Taking the bull by the horns

Congrats. Filling the frame lets eye of the animal play a signifigant role in this excellent capture. The planted leverage foot and leg showing the cowboy's form and the bent neck of the steer convey the struggle.

Again, asome shot of a very hard to shoot sport, I love that you can see th whites of the steers eyes.

Oh, I just can't get enough closely cropped action scenes. Nice work indeed.

Wow....nice action-stopper...esp. w/ the expression on the animal...too bad the angle couldn't get the expresssion on the man's face too...

Great camera, great lens, great picture. I love it

This is my favorite in the folder. Getting good rodeo photos depends so very much on having an uncluttered background, and you've done a great job here. Thanks for sharing!

Terrific - You have a great eye.

Excellent timing here, for sure. Congrats on that. But aesthetics are just Ok to me, not really outstanding. Simply because this happened in the shade, which doesn't give the image the extra punch in colors and contrast, I'm affraid. As good as it could get that day - that's photography. There are good days with good light, and not so good days with not so good light. :-) Regards.

for sure one of the best action shots I've ever noticed. extrem good focus and color. difficult shot, perfect done! that's action Photographie!

world class action. definitely double 7!!!!

 

glorifying cruelty to animals in the guise of sport, just doesn't do it for me !

I'm just recording the moment, by doing so I neither agree nor "glorify" the action, just capture it as I see it through the lense.

Daren

If you had come across the scene of an accident, and taken a picture, that would be one thing... but, this was a planned event; and, by buying a ticket,in order to take photos, you support that plan- cruelty to animals for the purpose of entertainment.

I love sports photos.

As I didn't buy / purchase a tickect for this event, and was merly covering it to broaden my experience, as a sports photographer, I disagree as well. I know more support the cruelty to animals than someone photographing an Indy car race, whos major sponsor is a leading tabaco company. Thanks for looking at my work either way.

Daren

This was the first rodeo I've ever attened

Fantastic! The action of the dirt flying all over the place, the eyeball of the bull, and the color of the cowboy's cloths make this shot for me.