No matter where I've lived or been, it seems that everyone said at one point, "Close only counts in horseshoes and cigars." Whether or not that is true, the horseshoe reference hits a bit close to home, because I happen to live in a place where there are actual horseshoe throwing leagues and they definitely love their sport. Anywhere you go in town, there are fields set up with dozens of horseshoe pins and the local Moose lodge apparently hosts many different tournaments throughout the year. I've learned that there are weighted shoes that you use for different situations and training techniques so that your throws are on target every time. It's almost like there is a Major League of Horseshoe Throwing to compete alongside the Adult Dodgeball League or the Kickball Sports of America.
I found this horseshoe field, court, or course, or whatever it's called, at the park and wanted to try and take some interesting shots of things that were quite ordinary. Thinking that it would be a cool way to show the pins, I set them up in a lineup of sorts and captured it in the best way I could think of. The clanging of the metal shoes against the pins was playing in my mind as I imagined what it must be like to be part of a tournament that I'm sure involves a lot of beer, wings, and extremely colorful language.
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