Leave the shutter open long enough and a Ferris wheel stops being a machine and becomes a signature — every lit spoke wound into rings. The trick is the wait: dusk deep enough for the lights to carry, sky still holding blue. The bridge pylon stands at the right edge to remind you which harbour you are at.

The Golden Wheel
Luna Park, Sydney · January 2017
EOS 6D, 24 millimetres, f 18, 20.4 seconds, ISO 100