Round up is always great to shoot, you never know what you are going to see that will make a photo, there is cool stuff going on all around us, we are just to busy sometimes to see it and to let it soak in. When I get to Round Up I park on the North side by the High school and Cross the Bridge and in through the contestants gate into the hustle and bustle of the competitors staging area, on my walk to the Arena I hope through my photos, I show you images that are behind the scenes and most people don’t have the opportunity to see, and the people that compete may be to focused on Rodeo to take a minute to take it all in, I walk by Rodeo kids playing and roping a metal steer, Barber cutting hair, a photographer at a table selling his latest shots. And horseshoers, there must be half dozen or more sweating up a storm as contestants have there horse shoes changed over to ice shoes to get a little better grip in the grass arena.
big rig with bails of hay being unloaded with what looks like a hay magnet.
Thanks to Randy Thomas with Pendleton Round-Up,I have never seen anyone work as hard as you do, every time I looked up you seem to be there taking care of business.
Always Big Thanks to The Competitor News, Sharee LaRue and Heidi Thomas for all there hard work through this Rodeo season ,how you Ladies put out the CN Issues that you do, just amazes me.
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For great shots from inside the arena check out the PRCA Photographers, They will have some fantastic shot up close and personal of the competitors. A short list of PRCA Photographers and some of my favorites are.
Mr. Bill Lawless http://www.billlawlessphotography.com/
Mr. Bob Click http://bobclickphotos.com/
Mr. Al Berger http://www.prorodeopix.com/

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