Springtime in Texas also means that it’s time for the ranch rodeos to begin. Many of these events are hosted by the smaller communities here in Texas and draw quite a large number of spectators. These are all family friendly events which seems to be getting harder and harder to find these days. I actually much prefer to photograph at these smaller events as they are held at outdoor arenas, affording the opportunity to photograph in that beautiful late afternoon light. The people you meet are genuine and are always glad that you took the time to come and be a part of their event.
These particular images are from the Wild Horse Prairie Days ranch rodeo in Haskell, Texas located about one hour north of Abilene. The two color images were shot on my Nikon D4 with the 70-200mm f/2.8 lens. The two black and white images were shot on the Fujifilm X-Pro2 with the 23mm f/1.4 lens. The black and white images are jpeg files straight out of camera with not editing whatsoever using the Acros +red filter film simulation.
