Carnival Ride
Working on long exposures at the carnival. I was a little surprised at how short they were but the rides are bright.
Working on long exposures at the carnival. I was a little surprised at how short they were but the rides are bright.
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I took this picture in Emmitsburg, MD at a small charity carnival for Mother Seton school. They hold the carnival every year to raise funds for the elementary school. I was hoping to print and provide the image for a silent auction they hold every fall.Time
The carnival closed at 11 PM and I started figuring out this image at around 10 PM that evening. I wanted it fully dark and I wanted to frame in the right type of rides together across the image.Lighting
I spent a good amount of time working on the exposure. My thinking was centered on one revolution of the rides with good color and the right amount of blur. With one revolution I could also, "burn in", some of the parents standing around watching their children on the ride. I wanted the people visible to give context and life to the image, but still blurry.Equipment
I use a composite manfrotto tripod, Nikon D4, Nikkor 24-70 2.8, and a Nikon wireless remote.Inspiration
The carnival is an annual event and is a little old fashioned but still very popular in town. Lots of people go to talk as much as ride the rides. The idea is to take an image that is familiar for the silent auction but still have that artistic flair that makes it special, or hangable. It has that small town feel but is still cool.Editing
Not very much post processing. I edited in a little bit of contrast, sharpening, and blocked out a couple of lights off to one side.In my camera bag
Nikon D4, Nikkor 24-70 2.8, Nikkor 70-200 2.8 or Nikkor 14-24 2.8, light meter, nikon wireless remote, tripod plates, Nikon D800 flash, MagMod diffuser, and extra batteries and memory cards.Feedback
I setup for Bulb on these types of shots and usually start at ISO 200 at F11. I usually move down to a lower ISO immediately depending on how bright scene is within the frame. I typically manually time my open shutter time in even bracketed intervals. I started this image at three seconds and settled on 4.5 because it took that long to spin one revolution. For this image as well you have to wait till the ride is up to speed. I think it took three full rides before I got what I wanted.
