Riding High At The Rodeo

: Riding High At The Rodeo; A action shot from the 2003 Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. It was a very warm day and to make it warmer we had seats in the sun. That was ok, there was plenty of room to walk around and take photos. You could even find some shade now and then.; Equipment:
Canon - PowerShot G3; Created by: Bubbalinn.; Tools Used: Elements 2.0; Created on: July 2003; Image Views: 1,030; Average Views per Day: 0.7; Image Number: 17133

Comments:

Bubbalinn from Golden Valley, Arizona. on Mar 2, 2009 at 1:58 PM said:

Hi again Jas :) I'm glad you liked my rodeo photo. It sure was hot and dusty. I did have fun and was happy I got some nice shots with my point and shoot camera.

Jas from England on Feb 28, 2009 at 4:57 PM said:

Great action shot Alan! Your shot evokes plenty of excitement and shows just how dusty the conditions are. You certainly clicked the shutter just at the right moment....well done! :)

Bubbalinn from Golden Valley, Arizona. on Feb 28, 2009 at 12:29 PM said:

Hi Brian and Cindy, Thanks a bunch for checking out my photo and leaving your nice comments. We did have fun at the rodeo and it was challenging to get the action shots with my slow focusing point and shoot. What helped was the horses jumped with a steady beat.

Cindy from New Zealand on Feb 28, 2009 at 4:25 AM said:

Wow this really is a great action shot. Perfect timing at capturing the perfect image :)

Azkul from USA on Feb 27, 2009 at 8:56 PM said:

Very nice action shot. I like the dust around the horse's feet.

Bubbalinn from Golden Valley, Arizona. on Jan 27, 2009 at 4:08 PM said:

Hi Beverly, Hey don't feel bad, I'm years behind in replying to some of my photos LOL.. I'm glad you liked my photo :)

Talsi from USA on Jan 27, 2009 at 9:18 AM said:

Not suire how I missed this one - but it's a great capture.

Bubbalinn from Golden Valley, Arizona. on May 13, 2008 at 7:08 PM said:

Hi Ann, Thanks for your really nice comment :) I'm glad you liked my ride-em cowboy photo. I don't get to many rodeos as you can tell by the date.

Alovely from Maine, U.S.A. on May 13, 2008 at 10:46 AM said:

Wow Alan this is certainly a wonderfully captured photograph. Great

action shot!

Alan - Bubbalinn from Golden Valley, Arizona on Dec 18, 2007 at 7:16 PM said:

Hi Robyn, I'm glad you liked my photo. I was up about 20 feet or so, I really don't remember. I was wondering around the seats taking photos. The horse was bucking to a perfect beat making it easy to catch them in the air. The horse was going up and down more than moving forward, that helped a lot...

Gampr from Missouri on Dec 18, 2007 at 11:06 AM said:

Very nice! I love this. The horse looks like he just exploded into the air.

Were you sitting up high?

Alan (Bubbalinn) from Golden Valley, Arizona on May 24, 2007 at 10:47 AM said:

Hi Tania, Thanks very much :-) Glad you liked it... This was my favorite out of all the photos I shot that day.

Tania (TMR8) from Taranaki New Zealand on May 24, 2007 at 5:00 AM said:

What an amaising shot well done

Bubbalinn / Alan from Arizona, USA on Oct 24, 2005 at 10:35 AM said:

Hi Kirsty,

I think the way animals are treated changes from different country's. At this rodeo in Cheyenne the horses, and bulls were only ridden once maybe twice the whole day. They take very good care of there animals, they also are not cheap to purchase and feed along with medical records and shots kept up to date.

From what I have seen at rodeos, the cowboys and clowns end up getting the worst of things.

This is just my views and sorry you feel rodeos are hard on the animals..

Kirsty from United Arab Emirates on Oct 9, 2005 at 8:52 AM said:

Its a good shot but I find this sport very cruel you should see the horses afterward!

Janet from Illinois in the USA on Aug 28, 2005 at 9:23 AM said:

Nice shot. I love rodeos!

Bubbalinn / Alan from Arizona on Aug 25, 2005 at 12:32 PM said:

All I can say is WOW!!

Thanks everyone for all your very nice comments. Rodeo shots are really not very hard. The horses jump with a beat so timing is not very hard.. Now bulls are another story.

Whittler from Maine on Aug 25, 2005 at 6:52 AM said:

Thats a WOW!! for sure,great shot.

Shutterbug from Maine on Aug 25, 2005 at 4:42 AM said:

Great picture!!!

Carol

km from TX on Aug 25, 2005 at 12:54 AM said:

Wow, this is your best yet. You managed to get all 4 hooves off the ground and still had sharp focus. Well done!!

Alandra from southwestern BC Canada on Aug 24, 2005 at 11:38 PM said:

Excellente!

Mary Sham from Pittsburgh, PA on Aug 24, 2005 at 9:49 PM said:

Wow...nice action shot Alan.

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