Chuckwagon Races Photo

Photographer’s Note

Each year in July the Canadian city of Calgary organizes one of the biggest rodeos in North America

The Chuckwagon Races are one of the most popular events and start each night at 8:00 pm in the Grandstand on Stampede Park.

Their origins do not seem to be very clear, I found the following description for them:
At the sound of a claxon, four outriders fly into action. In what looks like total chaos, one holds the horses while others hurl items representing a stove and other cooking implements into the back of the wagon. Once loaded, each wagon completes a figure eight around a set of barrels, and then charges out onto the track at breakneck speed. The outriders have to cover a prescribed distance on foot, then jump on their horses and catch up. Their teams lose points if they don't finish the course within 150 feet of their wagons. Penalties are also imposed for interference and loss of "cooking equipment." The track is 5/8 of a mile long, and the wagons can run in it just over a minute.

Here the Calgary Stampede Official Site, this year from 8. to 17. July

bantonbuju, ChrisJ, supereira, dolin, jmdaoudal, AmiBe, hugolef, jhm, nwoehnl, singuanti, faraujo, kdien, mlopes has marked this note useful

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bantonbuju (48796) 2005-06-18 3:58

bonjour jean-yves, looks like it was a sort of accident but i assume the shot was taken right during the turn around the barrels you mentioned in the note;
quite an interesting hobby those guys are having;
very nice shot, very informative;
have a nice we, jerzy

ChrisJ (70443) 2005-06-18 3:59

Salut Jean Yves

I've heard a lot about the Calgary stampede, but never actually seen any images of it, so thanks for sharing. A superb vantage point, with good color, lighting, & sharpness. C'est tres bon!

supereira (9576) 2005-06-18 5:02

Great prespective and composition.I like the colors and contrasts.Good light and sharpness.Interesting hobby.Good note.Well done!

dolin (15647) 2005-06-18 5:13

Salut Jean-Yves.
Une scène qu'on a pas l'habitude de voir.
Ca change des photos qu'on a l'habitude de voir.
J'aime bien ces cow-boy avec leur chapeau, ca devait être sympa comme ambiance.
Merci du partage.
Fred

bnallama (3755) 2005-06-18 5:28

Salut JY,

Very nice persepective gives an idea about the event and the atmostphere.... Too many things keeping the eyes very busy...
Bala

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-06-18 5:29

J'ai passé un certain temps à comprendre les règles du jeu mais c'est fait. On voit bien l'importance de la batterie de cuisine dans le jeu et l'image...
Très bonne publication, interessante et bien prise.
Ca bouge et heureusement qu'ils ont humidifier la piste sinon on a de la poussière :))
Un vrai regal
Jean Michel

AmiBe (6042) 2005-06-18 5:37

Hello Jean Yves,
he he, marrant ce spectacle, limite chaotique !
ça fourmille de détails cette image !
Tu ne t'es pas essayé au remplissage de charriot ? ;-)
Ils sont forts ces canadiens et amércains pour inventer des divertissements.
Bien vu, merci du partage

hugolef (4909) 2005-06-18 6:30

Hello Jean Yves
cela m'a l'air d'être un beau bordel, et si tu ne connais pas, ce ne doit pas être facile à suivre ... belle compo, avec de superbes couleurs. pour le cadrage, j'aurais coupé juste au dessus du toit des tribunes, et rogné un peu sur la gauche.
amities, hugues

hdl (6737) 2005-06-18 7:46

Une révocation historique pour les Canadiens il me paraît. Jamais vu un tel évenement, je pensait que cela n'existait que dans les films western. Je suis content de voir que ce n'est pas le cas. Bien marrant les règles du rodéo, bonne note. A+

cessy (13647) 2005-06-18 8:58

very nice moment, excellently captured
full of details and story
excellent, Jean-Yves

jinju (14265) 2005-06-18 9:47

Wow, I so love the action here. What a symbol of Calgary, a city I have been to many times. Ive never been to the Stampede but you make me want to go.

huynt (5077) 2005-06-18 10:49

Hello Jean-Yves
A fun living asmosphes. A perfect color active shot. I love this wonderful image as well as a good note. Thanks for sharing. Huy.

jhm (83352) 2005-06-18 12:19

Waw Jean Yves, what a great spectacle with all the horses, a colourful picture, with a lot action, very well done!
Have a nice weekend,
John.

toni_al (15476) 2005-06-18 12:24

Salut Jean Yves
Superbe confusion dans cette course, que tu as su capter parfaitement
Amitiés
Toni

nwoehnl (120) 2005-06-18 16:54

Good evening Jean-Yves. I would love to see the Calgary Stampede one day, in the meantime this photo of yours will quench my thirst for the event. A nice and comprehensive wide-angle view of the event, in which a lot of interesting details can be found upon closer scrutiny of the photo. Excellent quality you were able to pull out of this scan.

dsidwell (9745) 2005-06-18 17:30

An engaging image, Jean Yves. I like how you've included the people watching--so you're documenting the entire event.

sarju (5308) 2005-06-18 23:35

nice capture ... I like the fact that we can see the spectators as well as the performers ...
thanks for posting ... ciao ... sarju
PS: this part of canada looks so different from the canada that I stay in (Hull, Quebec)... it seems like another country ....

john_c (24635) 2005-06-18 23:42

Bonsoir Jean Yves. Amazing clarity and definition in this photo, considering its age and a very good scan. The lighting is superb and one can appreciate all of the action. A very well composed shot. Well executed.

PJE (19527) 2005-06-19 10:39

Well I have not seen this in real life but you have done a great work in capturing this photo. Nice work Jean.

singuanti (15240) 2005-06-19 15:14

Hi Jean-Yves. Those crazy Canadians sure have a warped sense of humor! I see some light spots in the shot but it really doesn't interfere with the shot at all. Your POV really lets us take everything in so well. Nice one JY!!

faraujo (1318) 2005-06-19 19:57

Salut Jean
Ok, farwest, cowboys, it's just missing the indians.
Good motion
Filipe

kdien (9261) 2005-06-20 2:50

bonjour jean-yves,
Magnificently showed miejce, full dynamics and full with movement. Piekne wide formulation. Good color and saturation, plus for description. Pozdrawiam, Krzysztof.

mlopes (492) 2005-06-24 15:41

HEYYYY WRONG WAYYYYY ... you have to turn back, the finish line if in the other side ;)

So much to see here, so many details... just petty the glass reflexion...

Mário

michalu (792) 2005-06-27 4:43

Hi Jean!
Very good overview of this event! It looks like disorder of the place :)
nice shot
Regards
Michael

Marlis (2274) 2005-12-19 13:52

hello Jean-Yves,
you captured the essence of the Canadian West. It brings back great memories!
Excellent POV, lively colors, lots of action.
Marialuisa