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8th August 2012
Zip It! by jsw0109

Zip It!

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Haven't seen one of these in ages but found this one in a very small country fair.

PP 8/9/12
Comments
Awesome shot! Did you use a tripod?
posted August 9th, 2012  
@dutchkiwi no... I just held the camera in my palm and against my face and was very steady... and thank you! :)
posted August 9th, 2012  
I'm faving you like crazy. Cut it out !
posted August 9th, 2012  
Excellent shot Jeff, your face makes a great brace! Fave!
posted August 9th, 2012  
Fav
posted August 9th, 2012  
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Great HDR Jeff.....A FAV...!
posted August 9th, 2012  
wow...just awesome. fav
posted August 9th, 2012  
The Zipper! I have many a happy memory of barffing on one as a kid. FAV!
posted August 9th, 2012  
Fantastic shot and processing Jeff!
posted August 9th, 2012  
Great shot. Love the processing. Rode one of these in Thunder Bay Ontairo. I was with my boyfriend and the necklace he gave me slipped off my neck and fell to the ground. Small town Ontairo.
posted August 9th, 2012  
Fantastic capture
posted August 9th, 2012  
@edie were you able to get your necklace back?
posted August 9th, 2012  
I was not. It was quite tragic at the time.
posted August 9th, 2012  
Nice night shot, Jeff. As an adult, the zipper makes me sick. I loved it as a kid. A fav! Well shot and processed. Such fun memories...
posted August 9th, 2012  
@edie that's unfortunate :(
posted August 9th, 2012  
It is a great memory...brought about by this fantastic photo. Thanks for taking and posting it. (and for asking)
posted August 9th, 2012  
Fav for total vintage fun!
posted August 9th, 2012  
Looks sort of Norman Rockwell
posted August 9th, 2012  
@tigerdreamer I thought the same thing... well, the people in it anyway
posted August 9th, 2012  
It has such an ominous feel to it. Interesting, in a good way.
posted August 9th, 2012  
wowsa! haven't seen this, too, in a long while. how lucky can you get seeing this and shooting it against that beautiful cloudy sky! very lucky i say! great shot, jeff.
posted August 9th, 2012  
Great shot but not a fan of the Zipper, doesnt go well with a can of Fanta
posted August 9th, 2012  
I love this image! It almost looks like a "realistic" painting.
posted August 9th, 2012  
Great shot. We had one of these at our church fair last May. I never did get a good shot of it. Well done.
posted August 9th, 2012  
You rock these photos!! That looks unbelievably dangerous. And hurl inducing. Lol.
posted August 9th, 2012  
nice one , Jeff.. which fair?
posted August 9th, 2012  
@joeboxster Gaston Lions Fair
posted August 9th, 2012  
Freakin' Awesome!!!
posted August 9th, 2012  
I remember these Jeff, love the drama of the shot too!
posted August 9th, 2012  
great picture and fun subject!
posted August 9th, 2012  
Great shot - brought back a lot of childhood memories
posted August 9th, 2012  
I don't remember the zipper..awesome shot!
posted August 9th, 2012  
jeff, what is this? two photos both in the PP? friggin' awesome! still no furs or flowers, at least i don't see the hairs on some of the people! :-)
posted August 9th, 2012  
Cool capture :)
posted August 9th, 2012  
Very cool shot!
posted August 9th, 2012  
Simply gorgeous! I like how the people are so well lit up on the ground.
posted August 9th, 2012  
@summerfield that's a first!!
posted August 9th, 2012  
Your processing gives it an ominous feel. Great job.
posted August 9th, 2012  
A FAV!!! I must have been a carnie in my prior life.. I am always drawn in by carnival and fair shots.
posted August 9th, 2012  
This is great!!!
posted August 9th, 2012  
One of my favorite rides!! Awesome shot!
posted August 9th, 2012  
We have a zipper that comes to town once a year. Never rode it. Your photo reminds me of something from the 50s but also a shot from a Johnny Depp movie :). Nice processing.
posted August 9th, 2012  
Awesome.
posted August 9th, 2012  
Amazing processing! It looks like the illustration for a book cover. My memory of the zipper is riding it with my little nephew when I was pregnant with my first. We got a defective car that always stopped in the upside down position. And we were one of the last cars they let out. We were hanging there, my hair streaming out of the cage, our heads filling with blood, held up only by the lap bar. My nephew turns to me and says "this is very hard on my penis." Great memories.
posted August 9th, 2012  
Great shot and amazing processing.
posted August 9th, 2012  
@m9f9l that's hilarious...I have a memory...first time on one, my feet didn't fit under the bar on the bottom and I constantly found myself hanging upside down by the lap bar....put me off upside down rides for the longest time!
Great capture Jeff...the hdr is awesome for this.
posted August 9th, 2012  
Cool perspective. I like the glowing light. a fav
posted August 10th, 2012  
Wow.. love it... FAV
posted August 10th, 2012  
Very cool! I love it! Fav!
posted August 10th, 2012  
Yikes this is just out of this world awesome! Great capture.
posted August 10th, 2012  
this is such a fabulous photo! love the quality of light you captured!
posted August 10th, 2012  
I remember screaming my head off on one of those...thanks for the memories. Gorgeous shot!
posted August 10th, 2012  
Cool shot & amazing processing!
posted August 10th, 2012  
This is a very cool shot. The way the scene is lit really draws your eye to it.
posted August 10th, 2012  
wow! fav!
posted August 11th, 2012  
Love this. A most fav
posted August 11th, 2012  
Did you handhold for 0.3 secs ?
posted August 11th, 2012  
Cool shot and light, fav and follow!
posted August 11th, 2012  
@wardie yes... I can hand hold up to .5 secs as long as I'm standing
posted August 11th, 2012  
Wow, great capture. I love the lighting. I would never get on that ride. LOL
posted August 11th, 2012  
Nice to see this one on the PP!
posted August 11th, 2012  
great shot.....love the processing
posted August 12th, 2012  
You are kicking major ass with these carnival/fair/festival ride shots! I want to crawl inside your camera...or your brain...or your eye...or your Photoshop...OK, I just want to be you for a week, ok? Need I say it....Fav!
posted August 12th, 2012  
Wow! wow! wow! Terrific!
posted August 12th, 2012  
Awesome! That should be the fair poster! We bought posters from the Strawberry Festival in Pontchatoula, LA. And we don't live in LA.
posted August 12th, 2012  
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