Robert Watcher
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Anne and I had made plans with another couple, to go to the Exeter Rodeo Tour - - - something that I did on a regular basis when I was a young lad, but not since I've been married.
Turns out that the day was a wet one with a constant downpour of rain. But the rodeo goes on Rain or Shine, so we were going to get there and see a rodeo. I have full confidence in my Olympus E-3 and 50-200 lens in wet conditions, and so that is what I took with me.
The one variable that I wasn't sure of was whether I'd have any vantage point to get a few good shots. I hoped that I'd be high in the stands above the fencing to shoot in with a long lens from a high angle. Being I hadn't been there recently though, I had no idea of the layout or how far away I would be from the action.
Well it turns out that I had an unbelievable vantage point right at the fence a distance on only 30 to 40 feet from the action - - - sometimes less when a bull would come and snort in my face only feet away.
This is a rather large selection of the 782 frames that I took in during the 2 hour show. I shoot in the pouring rain without any protection, while the many other photographers there with their long lense cameras protected them with plastic bags, coats and umbrellas. I got several glances from different ones I'm sure wondering what I was doing with my camera fully exposed dripping from rain. Some of course were curious what this strange looking body and lens were.
All shots with Olympus E-3 and 50-200 SWD using both SAF and CAF, Cloudy WB, and 400 to 800 ISO
Turns out that the day was a wet one with a constant downpour of rain. But the rodeo goes on Rain or Shine, so we were going to get there and see a rodeo. I have full confidence in my Olympus E-3 and 50-200 lens in wet conditions, and so that is what I took with me.
The one variable that I wasn't sure of was whether I'd have any vantage point to get a few good shots. I hoped that I'd be high in the stands above the fencing to shoot in with a long lens from a high angle. Being I hadn't been there recently though, I had no idea of the layout or how far away I would be from the action.
Well it turns out that I had an unbelievable vantage point right at the fence a distance on only 30 to 40 feet from the action - - - sometimes less when a bull would come and snort in my face only feet away.
This is a rather large selection of the 782 frames that I took in during the 2 hour show. I shoot in the pouring rain without any protection, while the many other photographers there with their long lense cameras protected them with plastic bags, coats and umbrellas. I got several glances from different ones I'm sure wondering what I was doing with my camera fully exposed dripping from rain. Some of course were curious what this strange looking body and lens were.
All shots with Olympus E-3 and 50-200 SWD using both SAF and CAF, Cloudy WB, and 400 to 800 ISO
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