A competitor in the Hays County Livestock Show has a literal tête-à-tête with his goat during pre-show grooming.
Today’s the big day for 4-H and FFA kids in this area because it’s the opening day of the Hays County Youth Livestock Show. Animals and home-skills...
Having spent last night in the company of a large number of Austin’s finest photojournalists, I had to post a documentary image today. I left Austin...
Three bullriders pose for the camera before the 2015 Brent Thurman Memorial bull riding competition at Dripping Springs Ranch Park on June 27th.
A magazine editor recently asked me to take a picture of Brian Schwiening, a Dripping Springs local who has been very active in the development of the great...
The bull riding portion of Saturday’s rodeo at Dripping Springs Ranch Park was rather disappointing. For the first time in any rodeo I’ve visited,...
Here’s another fast and furious event that you’ll find at most rodeos. Bulldogging or steer wrestling tests a cowboy’s ability to catch...
It’s rodeo weekend in Dripping Springs and this afternoon was the ranch rodeo competition. This includes competitions intended to mimic real-life...
One of the competitors in yesterday’s barrel racing competition at Dripping Springs Ranch Park rounds the second barrel at full speed.
At today’s monthly 4-H photography group meeting, I introduced the kids to action photography when we visited Dripping Springs Ranch Park to shoot...
A contestant in the 2015 Brent Thurman Memorial Bull Riding event at Dripping Springs Ranch Park leaves the chute while event officials and other participants...
A reasonably new addition at Dripping Springs Ranch Park, home of the town’s rodeo arena, is an elevated row of VIP and press boxes right over the chutes....
I spent a lot more time shooting behind-the-scenes than I did photographing the action in the arena last Saturday. I did grab a few shots of the riders...
Prior to the start of bull riding, the cowboys spend a great deal of time preparing their equipment for their upcoming rides. Much of this effort goes...
I spent yesterday evening at Dripping Springs Ranch Park taking pictures at the annual Brent Thurman Memorial bull riding competition. Even after 20 years...
A well-dressed and apparently confident young man waits for his turn in the auction ring at the Hays County Youth Livestock Show auction in Dripping Springs...
Yesterday was the auction at the end of a very successful Hays County Livestock Show and these three young ladies were doing everything they could to drum...
