Daily Themes October 2024

[dreampolice]

goosefair1 by Nigel G, on Flickr

supreme by Nigel G, on Flickr

xtreme by Nigel G, on Flickr

[dreampolice]

From yesterday, a lady cooking her Jamaican fare at a street food stall.

Jamaican fare by Nigel G, on Flickr

And some kebabs from another stall.

Kebabs by Nigel G, on Flickr

[peterob]

I've been looking through my many pictures looking for something that represents more than one fairground item and without much success. The traditional fair where people gather to trade, compete, be entertained, fed and watered etc. is I guess represented now by the show.  I can't find one picture that combines all of the elements of such a gathering.  I had to choose between a decapitated horse or a cropped Ferris wheel. I kept the wheel and top of what looks like a Helter-Skelter


274A5802.jpg by Pete, on Flickr

[kate]

be outrageous by Kate Ferris, on Flickr

Outrageous!

Calm place at the fair for the little ones to paddle.
paddling pool at the fair by Kate Ferris, on Flickr

[zx9]

Prater Vienna IMG_0504editNov by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

[zx9]

Fairground attraction, London South Bank style.

_MG_1248 by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

[zx9]

Bits of fairground that pop up from time to time in Greenwich.

Greenwich IMG_8633edit by Keith Hudson, on Flickr


Greenwich Helter Skelter 2021-02-27-0001edit by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

[zx9]

Ticket to ride, Vienna IMG_6919 by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

[aitch]

My most expensive Covid booster jab...
My return ticket. by SteveH, on Flickr
was because of the train fare.

[dreampolice]

Fairground ride in Dijon

Carousel Dijon by Nigel G, on Flickr

[petrochemist]

A couple from historical fairs
Clacton queen by Mike Kanssen, on Flickr

13th century camp at Layer Marney by Mike Kanssen, on Flickr

[petrochemist]

Maritime fair
Harwich harbour by Mike Kanssen, on Flickr

[petrochemist]

Display at a agricultural fair
owl IMGP9545a by Mike Kanssen, on Flickr

[petrochemist]

Oct 19, 2024 14:47:38 GMT zx9 said:

Oct 19, 2024 10:52:49 GMT petrochemist said:

I was going to say, no need for a shutter, just shoot paper negatives and time the exposure with a hat over the lens, then I remembered the f/1.2 and no iris bit of the problem...

I have managed to get images from it shooting indoors on direct positive paper (flicking between two dark slides & adding a paper aperture) but exposure is very unpredictable. I guess shooting after dark will be most promising but the very shallow DOF makes subject choice limited, It's a bit of a beast to set up too!

Portraits in the dark with a feeble flash should be possible too.

[petrochemist]

IMGP0721 small by Mike Kanssen, on Flickr