The Sizzler ! by phil_howcroft

The Sizzler !

Not a sausage, but a ride at the famous Nottingham Goose Fair.

We went to the Goose Fair on Wednesday Evening.

The Goose Fair is one of the largest travelling fairs in the UK.

It runs in the first week of October and Wednesday was the first day of the show.

Ideally I'd have liked to have been there at dusk because you get some lovely skies around dusk, but by the time we'd had tea and walked Ruby dusk had gone.

It was raining hard when I took this image, so this helps the lighting reflect better off the floor.

I was a little disappointed with my images from the fair, bit it was a dark wet night.
like the lights in this Phil - I guess the rain kept the punters away!
October 7th, 2011  
@sparkle thanks juliette, the fair was very busy...everybody from the city goes there :)...even if they don't like it....it's almost mandatory.......the ride was just about to start :)..have a great weekend:)
October 7th, 2011  
These rides are so well lit & they shine beautifully here ! You must have got pretty close to it, did you actually have a ride on it ? I hate fairground rides but like the atmosphere...I will hold the coats !!
October 7th, 2011  
This is cool
October 7th, 2011  
Fabulous lights Phil
October 8th, 2011  
The rain definitely helped to bring out all those colours and reflections. Nice one, Phil! (Why is it called the Goose Fair?)
October 8th, 2011  
This night image is very sharp and crisp, great image
October 8th, 2011  
@happypat Pat, no rides, just a walk around the fair , i had a go on the side stall were you throw balls into holes and the horse moves on.....kentucky derby??.......I think featured one on your 365 :)
October 8th, 2011  
@jenrobcarr Jennifer thanks for your support :)
October 8th, 2011  
@cath catherine, the fair is over 700 years old and the name derives from the thousands of geese that used to come from Lincolnshire to be sold in Nottingham.
October 8th, 2011  
@swilde thanks Sue, glad you like the image
October 8th, 2011  
@kerristephens cheers kerri
October 8th, 2011  
Did you have a ride? I went down straight after work on Thursday. It was seriously windy, and cold as a result, but thankfully dry.
October 8th, 2011  
love the neon or maybe its eco led's these days...
October 8th, 2011  
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