Sol y Sombra

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A picador pics a bull, Carazo (ganadería El Batan), for matador Christian Aparicio.

Photographed at the L.A. Cetto Vineyards in April, 2016.

Around the Bullring: Plaza San Marcos

On October 30,2021, there was a corrida for retired matadors as well as one novillero from Colombia, which took place in Plaza San Marcos in Aguascalientes, as part of the Festival de las Calaveras.

Here are a few scenes from before and during the corrida.

One of the novillos relaxes in the corrals before the event:

One of the bullring attendants:

I believe that this is the horse ridden by the Alguacilillo during the paseillo (opening procession):

The Alguacilillo would perform double-duty as a picador:

The picador's horse, ready for duty:

A member of the plaza's band heads towards his seat:

Bullring assistants enjoy a light moment:

Banderillas and capotes await the toreros:

Young aficionados:

Festival de las Calaveras, Aguascalientes, Novillada: Picadors and Banderilleros

With the novillo Antepasado (ganadería San Martín), for Alejandro Adame:

A Banderillero with Campo Santo, for Emiliano Robledo:

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Alejandro Martinez Vertíz leads his bull to the picador.

Photographed in Tizimín, Yucatan, on January 16, 2011.

I have always liked the timeless appearance of this photo.

Almost all of the photos I took this day include the interesting hand-constructed three-level bullring in the background. I was sitting in the third level, with my feet dangling over the edge, like the fans in the picture.

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A very abstract shadow of a picador and his horse.

Photographed at the LA Cetto winery bullring on October 8, 2008.

The look of this photo (and others like it) is partly made in the camera (a long exposure) and partly in Photoshop (various techniques to accentuate edges, etc.)

 

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A picador, at the plaza de toros in San Benito, Spain.

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A picador, at La Petatera in Colima, Mexico, on February 14, 2016.

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A picador at Tijuana's Plaza Monumental, on April 10, 2016.

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Picadors, at a bullfight at the bullring at the LA Cetto winery in April, 2016.

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A picador watches as Enrique Ponce leads the bull to the other picador. Photographed at La Petatera bullring in Colima, Mexico, in February of this year.