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...
Back to the 2015 Gunner Thames Memorial Rodeo in Wimberley, Texas today. Here’s one of the roping competitors racing towards her steer.
It has been too long since I posted a rodeo photo so here’s one from the Gunner Thames Memorial event in Wimberley this past September. The cowboy...
Three bullriders pose for the camera before the 2015 Brent Thurman Memorial bull riding competition at Dripping Springs Ranch Park on June 27th.
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 riders gallops towards the finish line in the Gunner Thames Memorial Rodeo barrel racing competition held in Dripping Springs Ranch Park on September...
A bronco rider at Sunday’s Gunner Thames Memorial Rodeo in Wimberley, Texas.
The weekend’s rodeo in Wimberley ended with bull riding, a sport that is spectacular to watch but which I have a hard time getting my head around....
When you think about rodeo, everyone knows about bronco riding, steer roping and barrel racing. Unless you’ve been to a rodeo, however, you probably...
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....
This is another of my favourite images from the Brent Thurman Memorial Bull Riding event in Dripping Springs Ranch Park a couple of months ago. You’ll...
One of the competitors at the 17th Annual Brent Thurman Memorial Bull Riding event in Dripping Springs walks back after his ride. I wonder if he hung on for the required...
It seems odd to me that two of my favourite photos from last Saturday night’s bull riding were not of the riding or cowboys taking part but of a couple...
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...