salomé spinning

just for kicks, post similar images to this group spinners

january 21st, 2007. salomé on CNN

very last update: american express behaved quite elegantly and i trust the error was sincere.

last update: it turns out american express used this image without notifying me in one of their banner ads, linking to their mylifemycard website. interesting that such a large company needs to go to flickr to steal images. the beauty of flickr is a number of people who had seen this image notified me. talk about the power of a community!

this needed luck and patience.

ok, due to unbearable pressure, i'll try to explain. it is really not that difficult, try this yourselves at home, preferrably first on borrowed children. just like k_rio_k says. synchronised rotation of the spinner, the spinnee and the photographer. the trick is to get both the focus and the right angle to the light. 1/15 of a sec exposure or slower.

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Baby Dove says:

How did you manage this?? Fantastic shot!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

btezra [deleted] says:

~I can hear the "weeeeeeeeeeeeeee" that must have been going on at the time~
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

*zillig says:

Fantastic!!!!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

christopherdale says:

Echoing Baby Dove's comments with my mouth wide open...
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

toinho castro says:

just great!!!!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

oooh caro says:

:-)))
je l'ai en n&b cette photo, par......??? avec le même genre de sourire depetite fille...
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

-Nat says:

How? Do you have 3 arms or what?
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Charloto says:

Fantastic! No idea how you managed it, but it turned out wonderful! :)
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

no_doubt says:

Incredible... How did you manage this?
Just luck and patience?
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

>< ( ( (º >---petita says:

hum... i bet you used timer and your mouth! right?
:D
wonderful!!!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

megapics (ccs) says:

Just trying to get at how you achieved this. How many arms do you have?

Great shot!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Rob Lee says:

Hope she didn't get hurt in the making of this photo. Could be dangerous! Fun photo!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Distra says:

This so reminds me of the photgraph from the M.I.L.K. exhibit. www.milkphotos.com/books_preview.htm
That was in black and white, but the colors really add something to the image. Very nice!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

_kasia_ says:

I LOVE IT!!!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Aimers02 says:

AMAZING shot!!! Perseverance prevailed!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

the mighty jimbo says:

i really don't know how you got that shot, but i'm pretty sure it involved a lot of bandaids and barbie doll bribery.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

painter of horizon [deleted] says:

That´s great. 10 points from Finland.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

ma_lu says:

dude...
how on earth did you take this shot???

awesome
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

pokeie says:

very cool idea i'm guessing there were alot of misses?

timer with the camera strapped to your chest? or are we all gonna have to beg to find out how?
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

epiphany15 says:

so fun!! great shot!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

cronewynd says:

Truly incredible shot.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Bruno do Amaral says:

awesome shot!
i have a guess about how u did this shot: the child is hold by one person and u go behind he. it's right? ;)

PS: sorry for my bad english...
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

lololark says:

cheers to luck and patience!!!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

rogtsai says:

loveit
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

fresca pesca says:

she looks so happy
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

infomaniac says:

Hope you don't mind!
Your picture has been added! :-)

You'll find it here!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

f8125 says:

You must have at least 3 hands or an assistant :) Great fun image.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Solitaire1 [deleted] says:

awesome, I remember how this felt, you've communicated it well :)
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

digitalVerve says:

Amazing capture! Totally stunning.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

pdm says:

Looking at this photo makes me feel good and happy. Excellent idea.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

carf says:

How many times did you try and how many times did you all fall on the ground laughing dizzy???!!
Fun, fun, fun!!!
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Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

oooh caro says:

alors en fait moi jaurais essayé la méthode accrobatique, c'est à dire que tu t'attaches l'appareil autour du cou, tu mets le truc qui se déclenche tout seul, le timer et tout, et ensuite tu fais tourner Salomé comme une toupie autour de toi avec tes deux bras, pendant que l'appareil, comme un grand garçon scotché autour de ton cou, il prend la photo tout seul !
haaa ben c'est pas ça du tout !!!
dis donc la prochaine fois que tu passes par chez nous tu fais signe !!!!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Breno Peck says:

The real question was actually how to take a picture while your hands are busy spinning a kid to dizzyness. Luckily, this mademoiselle over here has explained everything(just hang the camera on your neck, spin away and let the timer take the picture for you).

Anyway, how couldn't I have thought of that?? It's so simple!

Merci béaucoup!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

soleá says:

genius!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

wyk says:

Better not to let the mother know!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Standingman says:

You know I'm getting dizzy just looking at this...Great image!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

M a y r a says:

Great photo!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

nascity says:

I was gonna ask you how did you manage to get this...so thanks for the description...i'm sure it was fun for both parties =P ...
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

craig_352 says:

Superb. This image has such energy and joy just radiating out if like a sun. I think it can appeal to most of our childhoods. :)
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Christo Pacheco [deleted] says:

Wow! Amazing!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

L´MEDIVIERTO says:

good movement!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

tp says:

ITS THE COLORS, How wonderful!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

thtstudios says:

well done, and thanks for the explanation too.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Digital Owl says:

Very cute photo! The colors are lovely and so are the focus and the kid's expression.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

NikAt says:

very nice and interesting shot.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Melleiro says:

go favessssssssssss.!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

parinaya says:

Amazing. I added this pic in vadiar.blogspot.com Hope you dont mind.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

shadowbox says:

I can't figure out how you've managed to keep the camera so steady while holding on to the subject's hands.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Lindsey says:

great shot! makes me dizzy just looking at it - its impressive that an image can be that powerful!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

lintea lin says:

great~!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Raphael_Günther [deleted] says:

Dude, what a marvelous piece of photography. Congratulations and thanks for putting some inspiration on my mind.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

sara b. | 2009 says:

congrats! the new home page is yours!!!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

phitar says:

we share the priviliege ! do a few reload and you will see. i like that way of doing things btw. i think i should do something similar on my website :-)
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

vvt says:

My little boy loves being spun round like this, its hard enough to do that without taking a picture. This is bloody great =)
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

sara b. | 2009 says:

what did you mean with "we share the privilege"? I thought that one of my pix had been chosen for the homepage, so I did 10000 reloads but no pix of mine were there!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

phitar says:

i meant when you said it was mine, since at any point there are 5 or 6 different images randomly chosen.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

* Honest * says:

BRILLIANT..!!! congrats on getting onto the flickr front page.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Johnny. says:

booh!
that's amazing!
wow!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

A.M.J says:

great shot
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Xuan Carlos says:

movement and mirth!!!
It's amazing.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

disneymike says:

This is a wonderful image. I love the look of excitement and exhileration on her face. :D
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

tomii_boy says:

b r i l l i a n t
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

cacau.calazans says:

\Great picture! Really amazing!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Nagmat Uae says:

Lovely capture!!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Λl℮Roda® says:

Tremedous shot!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

_rebekka says:

like many others have mentioned, im not quite getting which hands you used to work the camera:p
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

phitar says:

using a prototype brainwave shutter...
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

ღ»--çLª§sïÇ--«ღ says:

So CreaTive !!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

pinkstar_wednesday says:

Your family and photo is
JUST MARVELOUS!!!!!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

kool_skatkat says:

cool, can't wait to try that!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Josy's Pics says:

Excellent!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Soeradjoen says:

Great idea and capture!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Cuckka says:

Another technique is to have one of kid's hands holding on tight to one of your ear so you have one of yours to click...ha ha!
Fun picture!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Jimmy Neutron1 says:

How the heck did you hold that camera! AWESOME SHOT!
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

tonyfederna says:

Amazing effect!
Tony
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

Robyn's Nest says:

spin away!!! :D
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

Drico says:

So interesting!!!!!!
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

marcelleitner bilderleben.at says:

your Foto has been added to
beautiful pix the Fotoblog [best pix on Flickr selectet by me]
if you do not want that, email me
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

mario.mc says:

oooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!! ;)
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

* K A Z Z I E * says:

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Valencia_Daniel says:

what kind of camera did you use?
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Dance Julia Dance says:

Simply amazing and great composition.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

birdmfly says:

that's a nice shot, i like this, you just hold the camera and shot? right?
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

snortblt says:

Yet another approach is to have the child hold the camera in one hand while you hold that hand by the wrist. That solves the synchronization problem, but of course your expensive camera is now in the hands of a dizzy kid!
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

spicedfish says:

Beautiful shot and Im the 200th person to fave it. :)
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

fahad_se says:

hey, you know, you introduce a great color combination at all. Gorgeous!
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

grossman says:

Love it!
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

vivia [deleted] says:

woah, i found the flickr photo? it always pops up when i sin in and i found it. woah.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

JourneyToNoWhere says:

marvelous!
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Frédéric Solenthaler says:

Aha! you are the culprit of the Flickr front page...
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

earth2marsh says:

Can't believe I didn't favorite this the first time I saw it! I'm looking forward to copying this shot when Sullivan gets older... ;)
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Eloy Arnaldo says:

Hola , ya mis fotos estan disponibles en Flickr
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Vortexmind says:

So great
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

lorien_PL says:

that is one of my most favorite on flickr so far
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

marciakd says:

i AM IN LOVE WITH THESE PHOTO!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

P Y E R says:

so i come around!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

simplprs says:

infamous pic... glad i found it!!!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

iMacCanon says:

genius!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

IMoFuI says:

really fantastic!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

hazytadpole says:

Spotted this afternoon in the Explore page. Congratulations.! A very worthy explore shot. Brilliant in fact.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

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