Life's Challenges [Horseback Riding & Rodeo Pictures]
Uploaded: February 10, 2012 03:18:19
**Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo**
Convincing livestock to go where you would like them to go can be very challenging - A grand lesson in life!
Canon 70-200L IS at 100mm. ISO 400, Early-Morning, 1/640 @ f5.6, EC 0 Adjustments with PSE9, Topaz Adjust and NIK Color Efex
Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/640 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 100.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 50D
Danny B. Head February 10, 2012
...same holds true with people. lol #1442410Ujjwal Mukherjee February 10, 2012
Ha! we get that feeling with even our little Rex (a Pug) at times!! :-)Wonderful find, timing and capture,Jeff!! #9974622
Gord MacEachern February 10, 2012
Love this Jeff!!!!!! #9974630Husain Akhtar February 10, 2012
Wonderful action shot, Jeff! #9974680Karen E. Michaels February 10, 2012
Great visual lesson, Jeff. Livestock and computers are one way relationships. #9974682Jyri Vissak February 10, 2012
Well seen and presented! #9974711Tiia Vissak February 10, 2012
a great scene! #9974718Claudia Kuhn February 10, 2012
Terrific capture of this girl's struggle with the beast! #9974733Robert R. Goodman February 10, 2012
Hi Jeff,LOL!!My friend.They can be stubborn at times.Beautiful capture!!! #9974735Mary K. Robison February 10, 2012
This young girl is getting a "head start", so to speak, on this particular challenge, Jeff! Excellent capture and composition!MELODIE C. ROBERTS February 10, 2012
Like a game of tug o' warI think the bull will win!!
I love the obvious struggle by both girl and bull
Terrific capture Jeff!! #9974778
Lynn M. Whitt February 10, 2012
cool capture... #9974823Agnes Fegan February 10, 2012
Terrific candid...and oh so true! #9974865Marilyn Cornwell February 10, 2012
Wonderful, Jeff! #9974890Jack Gaskin February 10, 2012
A FAVORITE NICE SHOOTINGHAVE A GOOD WEEKEND
Jack #9974929
Monnie Ryan February 10, 2012
He does seem to be a bit "bull-igerant!" Cool capture, Jeff! #9974931Emile Abbott February 10, 2012
This photo really tells the story. Nicely seen and captured Jeff. #9975072Bojan Bencic February 10, 2012
Great shot and description, Jeff. Fantastic story telling image. #9975145Anita Hogue February 10, 2012
Terrific capture and title Jeff!Ann Coates February 10, 2012
A terrific moment you captured here. I'm thinking the girl probably won. #9975292Tamara K. Walker February 10, 2012
These ranch kids are made of hearty stock and don't give up. wonderful candid capture. #9975309David Phalen February 10, 2012
LOL A life's lesson well learned! Terrific light, comp, colors and clarity in an outstanding candid capture!! #9975332Stephen Zacker February 10, 2012
Fun capture.. Like your title :-) #9975359Mike Clime February 10, 2012
Great story telling capture, Jeff! Been there and done that when I lived on the farm and we had 100 head of cattle. #9975362Tammy Espino February 10, 2012
How I feel most days. Great capture :) #9975430Nancy L. Green February 10, 2012
WONDERFUL capture of the moment Jeff!! SO, who won??? <>< #9975455John Connolly February 10, 2012
You have captured a lot of determination in this image Jeff! What a delightful story telling scene! #9975525Gary Enloe February 10, 2012
Nice capture Jeff. That is like trying to move a mountain #9975540Mary Timman February 10, 2012
Cute capture and you've had some of Life's Challenges also. Hope all is going well. #9975577Stefania Barbier February 10, 2012
Lol love your title Jeff!!! Fantastic capture!!! #9975650Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas February 10, 2012
Wonderful find and capture Jeff!,Amanda J. Tanner February 10, 2012
I Agree with Danny! I act like this on Monday mornings when I have to go to work at 5am. Nice work Jeff! Did the calf ever follow? #9975852Debbie Bray February 10, 2012
I guess from the poor old mooeys point of view, she could have been led to the slaughteryard, and she wasn't going without a fight on her hands!! lol!!! Great shot, Jeff! #9975898Jeff Robinson February 11, 2012
Thanks Everyone Very Much!! Jeff #9976582Douglas Pignet February 11, 2012
very kewl action capture Jeff #9976778Linda M. Walker February 11, 2012
Great shot...he looks so stubborn #9976781Kirsten Kiki Kjaer February 11, 2012
That's a fun image, Jeff. Hope you had a great time there. #9976923Marijana Fajgl February 11, 2012
Looks like both of them are determinate! Amazing capture, Jeff! #9977511Carol L. Fowler February 11, 2012
Doesn't look like he wants to cooperate! #9977918Heather Loewenhardt February 11, 2012
Great shot. Sure makes you wonder who won. #9978176Jeff Robinson February 12, 2012
Thank You! Jeff #9978346Mariann Kovats February 12, 2012
Excellent capture Jeff! #9978855Jeff Robinson February 12, 2012
Thanks Mariann! #9979485Jill Odice February 18, 2012
The perfect image to illustrate stubborn as a bull :-) #9989113Jeff Robinson February 20, 2012
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