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White wheel

30 second exposure.

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Silvino González Morales 6 months ago

Amazing colors my friend.

Matús 3 years ago

great photo !

Nicole Goggins 3 years ago

love the crop

Mae Lim Harrison 3 years ago

In Santa Monica, I took a series of motion blur photos of the ferris wheel on the pier before they tore it down and replaced it with a new one. I was trying to practice motion blur. It's so difficult to get a shot this good. Well done!

Mal Smart thank you Mae, this wheel has just been taken down in my home city to, I miss it! I wish that I had taken some more shots of it. All the best. mal

Ivan Bui 3 years ago

Superb composition and great colors ! As always, a great picture.

Mal Smart thank you very much Ivan. mal

fmahler 3 years ago

wonderful idea and great shot

Mal Smart thank you very much. mal

John Bassel 3 years ago

great work ! is it by multi-exposure?

Mal Smart Hi John and thank you.

No trial and error really, I worked out how to start/time the exposure about 10-15 secs before the wheel started (it stops about every 90 secs to let people on/off), so that gave the impression of the static carriages, while the rest of the exposure recorded the blurr as it set off. All the best. mal

Jan Zajc 4 years ago

Great photo, just the right timing for this one.
Congrats its really awesome!!!

Mal Smart thank you very much Jan, there was a lot of trial and a lot more error in the making of this one, about 20-25 attempts to get it right! lol mal

Patrick René Richter Lauritzen 4 years ago

Very beautifull.
I have to admit, that I sat for a long time, wondering how you got both the freeze and blur.

I actually read all of your comments, just to see if , you'd explain it.

All the best - Patrick.

Mal Smart Many many thanks Patrick, I wish that it were my great technique and knowledge that got the shot but unfortunately it was trial and error, I would like to re-visit this idea to get the exposure absolutely perfect. All the best. mal

shanghaiwu 4 years ago

I also think excellent!

Mal Smart thank you. all the very best. mal

Marylee Martin 4 years ago

Excellent!

Mal Smart thank you very much Marylee, it took me quite a few attempts but I was pleased in the end. all the best. mal

Rasmus Maul 4 years ago

Really stunning image!

Mal Smart its not far from my home, I have had many happy hours photographing it. all the best. mal

Emily Bem 4 years ago

Mal the toning is quite brillinat. The light and motion give it such a surreal feel....now I want a ride. ;)

Mal Smart lol - you make me smile as ever Em. all the best. mal

Emily Bem :-D

Apurva Madia 4 years ago

Ammmmmazing!!

Mal Smart Apurva thank you very much. all the best. mal

Judy W 4 years ago

This is terrific. I'm always drawn to your images. Well done.

Mal Smart many thanks Judy, very lovely to read that comment. Thank you. mal

Marylee Martin 4 years ago

I just LOVE this!

Mal Smart thank you Marylee, all the best. mal

Daniel Hasselberg 4 years ago

So cool...! Never seen anything like it..! Amazing! :-)

Mal Smart cheers Daniel, it took me a while to get this somewhere close to the idea in my head, would like to try it again. mal

Elisabeth Gustafson 4 years ago

Wow.. how on earth could i have missed this! Fantastic shoot, very eye catching! I feel the speed and motion. Great composition and sharpness that is where it should bee.
/
Elisabeth

Mal Smart there were a lot of poor atempts at this to Elisabeth! lol. mal

stefano longhi 4 years ago

great idea
compliment Mal
ciao :-)

Mal Smart cheers Stefano, all the best. mal

Dominic 4 years ago

The movement blurr adds such a sense of drama and impact to a well documented and familiar structure! Wonderful work Mal! Dom

Mal Smart many thanks Dom, its a wheel near my home and I have photographed it many times, but to capture an image with a difference is difficult, very glad that you approve of this one. mal

Dominic I didsn't realise you were here in the UK! Studying this wheel it looks almost identical to the Manchester one.

Mal Smart You are right Dominic, this is the wheel in York, it is made by the same company as the Manchester one, I've passed the manchester one a few times but never stopped for a closer look. mal

Dominic Yes, I guessed so - the lights around each car give it away! Thanks Mal!

Jef Van den Houte 4 years ago

Strong and original capture

Mal Smart many thanks Jef, all the best. mal

kcranmer 4 years ago

I've seen a lot of ferris wheel shots...but this one is definately fantastic...your pov sets it aside to all others, love it!

Mal Smart cheers Kellie, there was a lot of rubbish before I got one i liked! lol. mal

tim 4 years ago

oh my Mal what a stunning image that is, truly a joy to the eye and worth filling up the recycle bin with the duffs:)

Mal Smart the bin was full and running over! lol. mal

Jacek Stefan 4 years ago

Congrats!
All the best,
J.

Mal Smart cheers Jacek, very kind of you. All the very best to you. mal

Fernand Hick 4 years ago

Great angle and nice movement effect, like it a lot Mal,
Fernand

Mal Smart cheers Fernand, in my usual style there was a lot of rubbish shots to! lol. mal

King Douglas 4 years ago

Neat!...well done, too.

Mal Smart cheers King, there was a lot of deleted rubbish along the way!..lol. thank you. mal

Sandy Powers 4 years ago

This is WONDERFUL! It is so unique from the wheels normally shown -- magical.

Mal Smart many thanks Sandy. I have to admit that I had many attempts at this shot, there was a lot of rubbish before this one! lol. cheers. mal

Jure Kravanja 4 years ago

very good

Mal Smart thank you Jure, very kind of you. all the best. mal

Daria Endresen 4 years ago

Spectacular :)

Mal Smart cheers Daria. very kind of you. mal

Petra Oldeman 4 years ago

Amazing result Mal!
Petra

Mal Smart many thanks Miss screener. mal

Koen Pieters 4 years ago

pfew that's white. Like it though. from the thumb I thought it looked like a 'negative'

Mal Smart lol - that's the polite way of saying its too bright Koen. You are right, I'd like to have another attempt at this. mal

Koen Pieters no no Mal. It's really good as it is. Some things just need to be very white/bright. This is one of them. Sorry if my earlier comment was misleading.

Mal Smart lol - no offence was taken Koen at all, just bring your sun glasses next time you visit! lol cheers Koen. mal

Angela Bacon-Kidwell 4 years ago

Stunning Mal. I actually tired a similar shot this weekend at a fair. But, it turned out like--------. Happy to see what I was trying to get. :) Beautiful.

Mal Smart I took a lot to get this one Angela! lol. I'd like to re-visit the idea again to see if I can improve a few elements of the shot. Cheers Angela. mal

lucian olteanu 4 years ago

Impressive technique,great result!

Mal Smart cheers Lucian. all the very best to you. mal

Michael Jakesz 4 years ago

Amazing shot and truly impressive curve!
Also thanks for the view behind the curtain you posted above.
All the best
Michael

Mal Smart many thanks Michael. there was a lot of trial and a lot more error in this one, gigabites of error! lol. roger.

Michael Jakesz Sorry to hear about your wasted gigabytes, Roger! Also I thought this was Mal's picture, didn't realize it was yours. Maybe an error in the OE system, is it? Btw. this Mal guy.... alter ego or hacked account? ;)))

P.S. I don't know what's more fun, enjoying your shots or reading/writing in your shots' comments *g*

Mal Smart Hey Jason, get the hell out of here, before I call you something boring, like John again! All the best. Rog

Martin Gremm 4 years ago

I really like how this curves through the frame!

Mal Smart thank you Martin. Funny that you mention the curve, I wasted a lot of time finding this composition, I had to wait for someone to move their car, so I could get the tripod where I needed to be. mal

Martin Gremm Well worth the effort!

Mal Smart cheers Martin. mal

Scott Crouse 4 years ago

Very nice work Mal, glad this one made it, I was concerned the bright white would turn people off. Thanks for the explanation on the shot, love reading what people went though to make it happen. Congrats again!

Mal Smart yes, you are right Scott. Quite a number of people commented about the light and indeed, I was a bit worried about that to. I have a couple of other frames where the whites are not so hot but the carriages were too dark, lol! Great point Scott, glad that you made it. mal

Claudio Solera 4 years ago

Great work!!! Chapeau! Ciao,Claudio.

Mal Smart cheers Claudio. Ciao. mal

Jan Lykke 4 years ago

Exelent shot. Very intereting to read about your technich.
/Jan :-)

Mal Smart Thank you very much Jan. It took me many attempts and there were a lot of rubbish shots to Jan. mal

Ralf Stelander 4 years ago

Very cool, how do you get it to both freeze and move in the same picture? Did it stop and then start? I guess it doesn't have to do with flashes, you would need a mighty one, to light this baby up...

Mal Smart I have to confess that it took me 20-30 attempts to get this one Ralf. I took quite a number with the wheel in motion but they just look like spinning tops and very uninteresting.

its a 30 second exposure and I worked out how to time the wheel when it came to a stop to let passengers on and off. When it stopped, I actuated the shutter giving the sharper carriages which was about 25 secs then as the wheel started to move again, this gave the blur about 5 secs. cheers Ralf. mal

Mark Kitaoka Ah, I just read this after I left you my comment. Really clever and now I am CONVINCED that your girlfriend or boyfriend took the shot! Very clever Mal, very clever!

Mal Smart lol!

Ralf Stelander Thanks for letting me know, clever idea and a stunning result!