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Merry-go-Round - Local Fair: Parkland, Florida

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I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. Here’s another one from a local fair in Parkland, Florida. I used a 9 stop ND filter to get all of that movement you see here. Nothing is really more fun that long exposures during the day. :)

Mary-go-Round and Carousel History
The earliest known depiction of a carousel is in a Byzantine bas-relief dating to around 500 A.D., which depicts riders in baskets suspended from a central pole. The word carousel originates from the Italian garosello and Spanish carosella ("little battle"), used by crusaders to describe a combat preparation exercise and game played by Turkish and Arabian horsemen in the 12th century. In a sense this early device could be considered a cavalry training mechanism; it prepared and strengthened the riders for actual combat as they wielded their swords at the mock enemies. European Crusaders discovered this device and brought the idea back to their own lands.[citation needed] A carousel was also a training device for the ring-tilt, consisting of wooden horses suspended from arms branching from a central pole. Riders aimed to spear rings situated around the circumference as the carousel was moved by a man, horse, or mule.

Camera Data for this shot:
Camera: Nikon D3
Lens: Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8
F Stop: f/16
Exposure: 10 seconds
ISO: 200

Taken in: United States / Florida / Parkland (show map)

Taken on: November 21, 2010

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