The Artist Ride is going stronger than ever after 26 years. It is held once a year at the Shearer Ranch, 20 miles north of Wall, South Dakota. About 150 authentic Old West models provide scrap for the artists. The ride is so popular that we now have to set limits on how many artists can come each year. Right now we have slots for 50 artists.
I prefer my manual film camera for the rich darks and lights (thanks to back lighting). Also, digital cameras have a sensor that corrects the “mistakes

June 2010
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Western Books & Movies
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- Bad Day at Round Rock
- Framing the West
- Best Photography of the True West
- Why do we have so few photos of Tombstone from the Fly studio?
- Why do cowboys always mount the horse from the left side?
- Do you know anything about lawman Commodore Perry Owens and his missing loot?
- In many Westerns, the women have long hair or long hair pulled back in a bun.
- I’ve been watching the miniseries Comanche Moon.
- In a six-team stagecoach you had the leaders and the wheelers.
- Reno, Nevada
- Jim Hatzell
- Ranch Style on a Budget
- Rich Riding in Cooper Landing
- The Mouse that Roared
- The Old Snake Trade Route
- The Invisible Indian Tribe
- Bent’s Fort’s 50th Anniversary
- Frontier Wedding Menus
- Feel Lucky, Clint?
- What to Wear This Summer
- Glacier’s Great Artists
- Meet Robert J. Conley
- Wyatt Goes Rogue
- Extreme Western History Adventures