Wellenflieger in Motion - canon 20d w/17-40

I love this machine, it can be seen at fairs the world over. This one is at the CNE in Toronto for the next two weeks. Last year I caught a few shots of it, including this one, but this year I'm not leaving without some night shots.

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  • shooter

    Miles this is lovely and s captures the experience and fun of this ride, I love the fact you can almost make out the riders on the edge....

    2006-08-21

  • RyanT

    This is really cool, I love the motion and the one kid that is kinda in focus. The gloomy weather reminds me of the "wicked fair" series I did.

    2006-08-21

  • Angus o'Eulci

    Do they order the same weather every year for the Ex?

    2006-08-21

  • Miles

    Ryan, I will have a lot more of these this year, fairs have always seemed a bit mysterious or spooky to me, something film noirish about them. I think 'Strangers on a Train' was a big influence on that!

    eulci, mid August is always stormy here. Last year, on the same day, there were big floods, a major road was washed away in the city. I think it's a rite of passage as autumn approaches. Today though is clear and blue with a few clouds, a good night for long exposures.

    2006-08-21

  • Mark

    Amazing!
    Love the motion and detail.
    Good job with the HDR.

    2006-08-21

  • Miles

    Thanks Mark, this isn't HDR though, it's two variations on a RAW file combined manually (is that different to HDR?). As well as overlaying I used curves adjustments and dodging and burning.

    2006-08-21

  • Tomasz

    Now, this is excellent!

    2006-08-21

  • chantal

    great shot! I like this a alot :)

    2006-08-21

  • David

    great shot. the motion and colour swirl makes the experience come alive. well done!

    2006-08-21

  • eterisk

    Lovely shot and I really like the processing.

    2006-08-21

  • Jordi Anton

    Great motion effect and clouds.

    2006-08-21

  • noushin

    This feels so alive and moving, colors are processed perfectly.

    2006-08-21

  • Robert

    Striking image; the contrast between sky and motion blurred color hold your attention; you think that something a little sinister is going to happen on that ride.

    2006-08-21

  • tatiana

    What a fantastic photo! I haven't seen a carousel this brilliant in years! The light was perfect to bring out all the jewel tones.. a bright sunny day just wouldn't have done this machine justice!!!

    2006-08-21

  • Ash

    excellent shot! like the shutter speed selection a lot!

    2006-08-21

  • SD

    Insane sky. I like it.

    2006-08-21

  • Gabe

    amazing shot Miles! Now I really need to go to EX and try either the ride out or shooting it.

    2006-08-22

  • Christian Wagner

    Absolutely stunning!! How did you do the post on this?? It's amazing!

    2006-08-22

  • susan B.

    this is so cool!
    Damn. You're making me want to learn these PS tricks.

    2006-08-22

  • thukai

    Your previous one is awesome, but I guess that I like this one even more. I really like the processing you've done here, but wonder why you didn't get a wider shot on this as you left something out on your previous as well - guess it suits the composition better :)

    2006-08-22

  • mucig

    Very cool.

    2006-08-22

  • Jonathan Greenwald

    An absolute masterpiece. I love the processing and composition.

    2006-08-22

  • Adrian

    Superb!

    2006-08-22

  • Ian

    Great effect - Looks cool!

    2006-08-22

  • armeen

    great post processing. the colors are very viberant and it looks like a very magical moment.

    2006-08-22

  • Miles

    Thanks everyone :)

    This was shot at 1/8s and f22 handheld. I also had a polarising filter on the lens which helped slow the exposure down some as well.

    For the processing I combined two versions of the RAW file, one for the sky and one for the rig. I did some curves adjustments, mainly to bring out the sky contrast, and then some dodging and burning, mostly on the riders and the of the machine itself where it was shadowy, using duplicate layers blended with 'multiply' and 'screen' along with layer masks.

    2006-08-22

  • zei andrei meriae

    Great blog with high quality photos! This is one of my favourites.

    2006-08-23

  • john paul

    Miles, really fun stuff - wild abandonment with a bit amounous brooding. Like the b&W clouds. - jp

    2006-08-23

  • Simon C

    Must be one of the most photographed fairground rides - this example is a good one.

    2006-08-26

  • Slowdown

    Wonderfull !!

    2006-08-29

  • Judith Polakoff

    Wow, it looks like the top of the thing is leaning and is about to pop off. Another excellent image of this ride.

    2006-09-03