Rodeo

this shot was taken at a rodeo outside of victoria, british

columbia. i was hunkered under the announcers box in the weeds and

was hoping that a bull and rider would come into the corner near

where i was stationed so that i could get a unique angle, instead of

the usual long lens action shots typical of rodeos. just then the

man in the foreground pulled open the gate and tripped, falling

backwards, staggering while the bull took off around him. i just

pulled the trigger and got this, one of a series.

very dramatic! oh if only that bull wasn't looking this way! :)

This is really cool. It captures the mood of a rodeo really well. I thought it might be from the interior of B.C.; I never would have guessed near Victoria.

Good action shot, tells a very energetic story.

I'm not sure many people understand how difficult great rodeo shots are to get... You've done extremely well, here. Congrats. You have several components that all work together, from the animal in the air, to the man whose back we see (amazing that we get the intense feeling of caution from him that we do without even seeing his facial expression) and the cowboys on the fence in the background. It all works so well together. Exceptional.

Well done, Kari. Speaking as one who has some appreciation of rodeo challenges, I echo Jodie's comments comments - she summed it up - all of multiple elements working so well together. You did indeed capture a unique view of rodeo action. My congratulations and envy.

great action shot...love the perspective, very well done!

I've got to agree with the above comments about how difficult it is to get a clean rodeo shot (and not just in spite of all the BS). Finding a clean background in an exposed arena, with everything from fencing to spectators to sneezing clowns, is quite difficult. You've succeeded. Wonderful simultaneous use of fore- and background. Thanks for sharing!

This is excellent. Good work jumping in and getting this one!

Nevertheless, the photo is again badly exposed.