Eastern Shore Three

I had some commentary with the above photos which was inane and distracting rather than helpful or interesting, so I did you a favor and deleted it all. Now you can enjoy these in peace.

Carnivale 2: Ferris Wheel

I couldn't decide which of these Ferris Wheel pictures I liked the best, so I'm posting five. Which one(s) do you like best?





I loved the colors of the baskets and tried to get as many as I could in each shot. I'm not sure why I didn't think to go around and take some from the other side, as well. I guess I was too caught up in this angle. And there was more to be taken. Tomorrow, Tilt-a-Whirl, strange bears, and some other carnival fun!

Carnivale

On July 3rd I had a day off and with Jay visiting family up in Traverse City I had a three day weekend to fill by myself. I decided to go on a mini-road trip for the day and without really knowing where I was going when I left, I ended up in Havre-du-Grace, MD. It's not too far north of B-more, really, but it was a different enough setting to be stimulating.

It's a small town and on that Friday afternoon before a big holiday things were quiet, but with a distinct promise of activity to come. After a glass of wine, lunch, and a chapter of East of Eden at McGregor's, I set about with my camera. I visited the oldest lighthouse in continuous use in the U.S. and snapped a few shots of the bay and some ducks. Pleasant, but not too interesting.

At the end of the bayside Promanade, however, I found a carnival in wait. The rides sat still and the games hid behind vinyl covers. The food stands had yet to have sizzling vats of fried this and that.

Now, photos of carnivals at night are way fun to take. With all the lights, long exposures can create gorgeous effects. But, it being 5pm in July, and having already explored much of the city in the 85 degree heat with a heavy bag, I wasn't really in the mood to hang around four hours until sufficient night fell. Instead, I went about capturing the carnival in its unnatural stillness.

My first set of photos were of The Samurai:

From there I moved on to the ferris wheel, bumper cars, and more. In tomorrow's post...