Cyclone
At this point, the Williams Grove maintenance man arrives and, at the ride op's request, adjusts the overhead lights to aim
back toward the brake run. Note he does not use a ladder; he merely stands on the buzz bars while they're locked in the
upright position. I love this park!
Shooting photos of Cyclone was a problem, since not only had I arrived at the park quite late but it was also overcast.
The following photos were taken at 1/50-1/60 of a second. Unhappy with how dark they turned out, in post-processing I jacked
up the levels of many of the photos, working from the original Canon RAW CCD data, and managed to produce something usable.
The graininess and posterization is a by-product of the post-processing. Originals are on the left; tweaked versions are on
the right.
Cyclone On-Ride
If shooting structural photos of Cyclone was difficult, you can only imagine how hard it was to get decent on-ride photos.
Knowing full well how dark they would be, I shot the following photos at 1/320-1/500 of a second. In post-processing I jacked
up the levels and again managed to produce something usable.
The graininess and posterization is a by-product of the post-processing. Originals are on the left; tweaked versions are on
the right.
Dante's Inferno
Scenery
