Goat portraits
On Thursday I traveled to Hennessey to take pictures of two brothers who raise goats. Goats do not make the most patient subjects, but they are cute.
To see more photos and to read more on the Lough brothers, click here.
Carson Lough tires to control a goat during a portrait session pose at a barn in Hennessey, Okla., Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
A goat is pictured at a barn in Hennessey, Okla., Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
Carson, right, and Garrett lough pose with a goat at a barn in Hennessey, Okla., Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
— Sarah Phipps
A Visual Comparison
This weekend the photo staff covered a number of sporting events. I photographed two of them. As I was editing my pictures from the Winstar Casino Invitational PBR tour stop, I kept thinking back to photos from the Perfect 10 Challenge gymnastics event that I covered the night before. Below are some of the similarities I noticed between gymnastics and bull riding.
Left, Oklahoma's Sara Stone competes on the beam during the Perfect 10 Challenge. Right, Justin Koon flies off Sam during the Winstar World Casino Invitational PBR tour
Left, Oklahoma's Madison Mooring puts chalk on her feet before competing on the beam during the Perfect 10 Challenge. Right, Flames pour out of a prop bull's head during the introductions of the Winstar World Casino Invitational PBR tour.
Left, Oklahoma's Rebecca Clark competes on the vault during the Perfect 10 Challenge. Right, Austin Meier flies off Mulligan Man during the Winstar World Casino Invitational PBR tour.
Competitors stand during the national anthem before the Winstar World Casino Invitational PBR tour and the Perfect 10 Challenge.
You can see more photos from the Perfect 10 Challenge by clicking here or check out more PBR tour pictures from Saturday night here.
-Bryan Terry
Trip to Tener’s for the Jim Thorpe winner
Jim Thorpe Award winner Morris Claiborne, left, is fitted for a cowboy hat by Tener's Western Outfitters general manager Heath Jones in Oklahoma City, Monday, February 6, 2012. Tener's gives the recipient of the Jim Thorpe Award a pair of cowboy boots and hat each year. Photo By Steve Gooch, The Oklahoman
While the banquet for the Jim Thorpe Award is tonight, maybe the coolest part of the winner Morris Claiborne’s trip to Oklahoma City happened yesterday when he visited Tener’s Western Outfitters to receive his cowboy hat and pair of boots. Staff photographer Steve Gooch was there for the annual tradition.
Jim Thorpe Award winner Morris Claiborne looks for a pair of boots at Tener's Western Outfitters in Oklahoma City, Monday, February 6, 2012. Tener's gives the recipient of the Jim Thorpe Award a pair of cowboy boots and hat each year. Photo By Steve Gooch, The Oklahoman
-Nate Billings
