Monster Machine

well captured, but not for me !!

Thank you Jaap..........and I don't blame you. Maybe if I was 50 years younger!

Definitely not my cup of tea! Our youngest daughter, who is now 48, still loves to go to Alton Towers, and adores these sorts of rides. Me? I prefer rolling pennies and going on the swing boats. ;-)

Not mine either Amelia.............but our youngest daughter and both the grandchildren would love it as well.

Nowadays I'm happy to watch and take photos :-)

GGGGGGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

:-)))

If it's OK Keith, I will take a rain check on his experience, I may never walk again after this!
Terrific composition, great colours and lots of noise, I assume!
A great shot against a neutral sky, Happy Easter

Good for you Roger.........a sensible decision. I stayed in the funfair only around 5 mins before the noise and crowds got to me..!!

Glad you like the shot though........and thank you. I did manage to grab ice-creams for me and the Boss before I left though :-)

Oh lieber Keith,mir reicht auch schon der Anblick in deiner tollen Nahaufnahme,da bleibe ich auch lieber fern,mit meiner leichten Höhenangst ist das auch nichts für mich,sehr schön hast du aber diesen Moment des Hochfahrens festgehalten :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Ostersonntag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))

I don't think this is for anyone of our age Güni...........I'm happy just to take photos, and even then not to stay for too long..!!

Glad you like the photo though............but I doubt there will be any more like this :-)))

I was sure this was something you had built with Lego :-)

Many years ago I went to Blackpool on a ‘works outing’, have you ever seen the film Hindle Wakes it was just like that. I went on The Big Dipper, The Grand National Ride, The Rollercoaster but not the Log Flume - I watched everyone else get wet instead :-)

Never again.

Ha, ha............I expect there's something similar in Lego World :-))

It sounds like you had an "exciting" works outing Colin..........I've never seen the film, but going on all those rides sounds awful..!!

Good decision to keep off the Log Flume though!

From this perspective it looks like one of those grabber machines Keith!
Very well captured.....I just watch from a safe distance. The strange thing is
that Sophie won't go on any rides like this, but her crazy mum and dad love them!!

Oooh, yes, I see what you mean.........like in the arcades to grab soft toys etc.

I've been on a few when I was younger.........peer pressure............but I've always disliked any sort of fairground machines. My youngest daughter and the grandchildren will try anything, but my oldest daughter is a bit like me.

Glad you like the shot though...........taking a photo was as much as I wanted to get involved..!!

Looks fantastic, Keith !

Thank you Ulrich.

Just the thought of it makes me feel sick. Great capture here. Well done.

Best wishes. Herb

You and me both Herb. Glad you like the shot though..........many thanks.

met echte klauwen zie ik

Indeed..!!

Wow - just the thought of being in that, makes my stomach churn. I would be so scared that the safety bar might just fail.

I can relate to hat Jenny..!!

Geweldige opname, Keith.
Toen ik de foto vergrote zag ik dat enkele stoeltjes leeg waren...... Hebben ze die mensen nog gevonden?

Many thanks Frans.

The fairground is on the sea front, so I expect the missing people were thrown out to sea :-)))

Ouep les jeunes ont besoin de sensations

I'm old and definitely don't Thérèse :-)))

Yikes! It looks quite scary.

It does indeed Esther................thanks for stopping by!

It look as if you photographed a bad dream, A very dynamic and imposing view.

Being on one of these rides would be a bad dream..............or a nightmare..!!

Glad you like the image though John...........thanks for stopping by and commenting.

Eine gute Übung für die zukünftigen Raumfahrer, die zum Mars fliegen wollen, aber nicht für mich. Für uns Fotografen sind solche Monster ein dankbares Motiv.
Schöne Aufnahme, Keith!