Mimic (Oct. 29, 2009) Red-shafted flicker, female, and male house finch striking a pose. - Chaos Graphics - Andrea Kaus

Photos taken as part of the Smugmug Daily Photo Community: Check out the members' photos there; this stuff is pedestrian in comparison. Click on the photos to enlarge them and leave comments or suggestions. You can contact me directly at chaosgraphics@charter.net. For previous daily shots, take a peek here.

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Andrea Kaus (ChaosGraphics) > Look but don't touch

(Oct. 30, 2009) I haven't done a spikey shot for a while, and this cactus looked so cheerful.

Andrea Kaus (ChaosGraphics) > Mimic

(Oct. 29, 2009) Red-shafted flicker, female, and male house finch striking a pose.

Andrea Kaus (ChaosGraphics) > High fall

(October 28, 2009) I'm practicing with a new flash. I still need to work on the settings, but this is a definite improvement from yesterday's attempts. Thanks, Gene. Now I just need to figure out which way to adjust the zoom and EC on the flash - up, down, sideways?

Andrea Kaus (ChaosGraphics) > Red-shouldered Hawk?

(October 27, 2009) Taken at the UCR Botanic Gardens. I've seen hawks with these markings just this year. They are about the same size as the Cooper's Hawks, maybe a bit bigger.

Andrea Kaus (ChaosGraphics) > Boy Scout at heart

(Oct. 24, 2009) Jim build a fire pit right by our patio yesterday, and we agree that he loves it and I don't. The house smells like smoke and the smoke detector went off several times.

Andrea Kaus (ChaosGraphics) > Pretty Stickery

(October 22, 2009) There were some distractions during the extreme cowboy race last weekend. I took this during one of the course walk throughs.

Andrea Kaus (ChaosGraphics) > With a bit of room to spare

(Oct. 21, 2009) This horse was taking no chances about clearing the logs, another well-known source of trolls for horses.

Andrea Kaus (ChaosGraphics) > Cool cat

(October 20, 2009) Gypsy is supposedly cooled down enough now, radioactivitywise, to go outside. So today she got her yard and life back. She wore herself out and is now crashed on the couch.

Andrea Kaus (ChaosGraphics) > Absolute focus

(October 19, 2009) This is the winner of the non-pro division and overall winner too.

I am quoting Becky Joiner here, who filled in the background for me in the comment section below: "This is David Rivera and he won the Vaquero Days race in 2008 also. He is a 7th generation Californio so this was a great honor for him to win it again this year ! He worked very hard to achieve this goal. Badger is his horse and he is 18 years young as you can see in his pictures they have an enormous bond between them and that is achieved from hours and hours spent together."

For more shots of the event: http://chaosgraphics.smugmug.com/Horses/EXCA-Descanso-October17/10025080_baedf#686415019_jZYtb
All I can say is that it was a joy to watch all the competitors work with their horses through each course. Each ride was a demonstration of a true partnership.

Andrea Kaus (ChaosGraphics) > The Great Tarp Monster strikes again

(October 18, 2009) After the event, one of the organizers schooled a horse over a tarp that had been part of one of the obstacles. Most horses think tarps only cover trolls, and this was no exception.

If you are interested in the Extreme Cowboy Race event, tomorrow I will start posting the event shots in several separate galleries.

Andrea Kaus (ChaosGraphics) > Who is that blue horse?

(Oct. 17, 2009) Not a great shot, but I include it because Larry is coming out of the cattle pen right by the banner advertising his services -- with photos I took of him a few months ago. Larry and his owner had an outstanding go, and are in second place for the non-pros right now.

Andrea Kaus (ChaosGraphics) > Mateo

(Oct. 16, 2009) This is the horse that one of the judges is riding. He has watched every ride and every person himself, and I'm sure he has an opinion too.

Mimic

(Oct. 29, 2009) Red-shafted flicker, female, and male house finch striking a pose.

Andrea Kaus (ChaosGraphics) > Mimic

(Oct. 29, 2009) Red-shafted flicker, female, and male house finch striking a pose.

Mimic

(Oct. 29, 2009) Red-shafted flicker, female, and male house finch striking a pose.

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