Outta Here

Great shot! That is so crisp, but I see you were using 400 film--even so, it came out really well.

 

I hope he got that foot loose.

 

Lannie

Here's another sports action shot. Obviously I make no artistic

claims about this photo. Can it have merits on content, not artistry?

Naturally all comments and (especially constructive) criticisms

welcomed. Thanks for viewing.

Doesn't get any better!

Great shot, would have been better if legs of the horse were not trimmed. Also I prefer the hand of the person not touching the edge of the photo.

Just a little too tight on the hoofs and the left hand; otherwise, this is a great photojournalism and art image.

 

Wayne,

 

Excellent job! Hope someday we will meet on the rodeo trail.

 

Take Care

Pete

wel done, wish there was a little more room around the edges, just a minor nit tho

I agree about the tightness. A little bit wider would have been better. OTOH, I really like the background. It looks almost like a studio backdrop.

for all comments. Suggestions for not cropping quite so tight noted and appreciated. Bottom on hoofs was framing in original, RHS was in selective cropping choice.

I actually think that it's kind of distracting that the distracting background was removed (at least to the extent that it was). As a poster above noted, it looks like a studio backdrop...not real. The first thing I noticed when I saw this was "it's fake". An otherwise excellent photograph would have been better (I think) if the background had been left in to give it context.

Best photo I've seen in ages on this site. Never mind the comments regarding the cropping - the image works. Nothing more needs to be said.

If at all possible I'd like to see this a little less tightly cropped. Good action shot though. Nice work, --Dave

good done

excellent job !

Beautiful rodeo shot. It's very hard to eliminate the distracting backgrounds (I know--see my own shots) so I'm all the more impressed with the way you did it. Thanks for sharing!

Truly a decisive moment. We know what comes next - ouch!

 

But not down ... yet! Good job nailing the action at the decisive moment, Wayne! Yup - he's going to hit the ground - and maybe even get tromped on - but in this picture, he's frozen in mid air forever. And don't kid yourself, this is an image every cowboy artist / painter has tried to capture. Cowboy limbo. Horse ballet. Whatever you want to call it, beautiful image, Wayne.

7/7 This is THE great rodeo shot....I see it was posted in 2002,,,I don't understand any low ratings on this one.

I think you caugfht a really amazing moment here. What I don't really like is the tight crop on man's hand and horse's legs. Any chance to see the uncropped original - especially if there was more space at the bottom or on the right...?

Thanks for the comments; they ARE appreciated. FWIW; attached is the original with the hoofs still amputated by poor shooting aim.