Rodeo Shot

[NWGA_dispatcher]

I know I ain't posted around here in quite a while. Things have been hectic and the few times I've gotten out to shoot has just not turned out well. I went to a local rodeo this weekend, and just took my camera as an after thought. I didn't plan on doing much more than shots of family and friends, but I managed to get 1 good shot of the action. I was pleasantly surprised since my gear isn't designed for these circumstances. It was almost sunset and I was all the way at the other end of the arena.

[gldiana]

Nice catch, considering the limits of your camera. I'm hoping to be able to go to Cheyenne for Frontier Days. Even with my DSLR and 70-200 F/4 it's hard to get goot shots here because our rodeo is at 8pm.

[Bonish Photo]

If that shot was just a tad more sharp, I bet you could have sold it to the rider for big bucks!!

Nice capture though considering the limitations on you with your gear

[NWGA_dispatcher]

Thanks for the compliments. I wish I could say I meant to do it but that would be a lie. My s5000 has so much shutter lag I just got to try and watch the action and click it just before I think something good will happen and hope for the best. So it was alot of luck. But I guess this camera is still good enough to learn with. I had planned on upgrading in August to a real DSLR but we just found out we are expecting our 1st youngin, so thats out the window for the foreseeable future.

[Pokie]

NWGA - we have a rodeo come through here once a year and I've yet to get a decent shot.
In the caveman days of film, I burned a lot and got nothing - none as good as yours.
Night rodeo under the lights with a 4.0-5.6 lens just doesn't get it.
Under better light I've gotten some good action shots of soccer, whitewater canoeing, boarding, even with shutter lag on my old Canon G-3.
Part is anticipation, part is luck, part is perserverence, part is knowing the capabilities and limits of your equipment and working within them, or stretching them where possible.
Keep shooting!