Reno Rodeo Cattle Drive

docbell

I've been fortunate to have been asked to do the photography for the Reno Rodeo Cattle Drive the past 2 years. On the drive, the guests and the 'real' cowboys drive ~300 head of cattle 90 miles into the Reno Rodeo center, where they are actually used in the Reno Rodeo. The drive is 5 days long, and a lot of fun. It's a great way to see not only how things were done back in the days of the 'old west', but also how they are still done today. Here are some of the photos:

Views of the trail












Riding drag (back of the herd) was a pretty dirty task:






Some camp shots:










All shot with a canon 30d, most with the 24-105L. Toughest part of doing this was trying to keep dust out of the camera and trying not to fall off my horse or drop the camera from the horse.

Thanx for looking. Comments/critiques always welcomed. Kevin.

The rest of the photos can be seen at kbellphotography.com
I also have a slideshow set to music if you're interested at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fDVdrKPVd8

justME

So beautiful insert> Audible Gasp!!!
Lovely work. WOW.

cdonovan

Absolutely beautiful, what a great great adventure, and a opportunity to shoot! c:

Awais Yaqub

Wow Wow

I never knew this culture still exists ! thanks a lot for sharing these photos i love this stuff !

leahe

Beautiful images of an extraordinary event. I had the pleasure of riding with the Reno Rodeo Cattle Drive several years ago while I was with the Washoe County Search and Rescue Mounted Unit. Once they came in close to city limits we rode with them all the way into downtown Reno. It is quite an event with the drive even going through a residential area with everyone looking out their apartment windows. Thank you for sharing these. #1 all the way!

summerz

Wow these are wonderful, my Grandfather was a Cattle Rancher in Colorado and would make the trips to Denver, hard times but good times.

grimace

Beautiful series!!

bauerman

Very nicely captured - you were willing to put your 30D into a situation where I would have probably opted to use my wife's camera!!

Thanks for sharing these.

Milan

ABsolutely amazing! Great Job!

Thanks for sharing.

I love this stuff!

docbell

Thanx everyone for the comments, I'm glad you enjoyed the photos.

Today, ESPN.com ran a story on the cattle drive and used my photos - it's kind of fun seeing your own stuff on a national website (sorry, I hope this wasn't 'bragging' too much - I just had to tell someone:D)

Here's the link to the story: http://sports.espn.go.com/rodeo/general/news/story?id=3986295

Kevin.

jasonstone

Hey nice photos - got a real feeling of being there with some of them!