The reward of a thing well done

A Sporting Life
is to have done it .
Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882
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.
Kayaking
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jousting boats
Joust
The Bull Chases His Rider
Saturday Afternoon
Wind Surfing
Round the Barrels
Steer Roping
The Bull Chases the Rodeo Clown
Bull Riding
The Wild Horse Race
Steer Wrestling
Saddle Bronc