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Carnival Scenes
Lens: DA 18-250 Camera: K20D Photo Location: Lake Jackson, TX ISO: 400 
Posted By: Sailor, 11-22-2010, 06:18 AM

On Saturday my wife, daughter and granddaughter attended the Festival of Lights, a local carnival that annually "officially" begins the holiday season the weekend before Thanksgiving. The affairs contains the usual: local talent show, crafts, civic organization displays, Texas food stalls, pony ride, petting zoo, giant inflated attractions, and - of course - a midway. Here are some shots I grabbed during the afternoon.

For this outing, I dragged out my DA 18-250, a lens I've seldom used since teaming my old DA 16-45 with a 55-300. However, I still find the 18-250 to be ideal for carnivals and such where photography is a secondary (or tertiary) objective and frequent lens changes are irksome (especially to my companions). Typically with this lens, in bright sun, I set the shutter speed to 1/500 in Tv mode in order minimize shake at all focal lengths and fix the iso at 400, allowing the lens to stop down to maximize its optical quality. Then I just shoot with abandon.

Jer

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11-22-2010, 10:14 AM   #2
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Really like the shot of your grand daughter on the pony. Is Grandpa ponying up on one!! JIM
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haha looks like fun and I agree on the lens choice for sure ... Texas food ummmm now that is what a carnival is about !
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Really like the shot of your grand daughter on the pony. Is Grandpa ponying up on one!! JIM
Thanks, JIM - and . . . . . . I love Claire, but I'll not be buying any Ponies!

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haha looks like fun and I agree on the lens choice for sure ... Texas food ummmm now that is what a carnival is about !
It was fun, buddy. Yup . . . . . the food is a major attraction.

Jer

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Hi Jer, I really like your first and fourth images. They tell a story, and the colors in the first one are surprising.
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now jer.... you've got your 'ferdmobile'..... did ya spring for that pony for claire??????
special moments captured wonderfully, made me smile..... thanks !! dave m
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Hi Jer, I really like your first and fourth images. They tell a story, and the colors in the first one are surprising.
Thanks much for the kind words.

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now jer.... you've got your 'ferdmobile'..... did ya spring for that pony for claire??????
special moments captured wonderfully, made me smile..... thanks !! dave m
Thanks alot, Dave. Luckily the pony ride was free, but the experience . . . . priceless.

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