James Newman
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My wife and I went to the Houston Rodeo yesterday just as we do each year. It was the final show and the place was packed with people. Walking through the midway on the way to the Brooks and Dunn concert we saw the sideshow barker and a couple of the "Stars" from the show. This little guy, Norbert, caught my eye. I'm pretty sure that doing that sort of thing for a living must be tough but he really seems to enjoy his few minutes in the spotlight. His face was full of character and I wanted to try and capture just a glimpse of that. It was a difficult shot with me standing in bright sun and he in shade under an umbrella. I used my 70-200mm f/2.8 on my Nikon D200. The blur in the lower left was someone else standing in front of me but it does not reeally bother me that much. I did some strong PP in CS3 with saturation, shadows and highlights, and contrast to get this final image.