"Whirlygig"

I love this. Great capture. Love the words on the sign too.

Great shot David! Very nice even lighting all over and fine composition.

lovely capture! great treatment

A really clean shot, great!

Beautifully done mate, love it!

Beautiful shot, great use of colour.

Excellent capture – very eye-catching!

Amazing capture! Excellent work! Congrats on making homepage!

I also wanted to say spectacular nighttime shot and it looks like a spaceship!

Great shot!!

Hi Dave,
In my previous life on RB, I posted a pic of a similar ride to this, which had all the makings of a ‘Close Encounters’ feel about it. I titled it ‘Is anyone out there?’.
Maybe I’ll post it again!!!
It’s good to see that you captured it in twilight.

great capture and love the feel and mood that you have managed to create

Brilliant

Hi Dave,
If you shoot over to my page, you can see the shot I mention above.

“The work behind the work” This image was created with a Nikon D200, tripod, long exposure setting (in camera program that limits noise and artifacts on longer exposures), and lots of work. The work included two years due to the placement of this and other rides at the Florida State Fair were this image was taken (Rides can change there location each year). The first year I shot these rides the images were very good however I felt something was just not right, and that was not getting the late sunlight in the background. The other issues were getting the ferris wheel to stop moving and to catch the Whirlygig at just the right moment during its run (It moves all over the place) and to get the color of the lights I wanted (The lights on the ride turn various colors during its run). So on a cold Florida night in February I finally got the image I had in mind a year before.

So well done, technically difficult and well executed!

david you can stand tall and proudon this work.its as close to perfection asive ever seen.well done.asuperb image.a typical front page image.

David, please please please add this image to my group ‘All the Fun of the Fair’ What with it being taken at a fair and all :-)

Regards
Andrew

Thanks to everybody who made a comment and favorited this work. It is one of my favorite images and brings back found memories of my childhood.

This photo is beautiful and it would be an honor if you could add it to our group All About Florida

beautiful night capture, excellent exposure, great timing (patience is a virtue when we walk around with a camera ! lol)...
my best, francis.

Thanks artsandelimage! It actually took me two years to pull off my vision of this image. It was well worth the patience.

wow….............. thanks for adding this piece of wonder to our group !.. i really am digging this movement and fun at the florida state fair.

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