Ahhh...Heavy Shot....I love you!!! This wonderful little bareback bronc gives me spectacular shots each time out and this one was no exception. Forget the cowboy's name, but I'll never forget my tough little *Grit* :-)
I enter this image not just for its dynamic quality, but for the pairing of lens and camera that allowed me to capture so many great images: the D90 and the 18-200mm.
The D90 is now gone, and my warhorse lens with which I have sho everything - the 18-200mm, which shot this after having been crippled in the polo ball incident (and forever had its AF compromised), is now a pensioner. Seeing that I could count on every 4th-5th image shot at high-speed being oof due to the damage, I could only cross my fingers and pray that I got the shot. Thank you, Warhorse.
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WOW!!!! So thrilled, it's been ages since I've ribboned, and there is no other shot that I would want to ribbon with. All night long I've been singing 'Go Heavy Shot Go!' and it seems to have worked!
Thank you all for the votes and great comments!!
As an aside for those into birthdates at all (I'm not really, but...) I am a Sagittarian, born November 27 in 1966 which in the Chinese calendar is the Year of the Horse. Now it is once again the Year of the Horse.
So maybe it's fitting that I've a)FINALLY cracked the 7.000 curse and of course b) have a new PB, and c) a shiny new red ribbon and d) a place in the posthumous Fantasy Art Gallery...all without sacrificing my principles. What might happen next?
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CONGRATULATIONS on the second place Snaffles. Well deserved! This is a truly amazing shot. Looks great in B&W too. You didn't get any votes below 5. That's so cool!
It is such a kick(!) to see a photograph of this photographic caliber on the front page. Everything, fore and aft, performs its part. And I love your tribute to both Heavy Shot and your camera lens combo. Thank you.
I am so pleased this made it to the front page. I gave it a ten & then had to vote on more entries just to make sure you did not loose my vote as I normally don't vote on challenges I haven't entered. Congratulations. So well deserved & it has been added to my favourites.
You couldn't paint a more perfect picture of this scene. The hat is special. Congrats on a fabulous image. I know you love these animals so this is close to your heart. WTG!
A marvellous capture. The stop motion is wonderful. However, the hat, the support rider, the guys on the gate and even the umbrellas ads so much to this image. Especially how they are overexposed.
I am heavily biased when it comes to rodeo photography because I am so adicted to it but still I have to say WOW, what a shot!I hope to see this on the front page when the challenge is over
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