Rodeo - Deer Trail Colorado

[donek]

1. Some excellent Weather.
http://donek.smugmug.com/photos/353478108_QhZqC-L.jpg

2. Made for some interesting images
http://donek.smugmug.com/photos/353472877_aF3kN-L.jpg

3. I shot with my old D2H to protect my newer gear from the rain. The low light and high ISO performance isn't as good on that body.
http://donek.smugmug.com/photos/353472141_Bo37d-L.jpg
4.
http://donek.smugmug.com/photos/353473377_FZ7rE-L.jpg
5.
http://donek.smugmug.com/photos/353473640_CwodG-L.jpg
6.
http://donek.smugmug.com/photos/353474434_jER9P-L.jpg

7. The weather eventually cleared up a bit.
http://donek.smugmug.com/photos/353477020_Bv6Lu-L.jpg
8.
http://donek.smugmug.com/photos/353475021_YBHKS-L.jpg
9.
http://donek.smugmug.com/photos/353476693_5ehkq-L.jpg
10.
http://donek.smugmug.com/photos/353477848_kA7AT-L.jpg
11.
http://donek.smugmug.com/photos/353479611_ZwqZ8-L.jpg

[cj99si]

These are awesome! Good work! I like the series:thumb

[Oceanlights]

The 1st shot is my personal best. I want it to frame it and hang it in my wall :)

[aktse]

:jawdrop

Well done, especially in tough conditions.

[donek]

These are awesome! Good work! I like the series:thumb

The 1st shot is my personal best. I want it to frame it and hang it in my wall :)
Having trudged through that muck several times that day, It occurred to me that I really needed to try to capture an image that truly illustrated the extent of the weather.
:jawdrop

Well done, especially in tough conditions.
Thank you all for your very kind words.

[kungaloosh]

I loved most all of them (especially #9) thanks so much for sharing.

You had to have fun getting these shots,:ivar I can tell.

[dlplumer]

Great series. Well done :clap :clap

[Digital Illusions]

WOW!!!!!

simply stunning photos. I have shot several rodeo's but never one in the rain. great work. how did you keep the gear dry?

[snowalker]

Awesome! I like dinamic pictures. Maybe because is really hard to catch a good picture in this conditions. How many shots did you got there?

[donek]

WOW!!!!!

simply stunning photos. I have shot several rodeo's but never one in the rain. great work. how did you keep the gear dry?

I brought a 10X10 easyup tent and tied it to the fence. Sat in a chair and set my monopod at a height that just missed the bars.

[donek]

Awesome! I like dinamic pictures. Maybe because is really hard to catch a good picture in this conditions. How many shots did you got there?

A little over 1000 clicks. I shot every competitor in each event. There are a lot more good shots, but I just upload the ones the newspaper is most interested in.

[CookieS]

Great shots! were you shooting for editorial or for the rodeo as the show photog. Great set. all the rodeos here are either at night or indoors ;(

[donek]

Great shots! were you shooting for editorial or for the rodeo as the show photog. Great set. all the rodeos here are either at night or indoors ;(

I was shooting for the local paper.