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Eight Seconds

That's how long the bull rider must remain on the bull's back.

I'm not a fan of rodeos--I imagine it must be a cruel life for the animals and a hard and dangerous one for the cowboys. My husband finally talked me into going with him to a couple, so I took photos. My intent was not to glorify rodeo life or anthropomophize the animals--but show what rodeo life is like for the men, women and animals.

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Piet Flour 1 year ago

impressive moment Barbara

Barbara Read Thank you, Piet! I imagine you've seen my husband's much better rodeo photos over at Photoblur? ;-)

Piet Flour hahaaaa, you are doing it together ... great!

It's not about overall, it's about this one.
And as he did not upload this one or this bull (I think) , You did a better job !
On other's it's possible he won
for me it is a 1 - 1 score at the moment :-))
ooops, getting dangerous

Barbara Orienti 2 years ago

Strong one!
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Barbara Read Thank-you! :-))

Barbara

Khouba 2 years ago

yes !

Northline 2 years ago

Love this ... a visceral image ... the square crop really works here, seemingly trying to contain all that ferocious raw power. This is not a sport for the feint hearted and the expressions of the rider's 4 compadres are priceless!

Barbara Read Thank-you! These bulls allmost explode out of the pen when the gate is opened--glad to know I managed to capture a glimpse of that. Bull riding is definitely not for the feint hearted--I think a tiny dose of crazy is a requirement, too. ;-)

Jeroen Oosterhof 2 years ago

The posture and expression of the men behind is priceless.
Awesome image, love it!

Barbara Read Many thanks, Jeroen!! It was those four cowboys that made the shot for me, too. Of course I didn't notice them at the time--not until I got home and opened up the shots on the computer.

Barbara

Jeroen Oosterhof You're welcome Barbara.With this kind of action shots you never know exactly what you're gonna get until you're under the christmas tree and open up your present :)
To me that's a beautiful and addictive aspect of photography.

But besides that I think you nailed it with the composition and the shuttertime/exposure.

MEvil 2 years ago

"in the world of bull riding you gotta have huge balls to hold on for eight seconds"(c)korn =)

Barbara Read Hehehehe! I found Korn's "Hold On" video--absolutely made my day! Thanks!! :-))))

Barbara

MEvil nice shot by the way =) like that all the muscles are seen here, that shows incredible power of beast
p.s.: don't blame me for my english please =)