Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo carnival opening Saturday night

[Artichoke]

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I wanted to give a new lens a work out with nocturnals & the the opening Saturday at the Rodeo seemed a great opportunity

I intended to check out the night's headliner activity, the World's Championship BBQ Contest, but never got beyond the carnival

I think the CV 35 f1.2 Nokton did just fine

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rodeo in these parts means fantasy foods

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romance

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taken with the 75 Summilux

 

daring rides

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pretty girls

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taken with the CZ 15

and a bit of the surreal

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things are looking good this spring in Bayou City

all taken with the M9 & processed in C1 6

much larger versions of these can be found here Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Photo Gallery by Artichoke Vinagrette at pbase.com

c & c welcome

hope you like

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[stuny]

Very nice set.

[Artichoke]

I appreciate the italics

I was practicing my fast mover shooting skills for some of the rides

I loathe riding on them, but find them good subjects and in particular at night

here are two more that I like both taken with the 75 Summilux

 

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near wide open

 

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merging two files in PS, one for the background & the other for the ride & riders, converted using different color adjustments

the light changes quite radically with all the neon, but C1 6 Pro handles such changes well & makes this simpler work

the effort seems well worth the added drama night brings to such photographs

these can be found along with the others here Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Photo Gallery by Artichoke Vinagrette at pbase.com along with others from prior rodeos, mostly taken with digital Ms