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The marvelous things about a County Fair.

Hi,
I’m going to start posting a series of photos taken over a two-week period at the Bloomsburg Fair 2009 near my home in central Pennsylvania. I shot many hundreds of pictures and I’ve just started whittling the numbers down to a reasonable sized group. The first week was spent shooting the set up of the fair, which is one of the largest in the country. My emphasis was to meet and get to know the carnival workers and take as many portraits as I could. Carnies as they are called are a fascinating group of people and I will share some of the more interesting ones with you here in the next few weeks. I also shot a lot of other kinds of things I will mix them in as well. I was lucky this year to have been given a press pass from a journal that is published at my former university as I do supply them photos from time to time. The pass was a great help getting into events and places where it might have been difficult otherwise. I hope you enjoy the pictures half as much as I had taking them.
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Fair at Night 1#
Fair at Night 1#		 Dragging Cable.
Dragging Cable.		 Electric Cable.
Electric Cable.		 Setting up rides.
Setting up rides.
Midway Night
Midway Night		 Pagoda work.
Pagoda work.		 Setting up the kiddy Dragon ride.
Setting up the kiddy Dragon ride.		 Tut Tut.
Tut Tut.
Tut
Tut		 Muse
Muse		 Its good to be King.
Its good to be King.		 Making light work of it.
Making light work of it.
Donny way up.
Donny way up.		 Rising to new heights.
Rising to new heights.		 Mobile Carnie Housing.
Mobile Carnie Housing.		 Carnie Shoe.
Carnie Shoe.
Last minute adjustment.
Last minute adjustment.		 Carnie and friend.
Carnie and friend.		 Daydream believing.
Daydream believing.		 Carnie and grandson.
Carnie and grandson.
Sanka playing in his carnival booth.
Sanka playing in his carnival booth.		 Banner Day.
Banner Day.		 Big wheel keep on rolling.
Big wheel keep on rolling.		 Spiderman Spiderman.
Spiderman Spiderman.
Buttoning up tent flaps.
Buttoning up tent flaps.		 Carnie.
Carnie.		 White on her hands.
White on her hands.		 HATE on his hands.
HATE on his hands.
Potato Chips
Potato Chips		 This Carnie said Hey, How about this pose for a picture?
This Carnie said Hey, "How about this pose for a picture"?		 Setting up a Midway ride.
Setting up a Midway ride.		 Ride setup.
Ride setup.
Carnie w mallet.
Carnie w mallet.		 Carnie laborer.
Carnie laborer.		 Carnie laborer.
Carnie laborer.		 Carnie Laborer.
Carnie Laborer.
Erector Set.
Erector Set.		 Just a Fair Day.
Just a Fair Day.		 Carnie and friend.
Carnie and friend.		 Professor Laszlo.
Professor Laszlo.
Coordinated Carnie Transport.
Coordinated Carnie Transport.		 He has risen to the top of ticket sales.
He has risen to the top of ticket sales.		 Busy Bees.
Busy Bees.		 Midway Buzz.
Midway Buzz.
Some assembly required.
Some assembly required.		 Getting the Midway lights ready.
Getting the Midway lights ready.		 Carnie with pliers.
Carnie with pliers.		 Light work.
Light work.
I have a premonition.
I have a premonition.		 Carnie during side show setup.
Carnie during side show setup.		 Female Carnie.
Female Carnie.		 Female Carnie.
Female Carnie.
Carnie.
Carnie.		 Carnie.
Carnie.		 A Carnie named Sue.
A Carnie named Sue.		 Lollipop
Lollipop
Harold.
Harold.		 Carnie
Carnie		 Carnie
Carnie		 Carnie
Carnie
Carnie E.jpg
Carnie E.jpg		 Carnie Insult Clown
Carnie "Insult Clown"		 Carnie
Carnie		 Carnie
Carnie
Carnie
Carnie		 Carnie
Carnie		 Carnie
Carnie		 The marvelous things about a County Fair.Part two.
The marvelous things about a County Fair.Part two.
Ride on 2
Ride on 2		 Ride on 1
Ride on 1		 Selling Balloons at Sunset.
Selling Balloons at Sunset.		 Part of the crowd watching the free entertainment.
Part of the crowd watching the free entertainment.
Plastic Charm Prizes.
Plastic Charm Prizes.		 Hanging Stuffed Snake Prizes.
Hanging Stuffed Snake Prizes.		 Past Tents.
Past Tents.		 Pitchpitch pitch.
Pitchpitch pitch.
Tornado.
Tornado.		 Strolling the Fairgrounds.
Strolling the Fairgrounds.		 The Great Pumpkin.
The Great Pumpkin.		 Horse racing 1.jpg
Horse racing 1.jpg
Horse racing 2.jpg
Horse racing 2.jpg		 Horse racing 3.jpg
Horse racing 3.jpg		 Jockey 1
Jockey 1		 Jockey 2
Jockey 2
Race Horse.
Race Horse.		 This guy was billed as The Worlds Smallest Horse
This guy was billed as "The Worlds Smallest Horse"		 Harness Race Jockey.
Harness Race Jockey.		 Ready to race.
Ready to race.
Before the Show.
Before the Show.		 Making the Pretzels.
Making the Pretzels.		 Birth of Candy Apples.
Birth of Candy Apples.		 Side Show.
Side Show.
Side show composit.
Side show composit.		 Arrrrrrrrrg!
Arrrrrrrrrg!		 Another Denizen of the Midway.
Another Denizen of the Midway.		 Tied Down.
Tied Down.
Dock Dogs 1.
Dock Dogs 1.		 Dock Dogs 2.
Dock Dogs 2.		 Fabulous Flying Fido.
Fabulous Flying Fido.		 Hey Baby.
Hey Baby.
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Carol E Sandgren28-Apr-2011 02:27
Such an unusual look at a fair, and what makes it "go". Bravo on a super colorful, honest, and "tell it like it is" look at carnie life!
Long Bach Nguyen06-Jun-2010 01:53
great documentary of the people that make the fair runs smoothly.
houseofcors30-Apr-2010 03:01
Interesting subject generously documented.
joseantonio30-Apr-2010 02:39
Excellent gallery.Well done
Marc Demoulin28-Mar-2010 10:55
Magnificent reportage on a fair set up!! vVv
Marc
william mahan28-Mar-2010 01:50

Well done and imaginative !!!!!
David Yu11-Mar-2010 17:34
What a colorful gallery. Very nice indeed!
Eldar Kadymov05-Mar-2010 03:58
As cool as it gets, V
Frank Kavanagh Photography13-Feb-2010 20:21
a wonderful colourful gallery.
Aloha Diao Lavina08-Feb-2010 07:37
I love the colors. This gallery captures the excitement of a carnival soon to open. Look forward to more. V
Dallas Hyatt03-Feb-2010 05:40
Reminds me of summer. I feel warmer already!
Mike 24-Jan-2010 05:27
Love this gallery, especially the 2 night shots. Big Vote!
Guest 30-Dec-2009 09:39
Enjoyed your interaction with these characters and the shots you managed to take up close - great start look forward to the rest.
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)07-Dec-2009 07:06
Excellent images,love this colorful work my friend! Vote
Paolo
Michael Shpuntov06-Nov-2009 05:43
Great start for the new gallery. So far I really like what you have here. Excellent job. Vote.
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