Waiting at the gate by silisto
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This is one of my best friends, Austin at the San Diego Lakeside Rodeo last July. Once he told me he got himself involved in the local rodeo, I jumped at the chance of shooting my 1st rodeo. He was raised on a farm in Arizona, training horses, and many other animals you would find on a farm. However he signed up for his first bull ride this time, and I had to see it to believe that he would ride one. He took a wild 4.2 second ride, and I shot away. He made it through alive, but did suffer 3 broken ribs. But I got some decent shots, which i will post soon, but I certainly dont want to stress like that while shooting another friend again.
Comments (8)
Punaguy
Nice shootin' Jon~ I bet this is a stressful moment for him, wondering how his ride will be. 3 broken ribs? A small price to pay for the ride of your life~ Well done! Aloha~
micturn
Nice, mooody portrait..great tones.
auntietk
Wonderful shot! I love this in b&w.
beachzz
I'm so glad he got to do what he wanted, broken ribs and all; this shot is great!!
sharky_
Ouch! 3 broken ribs.... Hope he heals well. Excellent shot.... Aloha
durleybeachbum
Super pic and a great story!
nongo
I guess there's a sport for everyone, not my cup of tea!!! Great shot though, really works well in B&W!!!!!
Debwhosmiles
Had a horse ranger friend who worked with me at Opryland back in the day, he was a true cowboy and very intelligent man (later became head of security there) he would amaze me as he would pick ppl out of the crowds and tell me something like... he's a bull rider from Arizona...lol Course I'd have to go ask and he was always right. The bull riders were always small lithe figures and the way they walked/spoke/tucked their hands in their pockets was how he knew where they were from. Your cowboy friend has real qualities in this wonderful photo! Excellent!!!