Although it's not as intimate as being up close and capturing the gestures on their faces, I like the distance you've captured along with the hands in the air. Nice as always.

dave, i think the sky is *really* too blue. otherwise, a nice shot.

Super blue! I like putting my hands up on the way down. It's funny seeing the kid in front hanging on for dear life! Nice shot!

Nice color of the sky altough it is a difficult photo to take

My thoughts are that this would be better-captured if you were standing in between the camera and the coaster holding a bottle of Pepsi. But it could be just me :)

This is interesting. There is so much speed and power in these rides; to see it stopped in its tracks is quite striking.

The sky again, is really blue...and I dont recommend you get close to a coaster just for a shot...but if you have a zoom lens, go right ahead and get carefully close. I think the best way to capture this type of motion would be to pan the cars. Just my thoughts.

i would go for a slower shutter speed (and a tripod if needed), to capture the motion better

The sky is sooo great. I love the contrast of the coaster and the blue sky.

Personally, the first thing that smacked me in the face was the colour. Vibrant blue, with a streak of red running across. The overall picture gives me a sense of freedom. Nicely done.

Dave, what have you done to the sky? I dont think it can be that blue.

I like the framing on this one, as for trying to capture rollercoasters. I tried at the same place, but I got a closer shot of a different ride, only everyone has pretty boring expressions...must have been the ride :P As for the sky, nice to see you got some shots while the weather was bright and skies clear for the short times that it is.

Only one idea springs to mind for capturing the motion. Blur. Either of the cars (do they call them cars?) with a slow shutter or the background with panning. Bit conventional but there you go.

Or you could get on the ride and shoot from there. Not sure they'd approve though. Maybe a sneaky dinky camera is needed?

Or! You could do a multiple exposure, I suppose. Try and get everything streched out?

I'm just rambling now.

While you may be able to capture something like this in a different
way, I enjoy this one for what it is. The colors are great.

One more vote for "too blue"

Wonderful shot. To me the focus of the shot is on the structure and design of the coaster itself rather than on the experience of the ride. The people on the cars gives this pic a great sense of scale. They look tiny model figures.

uau, they look so tiny. i would never get in one of those

Gorgeous Shot! Great colors.

I think this one really gives an idea of how high it is. The viewer gets a real idea how big the ride is compared to the people. I like it.

i'm surprised there are no head restraints. all the coasters in America seem to have those.

That looks way fun! How'd you get a blue seamless that big? :-)

The riders aren't the single most important thing. The architecture, the curves of the coaster can be really interesting too. Like your previous shot...

Yeah, you can show motion with blur or pan affects, but I like that you've shown motion without those.

I read something today (in National Geographic) about a baby not fearing a snake naturally but can immediately learn it from others. This shot has action because we've learned it already; it has fear of heights because we've learned that; and it has fear of falling because that structure and those cars look like toothpicks and balsa wood!

Any doubts? Just look at the people!

A very thrilling pic indeed. Most of us could probably quote a huge portion of the rules of photography ... but there are rules we don't understand yet. You have a nice way of discovering art elements that pass almost everyone else in the crowd. With this shot, you've captured learning and emotions in a way that works but most of us couldn't explain why. I sense you like this pic more than you're able to explain.

Like it alot, the colours the contrasts, the shot represents pure joy to me...

Technically a very brillliant shot, both in the exposure and in post-process. Composition is very good and smart.

To me though, the title says it all.

Pepsi Max, that’s how much emotion I get from this shot. The oversaturated colors, the perfection in the composition, it feels totally like a shot for an early 90s Pepsi commercial. It too clean and almost sterilized. Sorry if I’m being negative here, but I really think you took it too far. Or: you took it far enough too convey this »over-commercial« feeling. I’m only saying this because it’s you, and I know you have taken better pictures and will take more.

quite nice
I'd be happy with it - distant emotion in blue - very nice for what it is

henning: Pepsi Max is the name of the ride - it has some sort of sponsorhsip deal going on.

As for me: I like the vivid blue - I presume it is has been 'breathed' on to get this colour.

Any chance of a few pointers on how to get such a vivid blue without affecting the other stuff. I have tried similar things, but always end up with everything looking a shade of the colour I am trying to enhance.

Wonderful color in this shot? How could make in every shot this great color?
Let me know
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Excellent composition! Colour balance is awesome. The blue mixing with the white and red. Great job!

i'm thinking that a better composition could have chosen such as...

1. one that does not center the coaster/people but had them on the far right to better suggest motion to the left, 2. one that does not capture a side profile but at least a 3/4 capture to add more depth, 3. one that has more stuctures to suggest how 'large' of a ride this is OR one that more emphahsis on the people to suggest the fun/fear factor of the ride

just my 2 cents. neither right or wrong, just hope it causes some thought.

Thanks everyone.

As for the blue: this was achieved by using Selective Color to darken the blue and cyan, but no more so that if I'd used a polariser and Curves.

As if you get sky that blue in Blackpool. As if.

I'm new to your site, and fairly new to this whole photoblogging lark.

I like it :)

Hi Dave,
My initial reaction was that you'd over egged it with the blue but when I looked at it again I realised that it's stunning against the white, red and dark blue of the posts. It looks really good. Not as surreal as I first thought but a happy shot of people having fun in glorious sunshine...or photoshop!
S

is that really a rollercoaster? ... to me it looks so plastic, like it is a model ... which roller coaster is it? Don't get me wrong, this is an awesome photograph ...