Bufffalo races near the resevoir this morning, then off to polo this afternoon.

Get the strong impression that buffaloes are much more interested in wallowing around in muddy pools than racing. Having been well soaked in water, they are always reluctant to make the long journey down to the start line.

Friday 13th - Shoot polo Saturday 14th - Shoot polo Sunday 15th - Shoot polo Monday 16th - Process polo photos Tuesday 17th - Process polo photos Wednesday 18th - Process polo photos Thursday 19th - a.m. Process polo photos Thursday 19th - p.m. Shoot polo Friday 20th - a.m. Process polo photos Friday 20th - p.m. Shoot polo

…and so it will continue, with shoots tomorrow and sunday and processing through early next week. More than 3,000 photos taken so far.

Spent this morning finishing the processing of the photos from last weekend’s polo matches. Sunday’s shots were the best, thanks to clear air and sunshine. Here are some of my favourites:

Idiot, failed ex-husband takes his two kids away for a weekend. Earth starts to explode. Returns kids to Mum who is married to successful plastic surgeon. Earth explodes some more and they all escape in a plane with new husband at the controls who has only had two lessons but manages to navigate the plane through an exploding city. There are several soft music moments where ex-husband tells kids that he loves them and they tell him the new husband is really cool. Some more kids appear on the scene, and a puppy; so now we have four children and one pet, all of whom are guaranteed to survive. Then a Russian billionaire turns up and he will certainly die because, although he is rich, he is uncouth.

These must be hard times for those selling upmarket products, particularly in Thailand where mediocrity is preferred if it makes for something cheaper. So you would think that the likes of iStudio, who sell Apple gear, would be on their toes and out to grab any customer they can; especially when these potential customers have the option of buying online from the Apple store and have stuff delivered by courier at no extra charge.

Not sure why I like this shot. The shape of the legs, the touch of blurring, the dust coming off the front hoof, the key components of a polo competitor.

If you are going to let a bunch of horses run around on a field, there are going to be consequences, two of which are shit and divots.

After every chukka a squad of ladies fans out to flattens the divots and scoop up the shit. Some degree of training is required for this task, because if you mix things up and flatten the shit and scoop up the divots, this would be detrimental to the quality of the grass.

First match of the season, and such a pleasure to be back at Polo Escape. Big hugs and “Hola!” from the Argentinian gauchos, and great hospitality from the owners Khun Susy and Khun Robin whose latest addition to the club is a massive bar/restaurant area complete with infinity edge swimming pool that looks out over the polo field. Tapas, wine and good conversation after a couple of hours of particularly hard core polo. Only downside are the 600+ photos that now have to be processed, with more to come tomorrow and Sunday.