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|| SportsShooter.com: Member Message Board One of the most special assignments in my life. Jim Urquhart, Photographer Salt Lake City | UT | USA | Posted: 10:07 PM on 05.10.12 ->> This week I got back from Montana where I covered one of the most meaningful assignments in my life. I covered the very last horse drive by the Mantle family who supply horses to dude ranches and outfitters throughout the west, including the horses you ride at Yellowstone National Park. I had previously shot a horse drive by them a year ago, but the Mantles are selling their ranch, getting out of the very demanding and financially risky horse business and moving into cattle. So Reuters sent me back to cover the last drive. This is not a dude ranch drive where riders drive cattle one way and the next set of tourist drives the cattle back. This is one of the few real drives of a large herd of horses that are being driven for a purpose. With more and more horse related businesses shutting their doors, these types of drives are becoming a memory. I was fortunate to be part of one of the last out there. The blog I wrote about it can be found here http://blogs.reuters.com/photographers-blog/2012/05/09/montanas-fading-cowb.../ The big image gallery can be found here. http://blogs.reuters.com/fullfocus/2012/05/09/last-of-the-cowboys/#a=1 Any constructive feedback would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Jimmy  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Greg Kendall-Ball, Photographer, Assistant Abilene | TX | USA | Posted: 10:56 PM on 05.10.12 ->> Very nicely done, Jim. A special assignment, indeed,  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Jack Kurtz, Photographer Phoenix | AZ | United States | Posted: 11:12 PM on 05.10.12 ->> great work Jim.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Randy Sartin, Photographer, Assistant Knoxville | TN | USA | Posted: 11:14 PM on 05.10.12 ->> That was awesome, had no idea that "horse drives" actually still happened, very cool images, well written, and thanks for sharing!  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Matt Cashore, Photographer South Bend | IN | USA | Posted: 1:45 PM on 05.11.12 ->> Very nice. But a more ringing endorsement is that from The Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/05/the-last-horse-drive/100295/  This post is:  Informative (2) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Les Stukenberg, Photographer, Photo Editor Prescott Valley | AZ | USA | Posted: 2:25 PM on 05.11.12 ->> Fantastic work Jim..  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Butch Miller, Photographer Lock Haven | PA | USA | Posted: 2:35 PM on 05.11.12 ->> Super work ... very well done ... thanks for sharing a bit of Americana ... even though it is a Swan Song ...  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Doug Strickland, Photographer Chattanooga | TN | USA | Posted: 2:49 PM on 05.11.12 ->> Great work Jim! This looks like it was a fantastic assignment to shoot, and you handled it beautifully.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Brett Groehler, Photographer Duluth | MN | USA | Posted: 3:41 PM on 05.11.12 ->> Great work. I like how you got the nice overall and the detail shots..many inexperience shooters would have forgotten to do both. I can almost feel the dust mud flying in some of these images... Well done!  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Mark Kauzlarich, Photo Editor, Student/Intern Madison | WI | | Posted: 9:10 PM on 05.11.12 ->> Fantastic work, and a story after my own heart. I like the off-the-beaten-path photo essays for things that are action-y but not necessarily sports.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Jim Urquhart, Photographer Salt Lake City | UT | USA | Posted: 9:34 PM on 05.12.12 ->> Thanks for the feedback. Witnessing the changing west is something I am fortunate to be able to document. It's also great to see this story get some tread and get out there.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Dennis Montgomery, Photographer, Assistant Ogden | UT | United States | Posted: 6:40 PM on 05.13.12 ->> Terrific work and really nice to see such a great story being told so well. It looks like its getting some well-deserved traction now too. Rob Galbraith had a link to the Atlantic.com website which ran the story with 27 images. Have to ask: Did you do this on horseback?  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Michael Stevens, Photographer, Assistant Glendale | AZ | USA | Posted: 10:21 AM on 05.17.12 ->> I could see that last silhouette photo hanging on a wall :)  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Greg Bartram, Photographer Dublin | OH | | Posted: 1:42 PM on 05.17.12 ->> Echoing Michael, that silhoutte image is the coolest shot I've seen so far this year...you've made the most of a fantastic opportunity!  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions John Meore, Photographer Tuxedo | NY | United States | Posted: 3:12 PM on 05.17.12 ->> Very cool images. Looks like it was a very rewarding assignment!  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Add your comments... If you'd like to add your comments to this thread, use this form. You need to be an active (paying) member of SportsShooter.com in order to post messages to the system. NOTE: If you would like to report a problem you've found within the SportsShooter.com website, please let us know via the 'Contact Us' form, which alerts us immediately. It is not guaranteed that a member of the staff will see your message board post. Thread Title: One of the most special assignments in my life. 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