The Scottsdale Parada del Sol rodeo finals was held at Westworld on Sunday 8 March. The all-around top cowboy was JC Mortensen for bareback riding and bull riding. Here are the full results from the rodeo finals. 
Events included bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, the ladies of barrel racing, and bull riding. In addition to the rodeo clown, lady trick riders and ropers entertained and they were GOOD!
In my opinion, the very easiest event for the fan to understand is barrel racing. Three barrels to get around. Knock any over and suffer a 5 second penalty. And everything is electronically timed. The lady and horse with the fastest score wins.
Westworld is an indoor arena with mixed artificial and natural light. Although to the naked eye the arena looks well lit, it's a different challenge for a photographer. Photos right out of the camera have a very decidedly orange tint. The best white balance I found was fluorescent. Because of the camera-weak lighting, I had to often use a very high ISO of 6400 or more. Post processing in Lightroom, sometimes also in Luminar 4, and a few in Simplify 4. 
Next rodeo up for me is the Cave Creek Rodeo at the end of March.
Until My Next Adventure,
See you on down the road,
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