{"id":706,"date":"2013-08-22T02:36:06","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T02:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/?p=706"},"modified":"2025-03-30T21:20:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T21:20:17","slug":"italian-circus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/2013\/italian-circus\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Circus: August 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The circus outside my door kept me awake, so I grabbed my camera and walked through it. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/shot-with\/canon-eos-5d\/\">Canon EOS 5D DSLR<\/a>, 8\/22\/2013.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6030-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-708\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"topimage aligncenter wp-image-708 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6030-2-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"A brightly-lit swing ride structure at night, photographed dead center with a Canon EOS 5D DSLR. The central support column is covered in vertical stripes of red and yellow lights, with the word &quot;SWING&quot; repeated multiple times. Arms extend outward and upward in a fan shape, also lined with colored bulbs\u2014red, yellow, and green\u2014casting glowing patterns in the dark. No riders are present; only the frame and hanging chains are visible. In the background are soft silhouettes of trees and lampposts, suggesting a festive outdoor fairground atmosphere.\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6030-2-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6030-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6031-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-709\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-709 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6031-2-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"A bustling nighttime carnival game booth captured with a Canon EOS 5D. A bald man in a blue &quot;Brooklyn&quot; t-shirt and apron stands in a vibrant balloon dart game stall, talking to two people\u2014a man in a checkered shirt and a woman with a floral skirt. The booth is saturated with color: hundreds of brightly lit balloons in rows, plus walls and ceiling crowded with stuffed animal prizes\u2014monkeys, ducks, clowns, elephants, and more. Overhead lighting gives the scene a warm yellow-orange glow, emphasizing the chaos and saturation of color and texture.\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6031-2-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6031-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6037-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-710\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-710 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6037-2-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"A warmly lit Roman-style statue in Chicago\u2019s Little Italy, photographed at night with a Canon EOS 5D. The marble sculpture features Neptune seated confidently in the center, flanked by mermaids and horses emerging from waves. The scene is dramatically lit by twin street lamps above, casting golden shadows across the intricate textures of the figures and faux columns. In front of the statue, people are chatting in silhouette, adding life and contrast to the historic-looking stone setting. The address &quot;459&quot; is visible behind the statue, hinting that this fountain is built into a storefront, near &quot;Laflin St.&quot; visible on a sign.\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6037-2-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6037-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6072-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-711\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-711 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6072-2-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"Close-up nighttime shot of an illuminated amusement park ride, taken with a Canon EOS 5D. The image focuses on a shiny metallic structure covered with perfect rows of colorful round bulbs\u2014red, yellow, blue, and green\u2014glowing vividly in the dark. The lights are arranged in horizontal rows across an angled metal face, creating a dazzling, almost futuristic panel of color. The dark background makes the light patterns even more intense.\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6072-2-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6072-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6075-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-712\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-712 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6075-2-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"A glowing \u201cTICKETS\u201d booth at night, lit with classic carnival-style lightbulbs and captured in warm detail on a Canon EOS 5D. The booth is framed by rows of circular bulbs in yellow, orange, green, and white, radiating spiky shadows on the booth\u2019s plastic surface. Three figures are visible: a man in shadow to the left, a woman in a red spaghetti-strap dress entering the booth, and a boy or young man bowing his head in front of the air conditioner unit on the right. The scene evokes the in-between moments of a fairground evening, informal and slightly surreal.\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6075-2-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6075-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6078-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-713\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-713 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6078-2-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"A dazzling grid of carnival light bulbs captured close-up at night with a Canon EOS 5D. On the left, rows of yellow and green bulbs radiate hypnotic halos on a metallic mesh surface, while on the right, a large block of red bulbs glows in uniform intensity. The lighting is symmetrical and intense, almost abstract in composition, with warm halos radiating out like sunbursts. The bottom edge of the frame shows a faint silhouette of a dark, rounded object\u2014possibly the top of a ride or someone's head\u2014adding slight depth to the otherwise graphic presentation.\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6078-2-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6078-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6080-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-714\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"bottomimage aligncenter wp-image-714 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6080-2-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"Tight, striking image of carnival lights taken at night with a Canon EOS 5D, emphasizing texture and shadow. The central focus is a strip of warm white bulbs embedded into a curved, tightly textured metallic panel. On either side are walls of light bulbs in contrasting colors\u2014green, yellow, and red\u2014each casting distinct circular patterns on the dark metal behind them. The rippling effect of the light on the mesh and the deep shadows around it give the scene an industrial yet whimsical quality, evocative of the intricate visual language of nighttime carnivals.\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6080-2-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_6080-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The circus outside my door kept me awake, so I grabbed my camera and walked through it. Canon EOS 5D DSLR, 8\/22\/2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":715,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canon-eos-5d"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=706"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/706\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1908,"href":"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/706\/revisions\/1908"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}