Going to the dogs

At the end of March I had a really interesting evening out ot the Great Yarmouth dog racing track. On a really wet and miserable evening I was able to stay out of the rain and enjoy my first ever visit to a dog track. A group of us had a reserved table in the restaurant - part of a deal which included entrance and a meal. Quite good value. I was really looking forward to the visit as a fascinating photo opportunity, though I wasn't quite sure what to expect.


There were I think about 14 races over the course of the evening and they seemed to come in rapid succession. I have no idea whatever about how to bet on the dogs so declined to try my luck at any of this - but did find the time to get outside and down to the side of the track with my camera and seek out photo opportunities. And one good thing was this - if you set up a shot on a dog race, and it doesn't quite work, in a quarter hour or so you will have another chance, and so on. I really must find out all about how the betting system works at these places.





It was quite atmospheric, with darkness falling and the constant rain - though we were under cover the whole evening. while at the stadium. I've included some of my favourite shots here. The lighting was quite interesting, at least in the earlier part of the evening, and was useful for conveying the atmosphere, I thought. Another time, I might come pre-prepared on how the betting system works. I was mystified this time.