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San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo
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San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo
Our first Texas swine show. Our first swine show, period.
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Took a needed break from the rodeo folks and ventured out amongst the farmers, their kids and their prized breeding livestock.
Very open and friendly folks. Asked a lot of questions and got a lot of information and answers in return.
Never knew that a gilt was a sow that had yet to be bred; a virgin pig if you will.
Who knew? Now I know!
The judge of this event did a nice job having worked a long day. He communicated well with both the kids and the crowd. He took the job of judging seriously and had the knowledge and experience to back up his opinions.
Breeds and Classes within breeds. A Breed Champion and Reserve Champion will emerge.
Everyone vying for the judges eye and the best angle for their animal.
The judges does an initial cut then takes a closer look at the animals that are left in the ring.
After making his decision he communicates his thinking and reasoning to the crowd.
The Hampshire Breed of swine was colorful and had a parochial connection for us New Hampsherites.
The following two animals were the Hampshire Breed Gilt Texas Champs.
Rope Poetry
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Steer Roping ( ‘steer tripping’ in the vernacular) is a rodeo event of some discussion and dissension.
In deference to those who afforded me the opportunity to shoot this event I am choosing to focus the images in this post on the artistic team of horse, rope and cowboy.
In sorting and processing the day’s images I was amazed at the linear visual poetry that was the rope in (or out of) the cowboy’s hands.
The rope has a life of its own, a presence of its own.
Hearing this, the cowboys out there are no doubt guffawing … but they must feel like artists with the rope?
The horses I have witnessed this week are well bred and finely kept, well trained and well exercised.
They are athletes in their own right.
This rodeoing is a huge investment in what some have frankly referred to as a hobby, for some a paying hobby, but still a hobby.
Much the same as the photography passion.
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Black Hats ~ White Hat Sequence
Sleight of Hand
Right At Ya!
Thank you to my hosts, Tom Thompson and Linda Rhodes of the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo.
A special thank you to a new friend and fellow photographer, Dudley Barker.
Calf Ropin’ ~ San Angelo, Texas
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Horse, Rope and Rider ~ Visual Poetry
Apparently the images of this event that I enjoy and those that are considered the iconic calf ropin’ image are different.
Oh well, won’t be the first or last time. It is nice to be shooting for my own eye and not for a ‘market’.
This event was another tough one to shoot: tough lighting and hard to fill the frame with all the animals and all the action.
Bull Dawggin’ Still (or Again) !!
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A day behind myself as far as posts go here at the San Angelo (TX) Stock Show and Rodeo.
Bull Dawggin’ images but today’s visual experience was calf roping.
Once again a challenging shoot: lighting, what to feature, go wide or long and focus on a single element. Never answered the question and felt challenged all day.
Am going to shoot people, cowboys and their stuff and behavior in their immediate environment tomorrow.
The action photography can wait for the women’s barrel runs on the weekend.
Having said that here are some action photography sequences from the final round, round two of the bull dawggin’ event.
Not an activity for the older guy with the bad back; no wonder he does the photography.
And again.
It must be all about losing the hat.
Expanded Bull Dawggin’ Gallery
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Slack Bull Dawggin’ ~ San Angelo Rodeo
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Too much good shootin’ not enough time to process and post.
The kind of problem I wish on myself, now that we are done with the grind of makin’ a buck at this, or at anything.
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The San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo
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Two days in, Slack Rodeo: team roping and bull doggin’. It has been a worthwhile education and great shooting thanks, in part, to Dudley Barker, rodeo shooter emeritus!!
Thank You Dudley, a very gracious and welcoming man.
Linda Rhodes, executive secretary of the parent organization for the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo, worked with us to make this an enjoyable and worthwhile photo opportunity.
Team roping was a huge challenge; lots happening and way far apart.
Bull Doggin’ on the other hand was compact, for the most part, and coming right at you, if that’s what you chose.
Sat around and watched half the first morning, got the ‘lay of the land’ so to speak. Challenging lighting and backgrounds, great sequences and ‘My Oh My!!’ action.
Slack Rodeo at the San Angelo Rodeo, about a week in length, is free, other than the gettin’ here and putting yourself up. Eighty degree weather with a gentle breeze. Excellent shootin’ to boot. What’s not to keep you.
Expanded Bull Dawggin’ Gallery
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