thanks

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The high contrast is just awesome lookin! I also like how the black and white gives it a slightly nostolgic feeling, like a sharp memory from childhood. Very cool photo!

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oh wow, what a great comparison. I love that idea of a childhood memory I know exactly what you mean. thanks !

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Blur is something I'm very critical of in my own work. I avoid it assiduously.
But this blur is nice and crisp, and the high contrast means no grainage (another thing I work to avoid).
The composition is outstanding and I can imagine this on a desktop as much as mounted in a gallery or an art show.
I think I could do without the clouds, or they could be larger and have more importance, but I think the effect of the negative space is lessened with them.
But since they're hard to remove, I'll ignore them.
Anyway, this photo has a great sense of motion and even a touch of nostalgia. The thing I remember most about carnival rides is the sky and how quickly it spun in and out of my vision as I was tossed about.
All in all, I give this an A. Hehe
But you don't need my approval.

slow shutter is necessarry for shots like this, a fast one would make it look like it was standing still, what fun is that?
composition is interesting, i like how the focal point (the center axis of the ride) is off in the left 1/3rd. berry nice!

ooh yeah I know, I was trying to keep it fast though because it was a really bright day. The colour version is really blown out, and there was this kid's head in the lower right corner of the pic lol (cropping to the rescue!)

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Cool. That could look interesting if it was inverted too I think.

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thanks Oli

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thanks for the great comment Cola. I hate handshake blur, and get very annoyed when a shot I've planned gets ruined by it. So this shot with the motion blur turning out so well was a great surprise. The colour shot looks weird, all overexposed, washed out colours, but it works in B&W.

I've never been one for rides...although I must admit to really enjoying Space Mountain at Disneyland, mainly because my friend and I screamed so much...oh yeah he's a guy too

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i think i like it a lot more this way. The motion adds a lot and the in-focus area towards the center helps even things out. The contrast is very nice.