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pamastro (7213) 2005-09-10 20:46

Interesting idea. To me the idea of perpetual motion comes to mind. And a clash between ancient techniques and the modern world that is always on the go. Getting it to spin for an hour seems pretty good. I like the way you captured that idea here with that nice motion blur. I don't know if it's this particular wheel but if it was it was a good one to choose. The stains from paint on the center add a swirling elegance to the circular motion of the wheel. The sharpness of everything that is static is excellent, too. The perfect contrast. And the lighting falls across beautifully. I wonder if a tighter crop might have been a little better. Both on the top and the left and right. The bottom seems fine. Perhaps I am just imagining it as more of a square to contrast the circle even though its an ellipse from this angle. But it has a lot of beauty to it with its motion. I can think of many things that this could be a metaphor for. But I'll spare you all of that. ;)