Brighton Pier Ride | Photo | Jake Howlett Gallery

Brighton Pier Ride June 30, 2004

I love taking photos of fairground rides. I must have spent about half an hour walking round this particular ride, at the end of Brighton Pier.

I had always thought it best to shoot at night, as I did with this shot of a similar ride in South Shields. However, with a polarising filter (which increases exposure by two stops) and a small aperture, I managed to use an exposure of 1/10s to capture the sense of speed.

The only problem with taking lots of shots of the same thing is deciding on your favourite. In this case I have about ten favourites. Of which, there are more to come...

1/10s f22 iso100 [polarising filter]

Comments (9):

Alexander spoke on Wednesday 30^th of June 2004 at 05:17 PM, saying:

Thats great. Love the blur.

Sandra Rocha spoke on Saturday 03^rd of July 2004 at 01:08 AM, saying:

you're right, this kind of image is just awsome :-)
love the sense of speed and the colors, well done indeed
~~

Laura spoke on Wednesday 07^th of July 2004 at 08:41 PM, saying:

This is amazing. I love how you describe your methods on taking photos. They're always really interesting and helpful. I love daytime blur shots. Nicely done.

Jake spoke on Wednesday 07^th of July 2004 at 09:14 PM, saying:

Thanks Laura. I love to share knowledge. As somebody who is still learning, I like to pass on what I am learning.

Anders spoke on Tuesday 10^th of August 2004 at 05:16 PM, saying:

Great shot! Really love the strong colours and the blur! Well done!

Steve spoke on Monday 26^th of June 2006 at 01:23 AM, saying:

Great shot, I like the different levels of blur here, showing some areas speeding faster than others.

bob spoke on Friday 08^th of February 2008 at 11:33 AM, saying:

i have never been on it!!

fany spoke on Friday 08^th of February 2008 at 11:33 AM, saying:

i love it

fany spoke on Friday 08^th of February 2008 at 11:33 AM, saying:

i love it

Something to add? Do it here: