Adventure Island attractions - The 'Axis'.

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Adventure Island attractions - The 'Axis'.

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Terry S Friend Registered: December 2011 Location: Southend on Sea, Essex, England, UK Posts: 3,816	The first of two for this round, taken at a local attraction, 'Adventure Island', in Southend on Sea. With the roll of film being taken on my MF rangefinder, a Fuji GA645zi, for which I don't have a lens hood (and having just checked, they are either ridiculously priced second hand or users say that they, 'Don't make any difference'). Anyway, what with the sun being so low this time of year, and because it wasn't noticeable at the time of taking, a lot of the frames on the roll were ruined by sun flair, so a return visit will have to be made.
	· Date: Thu, 2, December, 2021 · Views: 2478 · Filesize: 31.3kb · Dimensions: 381 x 556 ·
	Additional Info
	Keywords: Ilford, 120, HP5+, Fuji GA645Zi, Home mixed D76 / ID11, Multigrade developer
	Film make, size & rating:: Iford HP5+
	Film developer & temp:: Home mixed D76 / ID11
	Lens Focal Length, aperture: Fixed mini zoom
	Tripod used Y or N:: No
	Paper:: Kentmere RC Fine Lustre
	Paper developer & temp:: Ilford MG

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PanFrank

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Registered: July 2017
Posts: 683

Fri, 3, December, 2021 6:01pm

This is an excellent composition. Proof? It works as well when you turn it by 90° or whatever direction!
Thanks again, Frank

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BuzzNL

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Registered: January 2021
Location: The Netherlands
Posts: 328

Fri, 3, December, 2021 6:23pm

Agreed! There's something interesting in this composition which made me look again!

TonyMiller
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Registered: April 2010
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 890

Fri, 3, December, 2021 6:36pm

I've just realised those are legs dangling off that wheel. Great angle you took it from.

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regards, Tony

Uwe Pilz

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Registered: December 2020
Location: Leipzig, Germany.
Posts: 354

Sat, 4, December, 2021 6:25am

Great shot. I like the perspective.

Terry S
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Registered: December 2011
Location: Southend on Sea, Essex, England, UK
Posts: 3,816

Sun, 5, December, 2021 1:13pm

Thanks for the comments guys!

It was the last shot I took that day, and after being told not to take any more pictures inside of the park, I took this outside the perimeter, shooting upwards, with the fencing in the foreground.

I think it was the best shot of the day, although with a bit of sun flair in the lens, what with the sun being so low in the sky, I had to crop the negative quite a bit, but I think this has added a bit more impact to the shot. Smile

Terry S

Terry S
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Registered: December 2011
Location: Southend on Sea, Essex, England, UK
Posts: 3,816

Sun, 5, December, 2021 1:15pm

And yes TonyMiller, they are legs you can see!

It's hard to imagine whilst looking at the picture, but the part holding the people goes right through 360 degrees, holding them upside down for what must feel like an eternity, at about 20 to 30 feet (at least) off the ground.

No way would you catch me on anything like this today.

Terry S

skellum

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Registered: December 2011
Location: Isle of Lewis
Posts: 1,330

Tue, 7, December, 2021 11:51pm

Hi Terry,
This is another image I've had to come back to several times to understand it before commenting. The most obvious feature is the big letter Z made by the arms of the ride and the fence, but I think what makes it is the detail: the little spikes on the fence are echoed by the spikes (ladder?) running up the arm of the ride then finally the legs of the people. The light is also fabulous, coming somehow upwards from the lower part of the frame.
Good work!

Terry S
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Registered: December 2011
Location: Southend on Sea, Essex, England, UK
Posts: 3,816

Wed, 8, December, 2021 12:56pm

Thanks for the comments Skellum. Always appreciated!

As for the things that you mention, it was, as is in a lot of photographic prints, I believe, to be a matter of having a skill set along with a good pinch of luck. Sometimes in equal measure! Smile

Terry S

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