I stopped by the Austin Rodeo Fairgrounds with my friend Andy again this year. I can't resist carnival rides at night. It is great fun to catch the color, lights, and motion in the evening hours. I've taken shots of this ride before and it's one of my favorites to photograph. It is actually a kiddy ride with balloon shaped cars that aren't moving as fast as they seem in a long exposure. The rotating and up/down movement creates some great light patterns. Processing Info: - Raw conversion of single exposure with white balance adjustment in Lightroom. - HDR image generated from single raw with Nik HDR Efex and blended in very lightly with the original on a separate layer in Photoshop. - Topaz Labs Detail Feature Enhancement on original layer. - Photoshop Curve for contrast. Hit 'L' to view it large! More about capturing images at carnivals: Light in Motion. Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Google Plus I welcome comments and I will be happy to reciprocate by checking out and commenting on your photostream. Group invites are welcome, but I do not participate in Post / Award groups. I reserve the right to delete gaudy, glittery, flashing group invite icons!
I stopped by the Austin Rodeo Fairgrounds with my friend Andy again this year. I can't resist carnival rides at night. It is great fun to catch the color, lights, and motion in the evening hours. This shot was taken after sunset and there was still a trace of blue left in the sky. Processing Info: - Raw conversion of single exposure with white balance adjustment in Lightroom. - HDR image generated from single raw with Nik HDR Efex and blended in very lightly with the original on a separate layer in Photoshop. - Topaz Labs Detail Feature Enhancement on original layer. - Photoshop Curve for contrast. Hit 'L' to view it large! More about capturing images at carnivals: Light in Motion. Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Google Plus I welcome comments and I will be happy to reciprocate by checking out and commenting on your photostream. Group invites are welcome, but I do not participate in Post / Award groups. I reserve the right to delete gaudy, glittery, flashing group invite icons!
I stopped by the Austin Rodeo Fairgrounds with my friend Andy again this year. I can't resist carnival rides at night. It is great fun to catch the color, lights, and motion in the evening hours. The vibrant sky of the "blue hour" makes a great backdrop. The blue hour is really only about 15 minutes around here so you have to work fast! I challenged myself on this outing by shooting with my Fuji X100, which has a 35mm equivalent prime lens. The compositions can be challenging but I had a great time with this little camera and the tripod I snuck in. Processing Info: - Raw conversion of single exposure with white balance adjustment in Lightroom. - HDR image generated from single raw with Nik HDR Efex and blended in very lightly with the original on a separate layer in Photoshop. - Topaz Labs Detail Feature Enhancement on original layer. - Photoshop Curve for contrast. Hit 'L' to view it large! More about capturing images at carnivals: Light in Motion. Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Google Plus I welcome comments and I will be happy to reciprocate by checking out and commenting on your photostream. Group invites are welcome, but I do not participate in Post / Award groups. I reserve the right to delete gaudy, glittery, flashing group invite icons!
