This month's Picture This! call was for "Colorful Carnivals"
and readers responded with a wide range of shots from the midway. In many of
the pictures you can almost hear the delighted screams of those on the rides
and the barkers calling to the crowd to try their luck. Many of the shots were
made at night, the time and light being the most complimentary to the fairs.
And all took our watchword of "colorful" seriously, with each shot
displaying the highly saturated--some would say garish--paints, baubles,
and lights that make these such magical spaces for young and old alike.
Circus Star |
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Keith Vanstone shot this clown at the Royal Hanneford Circus in
Auburn Hills, Michigan, with his Nikon F4 and Nikkor 28-85mm lens
on Fujicolor 200 film (which he developed at home). He digitized
the negative with an Epson 2450 scanner and did some Photoshop
magic on the image.
© 2006, Keith Vanstone, All Rights Reserved
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Trinity Square Fair |
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Aside from adding a gradient background, John Matthews assured
us that this amazing color and light was "straight from
the camera." Matthews shot the carousel at Trinity Square
Fair in Nottingham, England, with a Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F828 camera
on autoexposure and autofocus.
© 2006, John Matthews, All Rights Reserved
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Wild Bill's Curly Fries |
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culinary delights of the midway are displayed with rich color
in this photo by Anthony Ruiz. He photographed with a Nikon D70
and Nikkor 18-70mm lens with an exposure of f/16 at 1/500 sec
at ISO 200.
© 2006, Anthony Ruiz, All Rights Reserved
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Yo-Yo |
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Now here's a ride for the brave and foolhardy. Jeffrey LeBlanc
made this shot at the Evergreen State Fair in Monroe, Washington,
with a Nikon D200 and Sigma 17-35mm lens on a Bogen 3031 tripod.
Exposure was f/4 at 1.6 seconds. LeBlanc had a friend stand in
the corner of the frame to show, as he wrote, "...how
big the Yo-Yo really was!"
© 2006, Jeffrey LeBlanc, All Rights Reserved
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Swings |
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Randy C. Finch wrote: "My son and I decided to ride the
big swings while at the carnival. I snapped this photo of my son
in the swing directly in front of me...while spinning around
at a fast clip." Finch used a Pentax Optio 550 with 38mm
(equivalent) lens with an exposure of f/2.8 at 1/8 sec.
© 2006, Randy C. Finch, All Rights Reserved
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Tunnel Ride |
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The spinning tunnel frames the still sitter in a colorful display
of motion and form in this shot by Steve Bibiano. He photographed
with a Canon EOS 10D with a 17-35mm Sigma lens. Exposure was f/18
at 1/15 sec.
© 2006, Steve Bibiano, All Rights Reserved
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Sicilian Carnevale |
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Joseph Zarba sent us this shot from what he told us was "Il
piu Bel Carnevale di Sicilia" (the most beautiful Carnevale
in Sicily). This colorful float was photographed with an Olympus
C-7070 with an exposure of f/2.8 at 1/50 sec at ISO 400.
© 2006, Joseph Zarba, All Rights Reserved
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Tickets |
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Carnival art has an aesthetic all its own, and Paul Mosher composed
to include a number of examples and the ticket booth that gets
you in. He photographed with a Canon EOS 20D and Sigma 18-125mm
zoom lens. Exposure was f/8 at 1/125 sec at ISO 100.
© 2006, Paul Mosher, All Rights Reserved
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How Many Calories Can You Fit In One Frame? |
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That's the question Wendy Kaveney posed with her shot at
the Indiana State Fair. She photographed with a Canon EOS 1D and
Canon 75-300mm lens at the 300mm focal length, which compressed
the space between these booths. Exposure was f/11 at 1/125 sec
at ISO 100.
© 2006, Wendy Kaveney, All Rights Reserved
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Pacific Wheel |
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Mark Messerly made this dynamic and colorful shot at the Santa
Monica Pier with a Hasselblad 500 EL/M on Fujichrome RVP 100F
film using a polarizing filter. Exposure was f/16 at 1/30 sec.
© 2006, Mark Messerly, All Rights Reserved
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