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Article rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Phyllis Coletta
Photographers love a challenge and there’s nothing more exciting than trying to capture motion on film. In this arena, there’s hardly a venue more exhilarating and powerful than cowboys running horses through the Western wilderness. In Colorado, there are two kinds of “Cowboy Action Shooting.” The first involves guns; the second is a kinder, gentler form of shooting that simply places the photographer in front of the rustling cowboys.
Taking action photos of America’s frontier is the newest rage in photography. It’s as if we want to remember our roots, the great bold Western terrain and the men that run on and tame it. A working horse or cattle ranch offers a wealth of material for the artistic eye…everything from still life photos in a dark barn to the full moon setting over the Rockies. When cowboys work, they move, and all hell might bust loose as a herd of 50 horses comes pounding through the pasture on round up. The color, light, movement, and excitement provided by ranch photography is unparalleled. It is uniquely American and provides something we appear to be craving: remembrance of strength, embodied in the cowboy spirit.
Whether amateur or professional, working cowboy ranch photography offers the kind of challenge that will light your fire. You’ll bring home with you a product that will make you proud: real life scenes of the Old West, where folks today remain true to the spirit that built this country.
Cowboy workshops offer unique challenges. Weather is always a factor, and participants have to be in reasonably good shape to climb up hills, ridges, etc. Moving fifty to sixty horses is never easy and placing your tripod in the path of a thundering herd is, well, adrenaline-producing.
Phyllis Coletta is a "recovering lawyer," writer, teacher, and cowgirl working in the outdoor adventure industry in Colorado. KB Mountain Adventures offers not only photography workshops but camping trips and activities including horseback riding, rock climbing, backcountry basis, hiking, and rafting.
KB Mountain Adventures offers three to five day photography workshops at Bear Basin Ranch in the beautiful Sangre de Cristo mountain wilderness of Colorado. In conjunction with one of Colorado’s premier wilderness photographers, Andy Cook, KB Mountain Adventures provides a complete package for the would-be cowboy shooter. Andy's website gives details regarding itineraries, equipment etc., at www.rockymtnrefl.com/cowboyworkshops.htm Visit http://www.kbmountainadventures.com
If you're up for a real outdoor photography challenge, sunrise cowboy sillouhettes and arena action photos, come see us at the Ranch.
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