FORT WORTH STOCKYARDS

For the drovers heading longhorn cattle up the Chisholm Trail to the railheads, Fort Worth was the last major stop for rest and supplies. Beyond Fort Worth they would have to deal with crossing the Red River into Indian Territory. Between 1866 and 1890 more than four million head of cattle were trailed through Fort Worth which was soon known as “Cowtown” and had its own disreputable entertainment district several blocks south of the Courthouse area that was known all over the West as “Hell’s Half Acre”. When the railroad finally arrived in 1876, Fort Worth became a major shipping point for livestock. This prompted plans in 1887 for the construction of the Union Stockyards about two and one half miles north of the Tarrant County Courthouse. It went into full operation about 1889. visit my web site for more HDR photos of the area: http://www.ardasphotography.com/fort-worth-stockyards.html

Good job with composition and very nice nice capture of sun, however, if I were you I would keep sky much cleaner and look pleasant, also would clon out the top part of the tree on the right side...

thanks for comment. I am not familar with cloning out process. do you know any website describes how to do? thank you