Seabastes wrote:
Free Sunday rodeo images.
I don’t have a photo to share, but the rodeo images brought back a memory from a long time ago, 1961 when I was a young newspaper photographer,working my way through college.
I had never photographed a rodeo and was alongside the local commercial photographer in the areana when a brahma bull came charging into the areana (sp?) and charged us after throwing his rider.
I started to run, but got cut off by a safety rider whose job was to keep a bull from charging the thrown rider. My only option was to run for the areana fence which I did, out running the safety rider.
When I reached the six-foot high fence I threw my 35 MM Canon range finder camera over the fence as I lept for the top of the fence. A split second later the bull hit the fence brushing against my pants bottom. If I had been a little bit lower,I might not be walking today.
I was able to get a partial repair to my camera, but it was never quite the same.
The commercial photographer’s image of me hanging on the fence made Page one of our local newspaper the next morning.
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Love your story Seabastes👍👍❗️ I haven’t had a close call like that unless you count the time my little brother shot me with my bow and arrow when I was teaching him how to use it.🥴🥴