A couple of pictures from the Reno Rodeo which ran June 18-27. I spent 3 nights shooting it and I must admit, it was harder than I expected. I guess it is like shooting anything else– the more you do it, the better you get. I had never even been to a rodeo before this– even after going to school in Texas for 4 years. So, it was a bit of a learning curve.
Zach Curran of Arvada, Colo. tries to hold onto his horse “Ragidy Ann” out of the chute during the bareback bronc riding competition at the Reno Rodeo Thursday, June 25, 2009. (© John Schreiber/Reno Gazette-Journal)
Steer wrestler Spud Duvall of Checotah, Okla. prepares to take down a cow at the Reno Rodeo Monday, June 22, 2009. (© John Schreiber/Reno Gazette-Journal)
Zac Compton of Hermiston, Ore. rides his horse out of the chute during the bareback bronc riding competition at the Reno Rodeo Friday, June 26, 2009. (© John Schreiber/Reno Gazette-Journal)
The last one is my favorite. The lines and composition are smooth and work well in my opinion.