Ferris Wheel, Kansas

Photograph by Joel Sartore , National Geographic

The Ferris wheel at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson mimics a giant Lite-Brite toy. Long lines can form at popular midway rides, but in this long exposure all the stress melts away.

(From the upcoming National Geographic book Visions of Earth)

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