A cowboy looks on as a bull-rider loses his grip at the Wimberley Rodeo.

Yes, before anyone comments, this was one of those accidental shots. I was focusing squarely on the bull but this guy walked into the shot and my camera decided he was more important. When I was doing my first edit, I was disappointed but looking at the picture now, I'm very happy with it since it shows another side of the rodeo action.

What do you think - does this happy accident work?

Posted on Saturday, July 9th, 2011 in: All Images, General, Travel, rodeo, texas, tx, western, wimberley

Comments (6)

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• Mark Blundell on July 9th, 2011 at 8:53 am

  lovely colouring on this – very good indeed.

• Laurence Stevenson on July 9th, 2011 at 1:32 pm

  Going for the ‘action’ shot that is so easy to get at a rodeo is so seductive. This shot is much more atmospheric and evocative. Thank Heavens for ‘happy accidents’. And smart work realizing what you had.

• Dave Wilson on July 9th, 2011 at 1:49 pm

  Thanks, Mark. This one is straight out of the camera (except for a square crop). I was shooting directly into a sunset for the first 30 minutes of the event.

• Dave Wilson on July 9th, 2011 at 1:51 pm

  Thanks, Laurence. The more I look at this shot, the more I like it and am glad I didn’t give in to the initial “reject” reaction.

• David H-W on July 9th, 2011 at 3:12 pm

  Lovely shot Dave! Superb tone to it and love the fact that it was one of those accidental ones!

• Chrisdmrf on July 10th, 2011 at 2:00 am

  I like it, a different take on the event, it adds a certain something.

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