High School Rodeo Finals...

Somehow this year I didn't spend nearly as much time shooting the high school rodeo finals as I had in the past. I did get to shoot the Saturday night short round. This one is always fun because the top finishers in these events are the ones who make the national team and get to compete in Wyoming at the national finals rodeo. That's what makes shooting the Saturday night go-round so much fun, since there is so much emotion among the winners, plus since it's their last chance they're usually going for broke and leaving it all out there. Makes for good times and some decent images.

High School Rodeo...

I spent s few days hanging out at the rodeo shooting my photo column. It's always kind of nice to go somewhere without any real expectations. This year's finds didn't turn out quite as nice as the ones I got from last year, mostly because I didn't have as much time to walk around but I still ended up getting a few shots I liked. Then I went and shot the saddle bronc event on Saturday night and got a few nice shots of riders getting thrown off their horses. I guess since Saturday was the finals they saved the meanest horses for last because it seemed like nearly every one of the riders was getting tossed from their horses. That may not have been what the riders wanted but it sure made for some pretty fun images.

High School Rodeo...

Last week was the annual Texas High School Rodeo finals. I used to hate shooting it, thinking it was much of the same thing a lot. And, as far as stories go, it was. We constantly cover many of the same things every year. But, for my photo column which started last week, the only requirement I had to follow was I needed to fill up a photo page. This makes it both fun and tedious at the same time. It's at the point where the weather is pushing 100 every day. So, spending time outside isn't exactly something I look forward to, but many of the best photos are in the horse barns, which are not air conditioned. I didn't have nearly as much time as I usually get to wander around looking for photos, but I was able to track down enough for a photos page and a few that I liked.