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Aug 2007 Fred Schaad

Just Another Cowboy

Vernon, British Columbia

Barbara and I went to "Cowboy Days" at the O'Keefe Ranch and we managed to make some decent images of
the cowboys competing. This is not really a 'rodeo' but more of a fun competition between various
local ranch hands. These are the real cowboys, the men who do this for a living every day out on the
range. There were cowboys from the: Coldstream Ranch, the Quilchena Ranch, the Douglas Lake Ranch, and
several others. Seven in total, represented as 3-men teams.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM ,Digital
Handheld, Av Priority
1/2000s, f/2.8, ISO 100, 200mm, -2/3 EV full exif


other sizes: small medium original auto
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godro01-Aug-2012 18:40
Very nice work!!!!
Petros Labrakos07-May-2010 16:33
comes right from the screen of an open-air cinema
somewhere near Athens...my insuperable heros!!
Thanks
Yves Rubin18-Oct-2009 04:05
Superb! So strong in this tonality. V!
Buz Kiefer06-Mar-2009 19:35
Very well done. The dust adds a great deal to the rustic feel of the photo. V
Anna Pagnacco24-Feb-2009 17:54
Excellent!! ( V ) Anna
Zeev Parush11-Dec-2008 08:25
Classics!
Great shot
Guest 23-Oct-2008 04:11
So original mood exposed here... excellently seen and executed... voted!
Pixel Shooter12-Apr-2008 16:50
Fabulous shot! V
John18-Jan-2008 13:13
Fantastic mood on this one. Love the tones
Guest 15-Jan-2008 20:12
Fantastic atmosphere of Last century. Big Vote. patrick
Guest 15-Jan-2008 12:24
Excellent portrait, Fred. The choice of B&W adds greatly to the atmosphere. Also, the zoom all the way out and the lens wide open blurs the background just the right amount to emphasize the figure of the rider and merges with the dust (the dust superbly evokes the sense of place!). V
Jean D'Aoûst07-Jan-2008 15:59
Wow ! A return in the good ol' days, great shot.
Petros Labrakos05-Nov-2007 20:35
imposing rider,great texture
my cow-boys heros...
(V)
Long Bach Nguyen29-Oct-2007 00:35
what a wonderful old west picture...love the expression on his face without seeing those eyes, his posture on the road and his style of riding the horse. The black and white gives a great touch.
geonni banner17-Aug-2007 17:13
Beautiful! You can see that this is a real ranch hand - his horse is calm and intelligent-looking, not crazed and sliding around on his butt. Wonderful shot - Voted.
Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography17-Aug-2007 12:25
Excellent, vote.
rhett17-Aug-2007 09:03
Excellent shot - great composition and tones! V.
rhett
Richard Calmes17-Aug-2007 01:13
Now THAT is a COWBOY!!!!! V
Jola Dziubinska17-Aug-2007 00:26
Wonderful image, perfect exposure and mood. V.