Jul 16, 2007, 20:17
My goal was to capture what it was like to be a child at play, spinning and swinging without a care in the world.
![[Image: kaktex.playground1.jpg]](http://www.shuttertalk.com/forums/images/upload/kaktex.playground1.jpg)
![[Image: kaktex.playground2.jpg]](http://www.shuttertalk.com/forums/images/upload/kaktex.playground2.jpg)
The merry-go-round was really spinning--it's not Photoshop blur, and the angled camera was done deliberately, too--it's not a rotation/crop.
I felt it helps the viewer get in touch with their dizzy inner child.
I was actually swinging during the second exposure, too.
Getting effects using camera techniques are preferable both for the challenge and for authenticity, in my opinion.
Having a playground to myself was the hardest part, and I have been trying since the idea came to me in February. Then last week I noticed that conditions were perfect, but once I got to work on these photos I quickly found out why--when it's in the upper 90s and sunny the metal on a merry-go-round or swing chain gets hot enough to burn your skin.
The merry-go-round was really spinning--it's not Photoshop blur, and the angled camera was done deliberately, too--it's not a rotation/crop.
I felt it helps the viewer get in touch with their dizzy inner child.
I was actually swinging during the second exposure, too.
Getting effects using camera techniques are preferable both for the challenge and for authenticity, in my opinion.
Having a playground to myself was the hardest part, and I have been trying since the idea came to me in February. Then last week I noticed that conditions were perfect, but once I got to work on these photos I quickly found out why--when it's in the upper 90s and sunny the metal on a merry-go-round or swing chain gets hot enough to burn your skin.
