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THE OMEO RODEO

OMEO, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

Image number 895

The Omeo Rodeo is held on Easter Saturday each year and perpetuates the folklore and legend of the Victorian high country.   Although it attracts competitors from all over rural Australia, the rodeo is still primarily an event for the locals.  The rodeo has been held annually for over sixty years and features such events as bull riding, saddle bronc, bareback, the local barrel race and steer ride.   Of course there is also a free jumping castle for the kids, a BBQ and a well patronised bar. 

TECHNICAL NOTES

Captured by Atticus Webb's son, Owen, on a Zeiss Contax 645 medium format camera with Zeiss 350 mm telephoto lens with Zeiss 1.4X teleconverter.  To freeze the action the image was taken at 500th of a second at F13.   The image was registered on a transparency using Fuji Provia 400X (RXP) film.  It was then scanned in high resolution by Bond Imaging.  The image has been cropped slightly to remove extraneous detail but has not been significantly manipulated.