Ever since I can remember, I have been captivated by the vision of ferris wheels. In my adult years as a photographer, it has been a little heart’s desire of mine to get an amazing shot, of a ferris wheel.
So, in the third week of September when the kids and I were driving along the highway towards Buzzards Bay one beautiful day, and spotted a grand ferris wheel over the trees, we went on a mission to find our way to it! And that we did. As it turns out, they were setting up for the annual Scallop Festival that weekend. We hadn’t been in years, so we promptly put that on our agenda! Come that Sunday after church, it was another beautiful day, and a wonderful family time together. Not only is this (annual) Festival an event in and of itself, it’s on Main Street, which is lined with a multitude of antique shops. The owners put many of their items out on the sidewalk in front of their stores too, so it’s fun to stroll by, and pop in one or six. Added to this particular weekend on that street, was also a huge church craft fair going on. It’s just a charming area to walk around anyway, and certainly the place to be on that weekend. However, in the midst of all of the wonderful things to enjoy, there was one thing I was most excited about:
photographing the grand ferris wheel.
As we walked around with the kids, I kept looking for another angle that was better than the last.
In the end, I’m not sure I got that one amazing shot I’ve been after for years, but I’ll take them for now, because I do love the ones I did get. And it sure was fun taking them, and editing them with my own flair, as well.
I think this last one after dark fell, is my favorite . . . . . .(although I really love the first one as well…..)
Which one is your favorite?
Please tell me in the comments.
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These are amazing shots!!
I really love the last one…but seriously, I couldn’t pick just one favorite.
That’s very nice of you to say, Tracie.
Thanks so much for coming by. : )
The first one is my fav. I love the colors and the sun shining through the ferris wheel.
Hi Jeanne – That one is a real contender for me too.
Thanks so much for dropping by, and sharing your thoughts.
Hope you come again sometime. : )
Stunning!! But I am deathly afraid of ferris wheels (sad, but true)! I would rather go on a roller coaster (which I hate too). I remember clinging to one at a local fair as a kid (and it was small)!!
Love all your pics and was torn over the sunset one and the last nighttime one but the last one wins!
Kelly
Oh Kelly, you may have noted I didn’t say I love to go ON them! ; ) HELL NO! Somewhere in my adulthood, I became TERRIFIED of heights! I don’t like rides/roller coasters in general. Although I may be up for the Merry-Go-Round now and then – But even that, I’d rather photograph. LOL. Hey, heights is not the only thing I am afraid of; you’re FB profile has been freakin’ me out! I try not to look at it, so I don’t have bad dreams. ; ) I’m a big chicken!
Thanks for swinging by, and leaving your pick!
They are all great shots of course! I like the last one myself taken at dusk? Or was that an edit? Luke says he likes the one with the popcorn stand in the foreground. He enjoys taking pics of ferris wheels as well Lady L 🙂 He takes them whenever we are at Knoebel’s here in PA.
Thanks Lou!! Yes, the last one was taken at dusk, and ALSO edited. lol So dusk, amped up. 😉
Please tell Luke thanks for his vote too! He’s not the only one who is partial to that one, and he’s in good company. I hope he continues loving photography.
I actually really like the one with the popocorn shack centered below. The pink lights really give it carnival flair against the various colors of the ferris wheel.
Julz Girlfriend! You almost sound apologetic! LOL. It’s o.k. to go with that one. It IS a fun one, and a ‘carnival flair’ is a perfect description. I love them all, frankly, or they wouldn’t have made the post. ; ) I was thinking this morning…why am I trying so hard to figure out which one is my favorite? Is there a NEED for that decision, really? LOL
Love it when you come over. ; )
Love them LLR! So colorful. The sunlight is probably my favorite…the first one, but they are all beauty-ful!!
Thanks Michelle.
I’m pretty smitten with that one as well. : )