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A completely unmanipulated picture. The effect was achieved by

panning the camera roughly at the same speed as the carusel. Thank

you for your comments.

Excellent shot Dimitris. The child is very clear and at the same time the photo is with a lot of mouvement. Regards.

Saludos cordiales amigo. Thank you very much.

Very nice try Dimitri and a very good result.

regards,

 

Panayotis

Thank you Panayioti, I practiced the pan before hand -:)To achieve this in PS would not be as convincinly natural. Best regards.

Excellent panning Dimitri.

Thank you Mihali, I have not reinvented the wheel though..-:)Following a moving subject with the camera set at a fairly high speed and pressing the shutter at the end of the pan, is a technique well known to most photographers. Best regards.

Good morning from Athens.Chilly today.After Saturday's night eating and drinking,this image is a great gift to start the new day!

Everything but the girl seems like raki and then wine side effects I had yesterday!

Shall I suspect that is a scan of the 80's?

Very successful panning,reminds me of similar shots, taken on Formula I races!

I'll be here for you friend!

What a lovely start of my day your comment has made! And you are right, this is a scan of the late eighties and it was shot on black and white film. Take care my friend and thank you again.

... wonder if she loved these carousels as much as I did when a child. Remember how much work it was to pick out which horse to ride on, then making the selection, would give the horse a secret name, and then he was my horse. I remember that riding, the world looked like this photo, a streak and a blur, and only what was right in my immediate proximity was clear ... that which moved with the horses. I always liked the outside horses for that reason ... the sensation of speed was greater ... the world even more blurred as the horse pumped up and down. This photo reminds me of these visceral sensations, Dimitris, hope you don't mind the recall.

..your words describe the look on the child's face. Is it not wonderful to be a child!! Of course I don't mind you recalling, my friend. Reading your words is always a pleasure.

... technical this time. Just noticed how you are using a long lens on the pan, which even further isolates the girl amid the swirl of the carousel. Wonderful choice.

..for the life of me to the best of my recollection, looking at the photo here, I must have used the longest part of the lens at the time. I would also like to add, that I have been turning in my mind the feelings that you have so eloquently recollected in your first comment on this photo. That comment made it very clear in my mind, that identifying with the subject and knowing what they could be feeling, can create a better photo. Providing of course that one uses the appropriate technical means to execute the image.

... in my opinion ... eyes, a brain, and a heart. There are many that have only one, many that have two, but the best always have all three working. We see the subject, give it context, and then empathize.

..and since we are on the subject of what makes a good photograph my opinion is similar to yours and I would elaborate even further, contrary to general belief, the production of a good photograph is a rather a complex process involving five major factors:

The nature of the subject.

The personality of the photographer.

The photographers concept of the subject.

The technical execution of the photograph.

The audience for which the picture is intended.

It is impossible to say which of these factors is the most important since all are necessary and interrelated. A good photographer regards them as a unit and is able to balance the individual components so that the picture is harmoniously governed by the different demands. I will also add this little anecdote , Balafas, a famous Greek photographer who is now eighty-one years old said on the subject: Photography is very difficult, just because is so easy..

 

... ends up with philosophy. But fitting. Look how serious the little girl is. Thanks, Dimitris.

.. thank YOU, Dennis!

the pose of the child is a success, too

she seems to be a bit stable into another world... exploring Α-ΜΗΧΑΝΗ

 

still cant get how come and her horse seems moving

congratulations