Seaside fun? Photo

Photographer’s Note

Detail of a merry-go-round taken on the seafront. I don't think the horses are supposed to scare the children, but they do look a bit frightening with all those teeth showing ;)

Brighton has a long history, and was even mentioned in the Domesday book of 1086, back then it was referred to as Bristelmestune and commanded a rent of 4000 herring - and yes, apparently the rent was collected in fish!

Fairground carousels have a history even longer than Brighton itself - apparently the earliest known image dates back to 500AD. Curiously the direction carousels rotate varies from country to country - this one rotated clockwise, but according to Wikipedia those in the US rotate anti-clockwise - the direction of rotation is apparently linked to the side of the road on which we drive!

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gringofil (0) 2003-05-05 23:32

Yes, they are scary...as for the image itself I prefer your workshop "action shot" version. Makes the horses look even scarier!

BobTrips (1853) 2003-05-06 2:39

Great spashes of color, almost cartoonish. Well composed.

Took that with a digital, eh?

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PeskyPolecat (0) 2003-05-06 2:52

A parents nightmare...daddeeeeee, Can we go on the horses?...daddeeeeeeee pleeeeeease

Porteplume (3257) 2003-05-06 5:56

Well framed, very sharp, with "real", bright colours...

Great work again Adrian!

CedarBough (74) 2003-05-06 8:04

yes, those horses are a bit wild-eyed, aren't they? Good shot though, nice colors, composition works. Only complaint really is that the shot is visually a bit too cluttered. Perhaps shallower DOF to focus on the foremost horse would have allowed the shot to seem simpler.

philip_coggan (11) 2003-05-11 6:48