Team Roping, Background Out of Focus with Focus2Pro |
This is one
of the finest smaller pro rodeos around.
It’s in Cave Creek, just a few miles north of Phoenix, in a very compact
arena. I’ve photographed this event
before, and I thought I’d try another vantage point. This time, I went to the very last row center
stage.
Barrel Racing |
I shoot
primarily with a Canon 5d Mark III. I
mistakenly brought the Canon 70-200mm lens.
I was disappointed at first because I thought I needed more reach. Yes, many of the photos I ended up with are
cropped, but I’m still pleased at the output.
Black and White with Silver Efex Pro |
I used Tv
priority, or shutter priority, setting the camera at 1/1000th of
second to capture action without blurring.
It was a sunny day, so I used ISO 100 and a sunny white balance,
although since I shoot in raw I could change white balance in post
processing. I didn’t need to, though.
Rider Thrown from the Bucking Bronco! |
My salute to
all the cowboys and cowgirls of the PRCA
(Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association) and the people of the Cave Creek Pro Rodeo. This is a dangerous and very hard
business. These folks go from rodeo to
rodeo chasing wins. All it takes is one
mistake and they get nothing and have to move on. Some people in Europe think they can insult
Americans by calling them “cowboys.” I
always answered I WISH I WERE A COWBOY!
Bull Riding, With Help from Focus2Pro |
From Color to Black and White back to Selective Color |
See ya on
down the road!
Here are all my photos of the rodeo from
Flickr….
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