You Spin Me Right Round, Baby Right Round ..... are you Dizzy Yet ?

[MarkyLandon]

Get on a spinning tea cup ride at the fair ground and sit opposite your kids. With a wide angle lens or the widest end of your zoom, set camera to 1/15-1/30 on shutter priority mode, brace the camera as best you can whilst getting spun around faster and faster and fire away.

You could try looking through the view finder but the G forces of the rotation make it pretty difficult to control a heavy weight so it's best to pull it into your chest and shoot blind.

Hopefully you'll get a good shot. The two most important things to remember are to have fun and to try not to puke on your camera !!



I wouldn't try this on anything more "vigorous" rides as the forces trying to pull the camera away from you are significant and it could cause injury or damage if you drop it.

You can see more of our Legoland trip here http://www.flickr.com/photos/marklan...7623946027486/

[Harnum]

Excellent shot! I really like how when you look at the picture, it feels like you're sitting on the ride with them! I need to test my own abilities with some panning and motion.

[janamelinda]

I very much love this...I feel like I'm sitting in the tea-cup too and want to throw up...j/k. Seriously though, I cannot go on the tea-cups..I will throw up. hahaha. This makes it look extremely FUN!!!

[bigcat]

That sure was interesting. Kudos for the try.

[PamV]

I like how the little girl in the center is in focus while the little boy is not. Maybe you can use photoshop or something to make the little girl in blue fuzzy too. This will make the little girl in the middle the main focus of the shot.

Great shot. Take dramimine next time. hee hee

[wingsabr]

nice shot. the girl in the bottom right looks like she's about 2 seconds from not having a good time.

[MarkyLandon]

Originally Posted by wingsabr

nice shot. the girl in the bottom right looks like she's about 2 seconds from not having a good time.

wingsabr ... you are not far fom the truth there. She was quiet for a few minutes afterwards... which is very unusual for her !!