Jackson Hole Rodeo, Teton County Fair, Wyoming, July 2014
A quiet moment before the rodeo, awash in golden sunlight, long shadows, and the vivid colors of the county fair.
For a black and white version, visit Monochromia.
Visual Venturing 
You know, I do love some color, but this image in monochrome really caught my eye.
Did you have a preference, Stacy?
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Hi, Laurie! I’m so behind in commenting and replying, so apologies for my lateness. I absolutely love the black and white. But it’s funny, when I posted it on Monochromia, it kinda fell flat relative to other images I had posted. It was a conundrum and, I must admit, I was somewhat stymied. So to be honest, the vivid challenge was a chance to revisit the B&W and give it a second shot : 🙂
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Amazing shot, very impressive
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Thanks so very much, Chloé (and for the likes you left on a number of my posts!) 😀
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Wow, what a great shot and so envious – I desperately want to go to a State Fair. Those green socks are such a treat!
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Thanks, Patti! It was so much fun. I was like a kid in a candy shop. While it was only a county fair, it surely gave a taste for what a larger state fair would be. One of my favorite old-time movies is actually “State Fair” with Pat Boone and Ann Margaret. I’m a sucker for musicals 😀
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I like rodeos and fairs. Nice post
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It was my first rodeo and was an absolute blast! Thanks, Luis 😀
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They are fun
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😀
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I’ve always loved long shadows, late summer and late afternoons!!
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The perfect photographic triumvirate 😀
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yes!
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Nice choice for the theme, Stacy. Thanks for being part of the challenge. 🙂
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Great challenge, Draco! Thanks so much for your thanks 😀
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Wow those are sure vivid socks! Perfect photo for this week’s challenge. I did pop on over to Monochromia. I remember this photo well (I really loved it!) and probably with the closer crop, I like it better in B&W because of less distraction (which is probably why you did it that way 😉 ), but for vivid, it wins hands down! 🙂
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Hey, Kaz! I had forgotten I had cropped it in B&W – interesting that I didn’t think to do that here 😉 Thanks for your enthusiastic response to both 😀 It really is a favorite of mine, color and monochrome!
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I remember riding in this rodeo parade when I was eight. Wonderful photos and wonderful memories!
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Oh, Cindy, how much fun is that??? It makes me happy to know it brought back those memories for you! It was such a wonderful evening and the kids were so much fun to watch. Do you remember the chasing of the sheep? All the kids in the “ring” running after three sheep that were wearing red kerchiefs around their necks and the child who got one of them off first was the big winner. Hysterical to watch. I’m not sure the sheep had as much fun 😉
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Who wants b&W? Look at those green leg wraps!
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LOL, Lisa! Yeah, you gotta love the fashion statement 😀
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What a great picture! Very busy though – my eyes didn’t really settle down anywhere in it. Great colors and great choice for this week’s word.
Nancy
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Thanks, Nancy, and you’re right about the “busyness.” It would be nice to have the opportunity to shoot it again with a shallower depth of field to see if it played any better. But it is kind of fun to be able to look at all that is going on in the background. So many wonderful colors 😀
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Very nice image Stacy. Love this a lot.
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Thanks so much, Raewyn!
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That is a great picture. Nice light. Wonderful colours. I like how the rider is coming in from the left into the centre of the image. It gives the composition some movement interest against the fair background.
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Thanks, WC! The long shadows and those amazing colors were just crying out for something wonderful to shoot in the foreground. As for the composition – I was lucky 😉
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I love that green on the horse’s hoofs. Also the rider has a very vivid jacket on. Nice picture to that really captures the idea of vivid.
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Hey, Ben, thanks for that. Really, the picture wouldn’t have been as compelling without those green socks 😀
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Hey! I think I had those socks when I was in high school!! Love it.
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Hahahaha, Desley! I used to have striped ones with toes 😀 I like the green ones better 😉
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LOL I’ve always wanted the multi-colour stripey ones with toes!!
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While they may have been a fashion statement (not necessarily a good one), turns out the toes were not very practical in shoes 😉
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LOL.
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Revives fond souvenirs of a night at the rodeo in Cody Wyoming, without the circus-like structures in the background, four years ago, at about this time of the year. Photos here : https://www.flickr.com/photos/fernanc/5971517013/in/album-72157626864584008/.
Thank you.
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You got some great action shots there, Fernan! And, of course, the wonderful long, summer afternoon shadows 🙂 Thanks for sharing the link!
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