carnival

jpc

The Barnard Carnival has pretty much turned into a beer and gambling corral with a few rides and games parked next to it, but all of the classic carnival elements are still there. I did my best to capture some of them. Sometimes the parts and pieces are more interesting than the whole. Hope you enjoy.

Full gallery is here.

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lizzard_nyc

Hey there,
I have to say I really like this set.
I normally turn my nose up at wonky off kilter shots, but I think they work here.
I can't believe I"m saying this, but I really like shot #1, though I wonder if it would look better straight.
In any event, you did capture the elements of a carnival, your movement shots are pretty impressive. Did the hoop land on the bottleneck?
I also really like #3. If it was a standalone I would be scratching my head and wondering what was going on.
I want to like #4, but it's just a little too tilted for me.

Again, I really enjoy this set.
Next time please get the boozing gambling people. I just know that would have added some more flavor to this set and would have completed the documentation of this fair.

jpc

Hi Liz,

I'm glad you like the set. I intentionally shot the day without any faces, which is why there aren't any drinkers included. I focused on hands, instead. And no, the ring did not land on the bottle!

JP

bfjr

I agree with what you said and you did capture it well in this set.....but......:D

I do find myself wishing for a longer shot, maybe as a closing to the set ?

jpc

Thanks, Benjamin. This is the longest shot I have.

bdcolen

Nice color, great eye for detail, and very nice use of generally crappy, and I'm sure challenging, light. But I can definitely do without all the tilts, and I desperately want context - for instance, where's the shot of someone tossing a ring to go with that terrific second shot of the ring over the bottles? Generally one thinks of detail shots filling out a story, backing up the more general shots. I'd also like to see people. But to each his own...

jpc

Thanks for commenting, BD. I don't want this to sound like a cop-out, but in the ring shot pic, I think the context is implied. We have all seen or played this game, so it's no big secret where the ring came from. And again, because I was intentionally not shooting faces, I needed to keep it tight. I suppose with the perfect angle I could have had the shooter out of focus in the background, and that indeed would have been awesome.

I know that for some the tilts cause angst, but they do add a chaotic element. The atmosphere was not as calm as a perfectly level pic would have portrayed. I was using it to convey the chaos. At least, that was my goal.

Thanks again for looking.

mom2sage

I like the tight crops. I agree on number 4, I would like some tilt but less. I think the context of the shots was pretty clear overall. Thanks for sharing.

bdcolen

jpc wrote: »

Thanks for commenting, BD. I don't want this to sound like a cop-out, but in the ring shot pic, I think the context is implied. We have all seen or played this game, so it's no big secret where the ring came from. And again, because I was intentionally not shooting faces, I needed to keep it tight. I suppose with the perfect angle I could have had the shooter out of focus in the background, and that indeed would have been awesome.

I know that for some the tilts cause angst, but they do add a chaotic element. The atmosphere was not as calm as a perfectly level pic would have portrayed. I was using it to convey the chaos. At least, that was my goal.

Thanks again for looking.

Why were you intentionally not shooting faces/people - just wondering?

zoomer

Productive walk about. Some nice detail shots.

jpc

Thank you mom2sage and zoomer. Glad you liked them.

BD, to answer your question, I didn't shoot faces because that would have been easier (I think). I tried to focus on elements that are unique to a carnival, as well as hands that are doing things within the carnival context, such as manning ride controls or exchanging money. The face is overrated; it just hangs there while the hands make everything happen. A priceless expression is a great capture, but it won't get your funnel cake powdered!