This week, our host is Ann-Christine from Leya, and her choice for the challenge is found at the fair or market. I wasn’t sure about this one as I don’t really like going to either. I have this thing where I hate crowds and I avoid them like the plague.
We don’t have fairs here, actually, that’s not true, we don’t call them fairs, we call them shows, so today I decided to show you some photos from the Royal Melbourne Show taken back in 2016. It is only one of 3 times I’ve ever been. It is so expensive, and there are just too many people there. So I avoid it.
I went on two separate days, and I’m going to show them that way. The first day was just to look around, and the images are mostly from daytime. Here are some of those.
Looking at them now, I think I used a Lensbaby for some of the photos. I think I had a lens on my phone.
The next day, we wanted to do more nighttime stuff. They have a fireworks show each evening, and we wanted to get that plus the rides in the dark. I decided to take my fisheye with me for the evening photos and I’m so glad I did.
For the fireworks, we were lucky to get access to the top of a roof to take the photos. Getting accreditation can be a real advantage at times.
So here are some of those images. Look at how cool the fisheye took the rides at night.
I was going to finish the post there, but then I thought, show, and I thought why not chuck in a gallery of photos from the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, so here are some of those.
I’ve been in the city all morning taking photos, so I hope this post makes some sense. I’m a bit tired now, but I did get a lot of new images to play with, I hope. Sadly, the sun was out, but you can’t get great conditions all the time.
Thank you, Ann-Christine, for being our host this week. My laptop is back working after the catastrophe of last week, so I am looking forward to seeing what everyone posts this week.
If you would like to participate in this great challenge, then go to the following link to find out how to join the Lens-Artists Challenge. Click here for more info. Don’t forget to put a link in your post back to the host.
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Oh these are superb, Leanne! I especially love the ones with slow shutter on the ferris wheels with their lights 🙂.
Thank you PR, night photography was great for them.
Awesome shots of the rides!!!
I had to LOL, so many photographers are so similar, not big fans of crowds and big events… but do it for the photography opportunities lol! I am very much the same 😉
Thank you Pamela.
I was surprised when I saw that others had said the same thing, funny isn’t it?
The rides are wonderful in motion!
They turned out well, thank you Teresa.
I’m glad you decided to share both days of that show, Leanne. Your night photos are stunning.
Thank you John.
Wow! Those night ‘ride’ images are amazing. All the others are too, but especially the night ones.
Thank you Vicki, they came out differently to what I thought they would.
Colorful and festive – i like the slow shutter speed photos!!
Thank you Nora, it is a cool effect.
So many wow Leanne
Thank you Brian.
Those shows look like a lot of fun. The photos are great!
Thank you Egidio.
I hate fairs too, but your night time shots could convince me otherwise. So electric and vibrant!
It was worth it for the night shots Margaret. Thank you.
Leeanne, these celebrations all look so festive and fun!
Thank you Beth.
These are great, Leanne! I love the doll in purple and the lollipops, but the nighttime photos….! Dazzling!
Thank you Lois, the doll has a funny look on her face, lol.
How I understand you, Leanne. I hate them too, but I love your photos 😀
Thank you Sofia, yeah, I think as I get older the worse i get.
Likewise.
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First – thank you for participating even if you, (me and many others too) are not “crowd friendly” people! Sometimes we do go and sometimes we can go back to our old photos and find them revealing… quite good memories. Great post, where I really loved the night time fisheye pictures! The flower and garden show is of course a plus for me!
It’s funny, but I think I have got worse with crowds since the pandemic, I just don’t feel safe. Thank you Ann-Christine, nice to hear which ones you liked.
Which building was the Melbourne Flower Show held in? It is gorgeous.
It is Sam, the building is The Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne.
Wonderful examples for this challenge Leanne. I loved how the fisheye lens worked.
Thank you Anne, the fisheye was great for that.
Leanne, your pictures are terrific,I especially like the ones taken at night of the rides!!
Thank you Sylvia, I love the night ones too.