This Fall I discovered the New Pickens Rodeo was not more than 15miles from my new home in South Carolina. For 4 Saturdays I loaded up my camera equipment and headed to Picken, SC. The contestants are all very young in most events but many have the desire to move on to the big shows. All images are shot with a Nikon z9 and a variety of Nikkor lens. While there are artificial lights around the perimeter, even the z9 works hard with high ISOs because we want to freeze the action with high shutter speeds. The lens apertures are wide open!
Red BootsBlue Shirt Pony RiderRed Boots DownMutton Buster Blue and RedI Want to Be a CowboySteer Rider Yellow BootsBrown Steer White ChapsWe Met at the RodeoBlue Girl Calf RopingPickensSteer Rider Blue_NZ91934 Cowgirl Steer RiderCowboy CouncilMutton Buster Loses HatMutton Buster in BluePlaid Shirt Steer RiderSteer Rider Black VestLove the RodeoPickens Barrel Rider 99_NZ94551 Steer Rider Blue VestStewart Family