Before rodeo events at Dripping Springs Ranch Park, the cowboys normally gather in the exit chute then parade into the ring. The press box sits right above...
Let’s stay at last weekend’s Bailey-Kay Hutson bull riding competition today. I was shooting my first rodeo with the new camera and love it! The D500’s...
Last Saturday night was the annual Bailey Kay Hutson Bull Riding competition at Dripping Springs Ranch Park and I managed to drop in for an hour and shoot...
While looking for a picture to post this morning, I was surprised to see that this shot hadn’t already appeared on the blog. It’s a couple...
Wow – it’s been a wild ride! Now that the election is over, I thought it was time for another rodeo shot.
Two cowboys hanging by the roping chutes at Dripping Springs Ranch Park during the 2016 Dripping Springs Fair and Rodeo.
It looks to me as if this cowboy at Dripping Springs Rodeo was acting extremely sensibly given that there was 1500 pounds of angry, spinning beef right...
A group of cowboys and a cowgirl seen outside the arena at Dripping Springs Ranch Park just prior to the start of the rodeo on July 23rd, 2016.
This month’s Austin Photowalking Group outing was to the J. Lorraine Ghost Town in Manor, an amusing collection of old western buildings which, I gather,...
A cowboy at Dripping Springs Rodeo gets himself positioned on the horse in preparation for his ride in the saddleback bronco competition. You can find...
This young lady was not only the flag bearer for last Saturday’s rodeo in Dripping Springs but she was also one of a two person trick riding team...
A cowboy sits on a fence behind the chutes at Dripping Springs Rodeo on July 23rd, 2016.
The more I shoot rodeos, the more I’ve decided that I definitely prefer behind-the-scenes shots than the standard “guy getting thrown from...
As I was looking through my photos deciding what to post for today, this one popped up and seemed rather appropriate given the surprise result in yesterday’s...
This derelict cabin in Grand Tetons National Park is often know as “Shane’s Cabin”. It appeared as a set from the classic western “Shane”...
This particularly frisky bull ended up running into the fence immediately in front of us during the recent Bailey Kay Hutson Bull Ride at Dripping Springs...
One of the youngsters taking part in the Bailey Kay Hutson Bull Riding event in Dripping Springs on May 7th, 2016, gets advice from his Dad as he prepares...
A young cowboy getting ready for the start of the mini bull riding competition during the annual Bailey-Kay Hutson Bull Riding event in Dripping Springs,...
It strikes me that the most dangerous part of a bull ride is likely the few seconds immediately after it ends. You’re lying on the ground having...
The 8 seconds that have to pass before a competition bull ride qualifies to receive a score doesn’t sounds like a very long time. To a cowboy on the back...
