The Possibilities Are Endless With Photography
Swing Ride at the NC State Fairground - Oct 2009
This could be a finely detailed woodcut or a reversed pen and ink drawing but it’s actually an excellent image captured with a Canon 40D. Mike was taking a course at Wake Tech to get up to speed on digital technology after some years away from photography. The class visited the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh to practice night shots and the use of a slow shutter to indicate motion. “I decided to try it as B&W because there were basically only 2 colors in the picture, the yellowish lights of the ride itself and the black background of the sky. I think it works nicely because of the stark contrast”, says Mike. There is a grace and lightness in the almost feathery tracings of light radiating from the center that makes the photograph something special. In spite of all the lines, it’s clean and uncluttered.
really like this one, I’m not sure that I would have thought to go B&W on it. nice shot
a fantastic shot , i didnt know what it was, amazing with slow shutter speed you got it. it first i thought a ceiling fan, well done
Surreal for sure. But where are the swings?? I think the photo is the more interesting for their absence, but still curious about a swing ride with no swings.
I like it a lot, very imaginative use of slow shutter speed, looks at first glimpse like a futuristic spaceship part or something. B&W really made this shot all the more eye-catching.
Mike, this has all the makings of a scene from Fritz Lang’s Metropolis. Superb.