CowgirlMama
No longer a newbie, moving up!
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The local rodeo is fast approaching (1 month!). They let me in free to take pictures, in exchange for a few for their calendar. Sweet deal for me, since I'd be there and taking pictures anyway. This way, I just don't have to pay and have total run of the place, including "not for the public" places.
My question right now is about bulls, though. Bulls start after dark. There are lights on the arena, but they're not great. I'll still be shooting at a pretty high ISO to get a decent shutter speed. Would you feel it's wise/safe to use a flash on bulls? Last year, there was one who was clearly opposed to flash and ran the fence every time one fired. (He badly injured his rider and was managing to keep the pickup riders and clowns from getting him into his pen so the ambulance could come in.) I've never used my flash on the bulls, but I know it would freeze their motion better, considering they blur at 1/250. I know animals and, obviously, can read when they really flip, but for anyone who's familiar with bulls, do you think flash is worth the risk? Other people use flash, but theirs are built-in flashes, rather than my fairly powerful one. I don't want to put anyone at risk. (Kids are dumb enough to hang on the fence during the bull riding and no adults care to move them. If the clowns are focused on the bull, they can't be chasing kids back.)
My question right now is about bulls, though. Bulls start after dark. There are lights on the arena, but they're not great. I'll still be shooting at a pretty high ISO to get a decent shutter speed. Would you feel it's wise/safe to use a flash on bulls? Last year, there was one who was clearly opposed to flash and ran the fence every time one fired. (He badly injured his rider and was managing to keep the pickup riders and clowns from getting him into his pen so the ambulance could come in.) I've never used my flash on the bulls, but I know it would freeze their motion better, considering they blur at 1/250. I know animals and, obviously, can read when they really flip, but for anyone who's familiar with bulls, do you think flash is worth the risk? Other people use flash, but theirs are built-in flashes, rather than my fairly powerful one. I don't want to put anyone at risk. (Kids are dumb enough to hang on the fence during the bull riding and no adults care to move them. If the clowns are focused on the bull, they can't be chasing kids back.)