and nights of partying & drinking all around Galway. In the past many large companies in Galway used to close for the week of the races. “It’s not about the racing” is a commonly heard saying around town.
This photograph shows an empty and silent racecourse, the total opposite of what the Ballybrit race track will be like very soon. I’ll try to take another photography from the exact same location during the races.
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Running On Empty is a song by Jackson Browne