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I've been livin' like a star 'cause it's gettin' me high
Forget the hearse, 'cause I never die
I got nine lives, cat's eyes
Using every one of them and runnin' wild

There he goes again
Take me to the edge again
All I got is a dirty trick
I'm chasin down the wolves to save ya

I took so long to set this up that I almost missed it. The was the last competitor going over the final jump of the competition.

It's difficult to encapsulate Nassau in one shot, there were so many places to photograph and I can't upload them all. But mostly, to me, the simple colours are what make the place so lovely

The leading pack for most of Stage 7B - Izaguirre, van Poppel, Greipel and Rubio

I was able to capture about 30 of these types of images last night.. lots of fun

Taken with a Nikon D7000 with a 70-200 f2.8

Sorry about vanishing for a while. I just needed to clear my head from politics and hate. I took these last night at a benefit roping near home..

A skilled glassblower checks over his handiwork in making the bowl for an octagonally shaped drinking glass. Taken in the kiln work zone of Murano Glass Works, Venice, Italy.

I haven't really been out shooting latel except for some architectural work so I thought I would have some fun in photoshop this morning. Not great but fun

Got this shot of a bull rider at the Kingman Az rodeo this year. This cowboy didn't move to fast...hit the ground hard.

I'll be out shooting another gather and branding this summer and hopefully have enough to publish a book on ranch life.

Rafter S Cattle Company Branding

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A shot I got at the Needles Ca. rodeo recently

Bronc riding is an extremely dangerous profession.

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Turkish belly dancer performs for passengers' early show in forward lounge of Ocean Princess during November 2014 cruise of eastern Mediterranean and Black Seas.
My wife's comment "She has muscles in places, I did not were muscles!"
One of first successful performance images with new Sony Alpha58 and 28-85mm kit lens. Auto functions were used as crutch and were likely the reason for most of the success in this image.

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A shot from the AVI River Stampede I shot this past weekend

Some downtime from search and rescue training.

I'll be shooting 6 more brandings coming up in the next 2 months..I can't wait

Third baseman prepared for action.

My best friend's Mustang during autocross action at a charity event to raise money for breast cancer research.

I hope I don't bore you with all these rodeo edits...I really enjoy doing them. Keeps my old worn out mind active

From the Andy Devine Days Rodeo Kingman Az this year

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I was lucky enough to capture a 22 image sequence of this cowboy who got hung up in his rigging and the horse went a little nuts. This is just one shot in time. Both horse and cowboy were fine

Jumping off a perfectly good horse to catch a steer

From the Kingman Arizona rodeo this past year. Course I added my own touches

Another bronc rider from our little rodeo here in Arizona.

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Just finished this image and thought I'd share...rodeo is a great shooting adventure. You just never really know what will happen

A small local jumping competition held this summer. this horse was having
nothing to do with this jump!

Panama City Beach, Florida

Pianist adds flare as he ends a classical piano piece during on stage performance in Princess Theater, Coral Princess.

Maia, the Coral Princess' on board sales manager for Effy Jewelry, gives her introductory remarks for her first daily seminar after departing Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Los Angeles, CA, via the Panama Canal. Lighting was maximized for jewelry sparkle and had major hot and dark spots throughout the sales floor, as seen here.

Motocross in Newton, AL.

Most hated thing in world is war

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Not usually my type of subject in photography, but It suits the atmosphere i experienced today.

The sky was a bright blue and the sun shone through the trees and brought out many different colours of the plants. It was cold, but only in the shade, a sublte cold and the blackbirds of the forest flew over and into the leaves, this was a very peaceful day and to do it justice, all you had to do was walk slowly and admire.

Walking in the ancient forests of Wales, along the pathway with my dog and my Nikon camera in my hand on a beautiful sunny day I walk past quite a few people along the way with their dogs. besides the path there stands many different types of trees which have changed colour due to the season. I stopped and stood under a tree whose leaves were a bright red, I had never seen leaves this beautiful and red before, so as natural I take a few photos and compliment the tree as much as possible in my photographs.
My dog shoots off as he's just spotted another dog coming up the path, this is usual so I didn't become distracted, the other dog dashed over to greet my dog. The owner of the dog stops just beside the tree I'm standing underneath, he looks to be about mid 50's maybe even 60, with a subtle Italian accent but spoke perfect English, he greets my dog with the happiest voice I've ever heard. He looks up at the tree and says "Isn't nature beautiful?" to which I smiled at him and replied "Yeah, I've never seen the leaves so red before"
He continues to look, and says "See, nature can provide you with the best sights, I came here a month ago and the leaves were a bright pink, it was absolutely beautiful" at no point did he stop smiling, behind him walks his other dog, who looks quite old too, the man wished me a good day and continued to walk up the path.

My words probably didn't do this conversation justice, but let me tell you why it was important to me today. The way this guy smiled and spoke, was that of someone who knows the value of everyday life, the way he walked, right down to the way he looked at things, he wasn't in a rush, he greeted everyone with a smile, even the dogs received more of a greeting then the people, the way he spoke was so innocent and kind, the Elderly really are so important, This guy brightened up my day, I felt I didn't even need my camera after that! .

It's a type of kindness that I love to encounter, and what could be a better place for it, so I hope this photograph does the scene justice :)

Calgary is built for exercise. We have miles and miles of paths specifically for biking, walking, jogging. Consequently you'll see a lot of people on the move, all the time.

I pulled the focus of this shot to the right with lighting, this little girl just out of focus was in all the third barrel shot (this is the barrel the horses explode with power to make the run home), I shot over 500 images that day and didn't notice her at first until post processing, the more I saw her, the more I could see the story behind the picture, the focus will soon be on this little cowgirl because one day she is going to win it all ......
Exposure: 1/200 sec;
F/9;
ISO; 160
Manual;
Pattern Metering

If you notice the previous photo of this young lady, this photo is maybe a fraction of a second later and gives a much more pleasing shot. Many thanks to Sarah Williams for her guidance.

My attempt at doing a composite. Same guy but caught him in a before and after.

Handheld and panned and long exposure (as if it was't obvious) shot ofmy step son riding on Heelies through his school cafeteria.

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Took this shot of this young lady warming up before a game. She never takes her eyes from the ball.

We didn't win our home opener, but our Panther Pride never wanes.

A Sunday walk, by the Almada City.

I sat and watched the male chase the female off all week until this particular morning she decided to have a go back

Young man on the throttle flying through the corner at a local motocross track.

Luisa Sobral, a Portuguese Jazz and children song singer, live in the Sol Da Caparica Festival, in Costa da Caparica Beach in Portugal.

I've been trying to improve my action shots of Ruby Dog as she runs towards me. This has been my best effort so far. :)

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some action shots of the volleyball in the air. So much fun.

This thing was really difficult to capture. It was in a big hurry to get somewhere. I had my camera set on macro and was bent over running behind it to try to get a decent shot.

Fast pitch softball.

This fly would have drowned if not for science, instead it probably just got really dizzy spinning around and around and around and around... and around... The struggle was real.

Jacoby Ellsbury steals second base at Fenway Park, June 9, 2013. In 56 total stolen base attempts that year, he was caught only 4 times.

This is my son right before he jumps in the puddle

From today's photo shoot at the Upperville Colt and Horse Show. Tomorrow's Jumper Classic with its international riders should provide some great photo opportunities

A college roper after her winning run at the Cal Poly Royal Rodeo in San Luis Obispo, Ca. The shot spoke to me in sepia.

This was the final circuit of this four mile race at the Middleburg Spring Races. I was trying to blur the background while freezing the horses and jockeys. I didn't quite get the freezing I had hoped for, but I still like the feeling of movement in the result. What do you think, and any suggestions for shutter settings?

A month ago at the Loudoun Hunt's Spring Point to Point this battle went on during the feature race of the day. My favorite events to photograph are any involving horses...well, maybe not so much a green hunter class competition, but this race was all action.

Taken on board The Ultimate rollercoaster at Lightwater Valley Theme Park, with my phone!

Taken during a recent show photography session at the newly built Paso Robles Horse Park in Ca. This gentleman rode several horses, but this beautiful bay was one of my favorites.

Amidst one of my very first "sport action" photos. I adore polo and decided to whip out my camera while juggling a 9 month old baby in my lap and a ball driven border collie's leash on my belt loop. To get any shot that was "decent" seemed somehow to be a miracle at multi-tasking!

Amidst one of my very first "sport action" photos. I adore polo and decided to whip out my camera while juggling a 9 month old baby in my lap and a ball driven border collie's leash on my belt loop. To get any shot that was "decent" seemed somehow to be a miracle at multi-tasking!

Summer game at Coors Field, as the Colorado Rockies chalk up a win.

A rollercoaster at Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colorado offer those brave enough the ride of a lifetime.

My local women's football team playing their first game of the 2014/15 season

A Para~glider taking off