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Atlanta ferris wheel



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cameraCanon EOS REBEL T3i

settings Aperture f/4.5 ISO 3200 Shutter 1/100 

upload_dateOct, 2013

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Behind The Lens

Location

This is the SkyView Ferris Wheel in Atlanta, Georgia's, Centennial Park.

Time

This was a fun photo to take. I was in Atlanta for a conference and after the sessions wandered around Atlanta with my camera. I had previously spotted the SkyView -- hard not to since it's 20 stories tall -- during the day but was surprised that at night it changed colors. I think I've got over half dozen photos of it being different colors. It was fascinating.

Lighting

Although I have photos with the ferris wheel showing different colors, this red was my favorite. It was one of only two that I took from close by, looking up at the lights. The white center lights seemed to radiate out to the ring of gondolas hanging around the wheel, each outlined in white. By only showing part of the wheel, I thought it helped to capture how huge it is.

Equipment

This was shot on a Canon EOS Rebel T31, no flash, handheld. Exposure was 1/100, f/4.5, ISO 3200. This was very early on in my career with this camera (my first DSLR) so I was still shooting automatic mode; this was Action programming.

Inspiration

I was inspired by the sheer hugeness of this ferris wheel. The lights on it were beautiful and I was transfixed by the variety of colors that were used in the lighting. As I was shooting city scenes that dusk-to-evening, I saw the ferris wheel's colors (I had viewed it earlier in the day but had no idea it would be so beautiful at night). Many of the shots are from a distance with the SkyView as a backdrop to dancing fountains. As I walked closer I became more enamored of how tall it was -- it seemed so much taller against the night sky with the lights than it had during the day. Coupled with my inability to get the entire wheel in a single shot impressed me with the size of the circumference.

Editing

As I mentioned, this was early in my DSLR career, so post-processing was minimal. I used Photoshop to adjust the curves slightly, but otherwise this jpg is as shot.

In my camera bag

At that time, my equipment bag was my Rebel body and my Canon EF-S 18-55mm lens. Now days I've upgraded to always have my EF-S 55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 and EF 100mm f/2.8 macro USM glass with me and almost always using my 3-Legged Thing "Travis" tripod. While I carry things like a wired remote and a small Wescott reflector, and a lens hood, I generally don't use them. One of my favorite bag items is my gaffer's tape -- it's good for so many things and one of my favorite things for others to borrow!

Feedback

My best advice is to get used to experimenting. Get to the point where you aren't afraid to try other dials and settings. The only way to grow and to see what your camera can do is to try it. Will you fail? Sure, but with photography, failing just means learning what not to do, but sometimes you get surprised and like the results. Photos don't always have to be what your eye sees, but what your imagination can create. Today, if I were to try to re-create this image, I'd probably use Travis to stabilize the camera and use aperture priority mode, but I'd also wait until the ferris wheel was moving and try some shutter priority mode shots and a long exposure to get some movement captured.

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