Merry-Go-Round in the City

daarksun · Jan 28, 2011

These photo were taken of a local outdoor Merry-Go-Round. There are several in Las Vegas, but this I believe is the only outdoor one we have. It's a relatively unknown carousel and its beautiful - particularly at Christmas. I have some great full images it, but I was looking to get some single images of the animals for my set.

Frequency · Jan 29, 2011

Colored ones are far still more interesting than the B&W conversions in the "General" thread

Regards

Flower Child · Jan 30, 2011

Your photo quality is great, but they are all boring. They need a point of interest, something special, besides just a shot of a plastic horse.

daarksun · Jan 30, 2011

Thanks for the wonderful comments Flower. The 'point of interest' happens to be the boring plastic horses. Many people do find merry-go-round imagery interesting and have such images in their homes.

After looking at your website I can tell you are a true master photographer and I should bow to your expertise in these matters. Basing my imagery, composition, colors, focus, attention to detail and overall abilities against yours leaves me believing I should possibly sell my equipment and just do point and shoot. I have been shaken to the core and doubt my ability to recover.

I want a critque of my images, which is why I post them. However, constructive critism is one thing and being rude is another. If you think my photos boring then please tell me the reasons why it is so. It will give me (or anyone else) an idea of how I might improve my skills. I am always about learning and improving. I wish to be well rounded in a variety of styles.

Flower Child · Jan 31, 2011

I apologize. I didn't want my bluntness to come off as rude, but it looks like I did. I will retry my response to you.

Your images are very sharp, clean, and wonderfully colorful and that is a great accomplishment taking into consideration your subjects are moving pretty quickly and are harder to shoot. Your depth of field is very nice on the last one, which also happens to be my pick of the lot because I think it holds more interest than the others. I think carousel photo enthusiasts would like these photos. In my opinion though they lack a punch, something to make them memorable and different. I think they would be more interesting if you tried to get a shot of a animal in one of the mirrors intead of just a dead-on shot. I would try panning one as well to show a sense of motion. You'll need a tripod for that though. Maybe a shot with a kid on it too. Since its an outdoor carousel, I think it would be cool if you went at night and got a shot when the lights are all lit up. That would add to the sense mystery that I personally find interesting about carousels. Or stand back a ways and let your shutter speed slow and get a shot of the lights spinning. Be experimental.

I hope that is better.