Tips on...<Shooting at a rodeo>

• Start by attending small-town rodeos. This will let u in get close and personal, as close as the arena fence. Having good day light si critical for high shutter speeds and high ISO
• Set your camera for continuous focus and ensure you use most or all of the focus point on your camera 11 on the E-3
• Use a fast telephoto, something around at least 300mm, but not so big that you can hand hold it. It can cover most of the arenas (Regular rodeo arenas are 2/3's the size of a foot ball field)
• You might have to increase the ISO to ensure you can keep camera shake so 400 in full sun you can shoot at f/8 at 1/1000 of a sec. If your camera can cover 1600 then you can go to f/111 at 1/2000, this way you can ensure that you will still get a sharp shot in the case your camera's autofocus was focusing on the bull's nose and not on the rider's/
• Sometimes the noise grainess on the shot if processed correctly can look very good for rodeo shots

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