Maryland State Fair
Maryland State Fair
Maryland State Fair
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Sep, 2012Views
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Awards
Chatter Award
Legendary Award
Runner Up in Carnival Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Carnival Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Circle Photo Contest
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Peer Award
Absolute Masterpiece
Superb Composition
Outstanding Creativity
Top Choice
Superior Skill
Exceptional Contrast
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Magnificent Capture
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DearTam
September 19, 2012
Awesome! Congratulations for your September Feature! Peer Award given & a favorite!
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edazz
September 19, 2012
Congrats! Fantastic shot, great lines, vivid color, contrast, composition, detail, clarity, creativity, well done! Awarded for Outstanding Creativity and favorite!
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veronicakeddy
September 19, 2012
This is absolutely fantastic! Great job, well deserved recognition.
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FrankSomma
September 21, 2012
This is one of the best fair shots I've ver seen. Geez it's on the cover isn't it, nuf said!!
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michaeltillman
August 18, 2014
This is great, The Arizona State Fair has the same ride every year. I have a shot of the same ride at a different angle. Your view is straight ahead; mine is at roughly a 35- 40 degree angle. Check it out if you get a chance. This is really a good shot. Congrats on your runner-up.
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RDVPhotography
May 26, 2015
Thought I had seen this before but must have been another shot. This is magnificent!
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Behind The Lens
Location
Maryland State Fair, Timonium, MarylandTime
Evening - well after the sun had set.Lighting
Shooting lights at the fair can be harsh; I tried to find a spot to shoot this where the lights of the ride would be the feature, but the glow of the midway could still be seen to give them perspective.Equipment
Canon 5d Mark II, 24-105mm Canon L-series lens, no flash, and a monopod that had legs (smaller footprint than a traditional tripod) and a cable release.Inspiration
I really wanted to capture the ferris wheel (left); seems like everyone I've ever known has tried to capture movement by using the lights on amusement rides. As a kid I love the way the lights just made me feel happy - but I noticed that the Zipper moved in a much more interesting pattern once it started to loop all the way over. While I was experimenting with exposure I saw the full loop resulted in something that looked like a favorite childhood toy, a spirograph.Editing
I spent more time trying to get this shot than I did post processing it. While the ferris wheel ran at regular intervals, the Zipper didn't run as often and waiting for it to complete the loop seemed like it took forever. Post processing was simply a matter of dropping the shot into photoshop and lowering the luminosity of some of the brighter colors, white, yellow and increasing the saturation. I finished it with a little sharpening since I shoot all my images in raw.In my camera bag
Basic stuff, a 50mm fixed lens, a doubler, extra batteries, extra cards, a flashlight for night shooting to double check exposures and focus, cleaning cloth and shutter release. For something with a big crowd I travel as light as possible..Feedback
Be patient and never become so set on one thing not to notice other things around you. I had to patiently stand thru several rides before I figured the timing for how long I had to expose the shot for to capture the complete loop. On something like this I make sure I know any crowd policies before I go, bag restrictions, tripod restrictions. I try to stake out a spot of the way and check the results on the playback. Take extra batteries and have fun~!
