The reward of a thing well done

A Sporting Life

is to have done it .
Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882
Saddle Bronc riding at the rodeo

Photographing action is lots of fun. You need to keep one eye to the viewfinder, and one eye on the action, not the easiest proposition! You also have to distance yourself from the competition, or you find yourself cheering for your favourite instead of taking pictures. While living in Western Canada I discovered the excitement of rodeo, and many of these images were taken at various rodeos in Calgary and in small town Alberta.

Saddle Bronc Riding
Sailing on the Norfolk Broads
Sailing on the Norfolk Broads
Knight throwing javelin
English Longbow
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Knight Throwing Javelin
Wild Pony Race at the Rodeo
English Longbowman
Steer Wrestling at the rodeo
saddle bronc riding at the rodeo
Wild Pony Race
Wild Pony Race in the Mud
Steer Wrestling
Saddle Bronc Riding
Rodeo competition, bareback riding
Bull riding at the rodeo
Wild Pony Race in the Mud
Ladies Barrel Racing
Bareback Riding
Rodeo competition, calf roping
Calf Roping at the Rodeo
boys compete in the wild pony race
Calf Roping
Calf Roping
wind surfer making a jump
Wind Surfing
cheerleaders at a football game
a chuckwagon takes the first turn round the barrels
three cowboys compete in the wild horse race
Round the Barrels
Saturday Afternoon
steer wrestling
Barrel racing at the Calgary Stampede
The Wild Horse Race
chariot racing
red and blue jousting boats in the South of France
Parasailing
jousting boats
Red sails of a Cornish Crabber on the Norfolk Broads
Parasailing
beginner kayakers
Red Sails
knight in armour jousting
Kayaking
Joust