Volume 6 , Issue 13

Wild West Oklahoma June 11-13, 2004...

"I just read the April 2004 issue of OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHER magazine and discovered this announcement on page 84, concerning a summer photo photography event: Wild West Oklahoma June 11-13, 2004 -- 'If you've ever dreamed of photographing the Real Wild West as it was a hundred years ago, dreams could become reality at the Selman Ranch Roundup and Cattle Drive. Covering 16,000 acres along the Cimarron River breaks in Northwestern Oklahoma, the ranch is home to some 100 Texas longhorn cattle, which are tended by cowboys the old-fashioned way, with ropers on horseback, branding irons heated on a wood fire and chow from a horse-drawn chuckwagon. Capture this rapidly disappearing lifestyle during a three-day photo session to photograph cowboys at work, a longhorn cattle drive, a roundup, windmills, prairie sunsets, and ample country wildlife. Lodging and some meals will be available in the ranch bunkhouse on a first-come, first-served basis. Rooms also are available in nearby Woodward, Okla. Local ranchers will help photographers ensure the subject matter is accessible, and culturally and historically correct. For more information, contact: Sue Selman, Selman Ranch, (580) 256-2006, www.selmanranch.com.'
     It seems to me that perhaps Freedom could benefit from this, if someone could get the word out -- certainly the Longbranch Cafe, Stables Restaurant and Cantina, the Cedar Canyon Lodge, Plainview Steakhouse, and the Sage & Saddle B&B. Some folks attending the event might even add a day or two to their trip, if they knew that great photo opportunities (meals and lodging) are available right here in Freedom. Add the state parks at Boiling Springs, Alabaster Caverns, Little Sahara, and the Great Salt Plains -- and this region becomes even MORE ATTRACTIVE to an Outdoor Photographer." -- Rod   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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