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Happy New Year!

This New Years Eve was spent like about 10 years before for me - at the Linn County Fairgrounds, watching Bulls buck and Cowboys fly through the air at the New Years Eve Hoof N Holler Bullriding and Dance!

The great people at Sweeney Promotions and Wild West Events put on another AMAZING event - full of thrills and spills.  The stands were packed - and we even got to witness a couple get engaged!

 

So right after this ride:

 

The cowboy - Clint Johnson, jumped over my head into the stands and ran up to sit next to his girlfriend.  He told her to look over at the big screen for a special message.

 

Apparently there were some technical issues with the message up on the sign - so rodeo announcer Wayne White did the asking for Clint.

 

Pretty sure that's a yes...

 

 

This guy totally walked in my shot... how rude... ;)

Lots more >>>HERE<<< and more to come. 

Happy Happy New year to all! Wedding season kicks off bright and early for me on Saturday the 3rd for Amy and Patrick's wedding in Canby, then I am off to Arizona (I can't wait to be WARM) for a photography convention, then right back for Whitney and Mike's wedding in Albany on the 17th, THEN I am off to Northern California for some family time and to shoot a few family and engagement sessions down there. PHEW! Looking forward to busy month - that's for sure!

New Years Eve Hoof n' Holler!!

Its becoming a tradition for me to spend my New Years Eve at the Linn County Fairgrounds.  I think this may have been my 9th year?  Wow - time flies!! But what else would I want to do?  Sweeney Promotions and Wild West Events put on such an amazing show that there seriously isn't a better game in town.

All photos online here >>>Hoof N Holler Rodeo 2007<<<

Yes - that bull is above that cowboys head!!

This is a demonstration of how close I was to the action - I could almost reach out and touch the bulls!

Happy New Year everyone!

Bullrageous!!!

A little behind on this one - but one of my favorite subjects - Cowboys!! Bullrageous was in the new arena at the Oregon State Fair this year and it was awesome.  I love being able to get behind the scenes and photograph the guys getting psyched up and ready to go!  (for the photographers who care - these were all taken with the 85 1.8 at 1600 or 3200 iso)

You can see all of the pictures by clicking >>>HERE<<< just type in your name and email to login.

The bullriding was awsome as well - local hero Charlie Barker was the big winner.