Fear the Carousel

This is one of my all time best photos.  I took this image of my niece at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk as we were waiting in line for our turn.  At her last trip to the Boardwalk, she was too scared to ride the carousel.  The blur in the background shows the carousel speed - a million miles an hour for a 4 year old!

On the technical side, I took this handheld, so there is still a bit of unsteadiness for the 1/13s exposure.  F/10.0 to allow some more clarity to the horses.  I was still thrilled to be able to do all of the camera adjustments fast enough to allow this kind of shot in the moment! 

And for the record, my little niece conquered her fear by bravely riding the carousel with her Uncle.