Bull Race in Provence

GMB · 07/23/08, 01:53 AM

In many villages in the area of Nimes and Arles, it is a tradition to chase small bulls through the town. The bulls are surrounded by the horses, and the crowd tries to catch the bull by the tail and stop it. Not easy to catch this without autofocus --- quite a bit of hit and miss. Shot with M8 and 90 2.8.

stuny · 07/23/08, 02:14 AM

GMB -

Delightful chaos. Well done.

elansprint72 · 07/29/08, 12:57 AM

Great to see that this sort of madness still goes on in France! We saw it 25 years ago and thought that it could not last much longer. The "bulls" are actually not much more than six weeks old and seemed to get just as much enjoyment from the game as the folks involved. It all goes a bit wrong as they get older.

Superb shot, the wild eye of the horse makes it.

Artichoke · 07/30/08, 06:40 AM

your focus seems anything but hit or miss
I think you hit this squarely
that horses wild eye makes this for me as well
beautifully rendered in BW
Bravo!

flatfour · 07/30/08, 10:04 AM

Good to see these old traditions still going on. Trust the French to knock political correctness for six. Good for them. You've caught the tension very well. A good example of why absolute sharpness is not necessary for a good photo.

07/23/08, 02:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
stuny Moderator Join Date: 11/08/04 Location: New York Posts: 19,182	Re: Bull Race in Provence GMB - Delightful chaos. Well done. __________________ Stuart www.barbara-and-stu.com

07/29/08, 12:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
elansprint72 Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 08/27/05 Location: Utterly, Up North. Posts: 6,482	Re: Bull Race in Provence Great to see that this sort of madness still goes on in France! We saw it 25 years ago and thought that it could not last much longer. The "bulls" are actually not much more than six weeks old and seemed to get just as much enjoyment from the game as the folks involved. It all goes a bit wrong as they get older. Superb shot, the wild eye of the horse makes it. __________________ Cheers, Pete. http://www.petetaylor.org

07/30/08, 06:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
Artichoke Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 09/27/06 Location: Houston Posts: 1,201	superb capture your focus seems anything but hit or miss I think you hit this squarely that horses wild eye makes this for me as well beautifully rendered in BW Bravo!

07/30/08, 10:04 AM	#5 (permalink)
flatfour Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 09/23/04 Posts: 1,425	Re: Bull Race in Provence Good to see these old traditions still going on. Trust the French to knock political correctness for six. Good for them. You've caught the tension very well. A good example of why absolute sharpness is not necessary for a good photo.

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