Arlington County Fair

Okay - I'm not even going to ask for ratings on this ... just input. Roger K. was telling me about using the "bulb" setting on my camera. A week later, there was a County Fair in Arlington (fairs in highly urban suburbs always look very different than fairs in the rural areas!) Anyway, they had a few carnival rides set up there, so I did some shooting with the "bulb" setting, and this is one of the shots I liked. What do you think?

 

Also, a side note. When I added the layer, increased the canvas size, and used the drop shadow, it picked up the slight bit of yellowish section near the top right edge. What's that all about? The edge was definitely straight before I did the drop shadow. Can anyone comment on that?

Any comments are appreciated!! :-)

Cool :) Looks like a UFO or something. Great capture, and I like your tilt quite a lot!

what is the "bulb" setting? this is really cool! it might be fun to add some lens flare to it, but it is terrific just as it is.

The "bulb" setting, on the fully manual setting on the dial, you keep spinning the dial to make the shutter speed longer and longer. After the highest time setting on the shutter speed it will say "bulb". That means that the shutter will stay open as long as you have your finger on the button. (I'm not sure if it works for every camera, or if it's just for Canons....) It's cool ... I found a couple of laser pointers in my teacher stuff, and want to try some laser pointer stuff. :-)

Cool! I've been wanting to try that style of photo myself, but haven't had a chance yet. I honestly thought when I first saw this that is was an art-deco style torchier lamp and an overhead light shining down on it! :) I'd love to see more shots from the fair in this style...did you take many?

 

Leslie

Oh, yeah - I took a LOT ... and most aren't worth the disc space that they take up. But I'll post some of the okay ones eventually! Thanks for your visit! :-)

Good movement and color. I haven't tried doing this, so I can't add anything. Nice work.

Hey! Heading off into Wilson territory here? Good impact and I like the light top left. I find an exposure of about 1/10 to 1/15 second often works well on this sort of subject as it gives blur but also leaves enough detail and can be hand held with a bit of practise or soemthing to lean against.