The first fair that I made it to was the Geary Co. Fair in Junction City, KS. The reason I'm not giving the Geary Co. Fair it's own post is that I took a whopping 25 images there. It was high noon when I arrived(not the best time for award winning photography light) in Junction City, 102 degrees in the shade and there just wasn't anything going on besides a couple of kids washing some pigs and sheep. The Geary fair doesn't have a carnival, it's just a 4-H fair and everyone must have been out to lunch when I got there, because it was deserted. I stayed just long enough to get a shot of the best bbq sign I've ever seen(I love the X's on the poor pig's eyes!) and then I hit the road and headed to Larned, KS.
The Pawnee Co. Fair in Larned, KS is also just a 4-H fair. There were quite a few people preparing their animals for show when I arrived. I met a lot of friendly folks who were nice enough to let me bother them with taking a few portraits. Here are a few of the kids that I met...
Cassandra and Ying the rabbit - Pawnee Rock, KS
Ross, Ella, and Emma(didn't get the name of their sheep) - Larned, KS
Reid and his cow Buddy - Larned, KS
Dillan and cow Willie - Larned, KS
Jansyn and her cow Jaunita - Larned, KS
I couldn't stay long in Larned as I had one more fair to get to that day, the Kiowa Co. Fair, in Greensburg, KS, but I'll save that one for my next post!
Here are some images!
.jpg)
Hi, Brian! The little boy in the overalls is James Seeman, Larned, KS---he was 4 years old in the picture. :D When will your book be out?
ReplyDeleteJust want you to know- The girl in with the sheep for shepherd's lead wearing the red jacket and black dress is Sami Harter, a beautiful girl- We lost her to a plane crash along with some of her other family in Tennessee in Feburary. We recycle wool outfits and let other 4-Her's use them and that is the same outfit I wore when I was in 4-H 20 years ago. If you have any other pictures of her from that year at the fair can you please contact me. Thanks
ReplyDeleteI love this project and that you are seeing and showing why the county fairs in our little towns are a great thing for our community.
Thanks
Dr. Christina Frick, DVM
620-285-5267
Goodness, that is very sad to hear. I will gladly go back and check to see if I might have any additional photographs of Sami. I'll be in contact.
ReplyDelete