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Even thought this photo is seemingly taken from high up, like from behind a curtain, to me it seems like a kid who is looking out through a hole in the fence. Looking at a place where the grass seems greener, the suggestion of a better life.
Its like the saying "so close yet so far", its like a dream - viewed from a distance and it only lasts until you wake up.
I feel that this photo symbolises the dreams of a person, like a carnival, they bring happiness to people until they pack up and go, leaving behind an empty space of where it once was and everyone to go back to reality.
This piece is really amazing. The combined effect of so many different aspects in this photo, is really what makes it stand out, and what gives it its unique feel.
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This makes me think of Ray Bradbury's novel "Something wicked this way comes".
The way you have framed the enticing glow of the Merry-Go-Round with the blurred vignetting of curtains(?) seems to suggest a mood of suspicion to me. The carnival seems like a wonderful place from a distance, with strange sights, sounds, and smells. But get closer, look behind the scenes, and you find litter, tired, worn-out faces, and sometimes unscrupulous carnies willing to cheat a person for a few extra dollars.
I think the sepia tones help to subvert what would normally be bright and colourful lights and reinforces the feeling that this carnival only 'pretends' to be fun.
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omg, it reminded me to the same novel too! actually i've been unsuccessfully trying to recall its title for over than a month 
otherwise a very good and fair critique; technique (overexposed and out of focus) could be better - especially because there was (probably) a plenty of time to take (and retake) a photo of this scenery. on the other hand precisely the blurriness adds greatly to the somewhat misty atmosphere.
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Hello and Wow,This piece is beautiful. It has a fairytale feeling to it, yet the cars and streetlights bring a modernized balance. The shadow surrounding the scene brings a sense of mystery to the picture, but there might be just a bit too much of it. The lighting of the carousel is great, and the trees in background add to the mysterious effect. The clarity and shine of the ride and also the colors blend well. I believe a bit of cropping would be effective in bringing out the best in this. However, overall it is a wonderful work of art!
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I can't even explain how beautiful this is..amazing.
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Interresting the way you took this Photo. I looks more like an illustration than a photo. I like it
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Just thought you might like to know, I used this image to complete a writing exercise for a writing course. The finished short story is on my website , along with the image--with credit to you, of course. I have the credit linking to this page. If you would rather something else linked, a website of your own perhaps, please let me know. Also, if you want the image removed, please tell me. It's such a great image that I'd love to share it with the story but if you don't like that, then I don't have any issue with removing it from the story page. Just let me know.
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This shot is magical. From one position it tells a complete story. The colours are like a dream, and the fact your looking through a gap at something to grand and bright gives a perspective that we are looking through the eyes of someone. It's just great
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i love this...as well i should, i suppose, given the DD and all.
i've missed you and your work while i was gone, so i hope that i'll get to come around and leave real comments for a while.
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I like it. Makes me think of that one Twilight Zone episode 'Walking Distance'.
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I can hear the music,
the laughter and cries.
Living with happiness,
tomorrow it dies.
There a poem for ya!
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Oh, finally DD, I've been waiting that moment for years!
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Lovely composition. So beautifully melancholy -- it looks very Hopper-esque.
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Wow! Just enough around the opening to keep it interesting and if those cars were not there i really would have believed that this was taken long long ago...Great work!
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This is so pretty! I love the tone it's shot in.
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Ah, the vision of Fantasy place through a chainlink fence! So close, so glowing with promise, yet so utterly out of reach!
To me, this is seen through eyes of a child who would give just about anything to get there, but his/her wishes would not be fulfilled
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I wholeheartedly agree with electricshadow10, I think this is an awesome image, very well done.
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Extremely gorgeous. A very nice idea taken from behind a curtain if I think that's what it is.
And I would agree with ~electricshadow10
This is extremely amazing and brought a big smile to my face.
CONGRATZ ON THE DD
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... Wow, I don't really know what to say.
That gorgeous lit up carousel in the middle of
a city just quieting down to doze off into a sleep
to dream of the same sparkling lights it gives off.
The way things all work together is awesome ...
Amazing job.
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really interesting shot. Odd how the gap perfectly fits the merrygoround.
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