The reward of a thing well done

A Sporting Life

is to have done it .
Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882
Parasailing

Photographing action is lots of fun. You need to keep one eye to the viewfinder, and one eye on the action, not the easiest proposition! You also have to distance yourself from the competition, or you find yourself cheering for your favourite instead of taking pictures. While living in Western Canada I discovered the excitement of rodeo, and many of these images were taken at various rodeos in Calgary and in small town Alberta.

Parasailing
Sailing on the Norfolk Broads
Sailing on the Norfolk Broads
Red sails of a Cornish Crabber on the Norfolk Broads
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Red Sails
Kayaking
Barrel racing at the Calgary Stampede
knight in armour jousting
Joust
rodeo bull chasing the rider he has bucked off
cheerleaders at a football game
The Bull Chases His Rider
boys compete in the wild pony race
Saturday Afternoon
wind surfer making a jump
Wind Surfing
a chuckwagon takes the first turn round the barrels
wind surfing
Round the Barrels
bull riding
a bull chasing the rodeo clown
The Bull Chases the Rodeo Clown
Bull Riding
chariot racing
three cowboys compete in the wild horse race
steer wrestling
The Wild Horse Race
saddle bronc riding at a rodeo
Steer Wrestling
Saddle Bronc
chariot racing at a small town rodeo
steer wrestling
steer roping
red and blue jousting boats in the South of France
Steer Roping
jousting boats