Well I guess that pictures of people in trams aren't that popular then, so here's something a little more true to form ;-)
And I don't really have anything to say about this shot other than a) I really like it, and b) that if I were to do it again I'd make sure that the blue stick attached to the windmill was angled the other way round; i.e. bottom-left to top-right rather than vice versa, as I think it slightly unbalances the image this way round. Other than that though I do like this one, albeit something of a clichéd take on the British seaside summer.
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comment byanson at 01:36 AM (GMT) on 2 August, 2004
Really nice shot. Great colours. Reminds me a lot of Martin Parr!
comment byJason D- at 01:55 AM (GMT) on 2 August, 2004
Bummer about the hotlinkers. I use NetNewsWire to read all my sites and was wondering why the images just went all wonky. Anyway how much post processing did you do to this to get the colors to pop so much? Just upping the saturation or anything else? It would have been fun if you could have gotten some similar blur on the ferris wheel too. Great shot.
comment byAlison at 02:49 AM (GMT) on 2 August, 2004
This is great! I like that despite all the fun...ism and bright colors, there's still trash on the beach. Awesome, awesome shot, though I would have to agree about the angle of the pinwheel.
comment byAndy at 03:59 AM (GMT) on 2 August, 2004
This picture is great... but I can't help thinking that it's missing something. I'd really like to see it with the ferris wheel in focus as well. Also, how much the pinwheel is moving bothers me too. I think it would be really cool if you used a flash to stop the movement of the pinwheel, but still had the motion blur for the remainder of the exposure. (although with this change, I probably wouldn't want to see the Ferris wheel in focus)
Don't get me wrong, I really like this photo, just think it could be truly great!
comment by Nicole at 06:35 AM (GMT) on 2 August, 2004
Well, I haven't seen anything like it before. I think its a wonderful picture, to say the least.
comment by**sirop at 06:56 AM (GMT) on 2 August, 2004
vivid rolling. yes.
comment bymyla at 07:20 AM (GMT) on 2 August, 2004
Actually I disagree -- I think if the stick were going in the other direction you'd feel like the shot was going to fall over (if that made sense), I love the motion and the color in this. It almost looks like your reflection in the middle of the pinwheel, well done!
comment byHenry at 07:33 AM (GMT) on 2 August, 2004
This shot reminds me of Santa Monica beach here in Southern California- the ferris wheel and bridge right by the sea. This shot is full of motion and live colors!
I'd have prefered the whole shot in focus and I actually think the image works with the wheel leaning in the way it does. The super-velvia super-saturated look is good. I'm off to Blackpool for a couple of days myself soon and now i've got some ideas :)
glorious sunny places, full of sizzling surprises. those colours were written under my eye-lids three years ago, in blackpool.
comment byFrank at 02:23 PM (GMT) on 2 August, 2004
I also disagree about the tilt of the pinwheel. With it tilted as it is, it draws your eyes more to the center rather than the borders -- it feels more related to the Ferris wheel. (Ferris was a person, it should be initial cap..)
comment byJason D- at 03:32 PM (GMT) on 2 August, 2004
I disagree on the angle of the stick btw. The bracing pole on the ferris wheel adds symmetry. Move it the other way and the whole image would have a leaning right feel like you're falling out of the frame but that's just my opinion :-)
comment byUrbanite at 08:35 PM (GMT) on 2 August, 2004
Ack. I have just come back from a 2 week seaside holiday and longed to take a photo like that, I think it's lovely. I'm adding mine to my photoblog as we speak, there's nothing like the good old British seaside is there ?
comment byDanielle at 08:40 PM (GMT) on 2 August, 2004
this picture just brings thoughts of happiness and summer.
the building in the background to the right seems a little out of place though. still, i absolutely love this picture, great work :)
comment byLiisa at 09:09 PM (GMT) on 2 August, 2004
wow, the swirl is just gorgeous!! as well as the colors!
comment bymatto at 09:12 PM (GMT) on 2 August, 2004
Is this in Blackpool? I love your shots from there, and this one is great.
Commenting because I had to also disagree about the pinwheel stick. I think it's a completely moot point frankly, but if I had to choose I'd leave it as is.
comment byDiana at 09:42 PM (GMT) on 2 August, 2004
Wow. This is a gorgeous picture.
comment bylynn at 09:56 PM (GMT) on 2 August, 2004
it's ALIVE! what can be lovelier that that?
(and trust frank to know about things like Ferris: wonderful..)
comment byJasper at 10:19 PM (GMT) on 2 August, 2004
This picture really has a 'summer-feel' to it. I like it and I don't agree with some others concerning the dof (ferris wheel out of focus).
comment byZero at 10:27 PM (GMT) on 2 August, 2004
This shot is right up my alley. I love the blurred colors and the sense of motion is great. It looks like it's moving super fast.
comment by Maxine at 01:09 AM (GMT) on 3 August, 2004
Another crazy creative pic. Love it! The idea and the result are beautiful. Well done :)
comment by p23e at 06:50 AM (GMT) on 3 August, 2004
-NICE COLORS...Great shot!
comment byReza at 07:40 AM (GMT) on 3 August, 2004
Nice shot....very good eye...I would think the direction of the stick is fine as it leads the eye towards both the wheel and swirl.
comment byJames at 04:09 PM (GMT) on 6 August, 2004
Jesus! this one really jumps off the screen, well done.
Well I guess that pictures of people in trams aren't that popular then, so here's something a little more true to form ;-)
And I don't really have anything to say about this shot other than a) I really like it, and b) that if I were to do it again I'd make sure that the blue stick attached to the windmill was angled the other way round; i.e. bottom-left to top-right rather than vice versa, as I think it slightly unbalances the image this way round. Other than that though I do like this one, albeit something of a clichéd take on the British seaside summer.
capture date
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
focal length
image quality
white balance
cropped?
12.22pm on 30/7/04
f8.0
1/100
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50
9.1mm
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Really nice shot. Great colours. Reminds me a lot of Martin Parr!
Bummer about the hotlinkers. I use NetNewsWire to read all my sites and was wondering why the images just went all wonky. Anyway how much post processing did you do to this to get the colors to pop so much? Just upping the saturation or anything else? It would have been fun if you could have gotten some similar blur on the ferris wheel too. Great shot.
This is great! I like that despite all the fun...ism and bright colors, there's still trash on the beach. Awesome, awesome shot, though I would have to agree about the angle of the pinwheel.
This picture is great... but I can't help thinking that it's missing something. I'd really like to see it with the ferris wheel in focus as well. Also, how much the pinwheel is moving bothers me too. I think it would be really cool if you used a flash to stop the movement of the pinwheel, but still had the motion blur for the remainder of the exposure. (although with this change, I probably wouldn't want to see the Ferris wheel in focus)
Don't get me wrong, I really like this photo, just think it could be truly great!
Well, I haven't seen anything like it before. I think its a wonderful picture, to say the least.
vivid rolling. yes.
Actually I disagree -- I think if the stick were going in the other direction you'd feel like the shot was going to fall over (if that made sense), I love the motion and the color in this. It almost looks like your reflection in the middle of the pinwheel, well done!
This shot reminds me of Santa Monica beach here in Southern California- the ferris wheel and bridge right by the sea. This shot is full of motion and live colors!
Another supersaturated shot. Very cool to show focus and time blur in the same image.
I'd have prefered the whole shot in focus and I actually think the image works with the wheel leaning in the way it does. The super-velvia super-saturated look is good. I'm off to Blackpool for a couple of days myself soon and now i've got some ideas :)
glorious sunny places, full of sizzling surprises. those colours were written under my eye-lids three years ago, in blackpool.
I also disagree about the tilt of the pinwheel. With it tilted as it is, it draws your eyes more to the center rather than the borders -- it feels more related to the Ferris wheel. (Ferris was a person, it should be initial cap..)
I disagree on the angle of the stick btw. The bracing pole on the ferris wheel adds symmetry. Move it the other way and the whole image would have a leaning right feel like you're falling out of the frame but that's just my opinion :-)
Ack. I have just come back from a 2 week seaside holiday and longed to take a photo like that, I think it's lovely. I'm adding mine to my photoblog as we speak, there's nothing like the good old British seaside is there ?
this picture just brings thoughts of happiness and summer.
the building in the background to the right seems a little out of place though. still, i absolutely love this picture, great work :)
wow, the swirl is just gorgeous!! as well as the colors!
Is this in Blackpool? I love your shots from there, and this one is great.
Commenting because I had to also disagree about the pinwheel stick. I think it's a completely moot point frankly, but if I had to choose I'd leave it as is.
Wow. This is a gorgeous picture.
it's ALIVE! what can be lovelier that that?
(and trust frank to know about things like Ferris: wonderful..)
This picture really has a 'summer-feel' to it. I like it and I don't agree with some others concerning the dof (ferris wheel out of focus).
This shot is right up my alley. I love the blurred colors and the sense of motion is great. It looks like it's moving super fast.
Another crazy creative pic. Love it! The idea and the result are beautiful. Well done :)
-NICE COLORS...Great shot!
Nice shot....very good eye...I would think the direction of the stick is fine as it leads the eye towards both the wheel and swirl.
Jesus! this one really jumps off the screen, well done.