Spaceship Tron: Enter and Welcome to the Grid
I was walking around Epcot’s Spaceship Earth and my attention was drawn to the stainless steel panels at the base near the queue entrance. I walked over and held my camera above my head with the lens resting in the seem created by the two panels and fired away. The original shot was OK, but the lines gave me an idea for a modified version. I started first firing up the Tron Legacy soundtrack in iTunes and went for it. This first version, Enter the Grid, reminds me of some of the merchandise that was sold in the parks to promote to movie.
Then few minutes later it hit me…. What would it look like inside the grid?……..
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Translation….
Tron inspired views of Spaceship Earth at Disney’s Epcot.
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Epcot
Spaceship Earth
19th Annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival – The Hand of a Sorcerer’s Apprentice
I look forward to Epcot’s International Flower and Garden Festival each year. The park explodes with color and character based topiaries. You can find these topiaries scattered around the World year round, but the best time to view them all in one place is at the annual festival.
When I heard this years entrance theme was Fantasia I was thrilled. I love Fantasia, including the 2000 update
and Fantasia 2000 soundtracks were the first two CDs I loaded onto my first iPod! To top it off Sorcerer Mickey is my favorite Disney Character!
19th Annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival
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Stacked Reflection II – Disney Cruise Line
I was looking through some cruise pictures and this one caught my attention. I processed this at the same time as the previous Stacked Reflection shot, but I was not really happy with it. After having a fun time with the Dream shots, I’ve Got A Dream and I’ve Got Another Dream , at Castaway Cay that had some cool lens flare and sun burst I am liking this one again.
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Deck 12, Disney Dream
I’ve Got Another Dream | Disney Dream HDR at Castaway Cay
Ok, I know I posted almost the same shot yesterday and said it was my favorite shot of the 4 different compositions. Well, I’ve changed my mind. This is now my favorite. This set of shots makes me thankful that I shot a full range of exposures which helped capture the details of the ship and the star burst and light rays from the sun.
The 10 exposures I used for this HDR image ranged from 1/13 sec to 1/4000 sec at f/22 ISO 200.
Reissued Public Service Announcement: MAKE SURE YOU GET ANY DUST OFF YOUR LENS BEFORE SHOOTING
Disney Dream
Castaway Cay, Bahamas
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I’ve Got A Dream | Disney Dream HDR at Castaway Cay
I have dreams, like you — no, really!
Just much less touchy-feely
They mainly happen somewhere
warm and sunny
On an island that I own
Tanned and rested and alone
Surrounded by enormous piles of money
I can only guess Eugene Fitzherbert, or you may know him better as Flynn Rider, was thinking of Castaway Cay during his part of the song. Anyway, I’ve taken this shot of the Magic and Wonder and as the title would suggest, I’ve finally Got the Dream! I cannot wait to complete the set with the Fantasy this summer.
In total I shot 4 different angles and this one was an instant favorite as I looking at the LCD while waiting in line to re-board the ship. I noticed the sunburst that was created while looking at 1/4000 exposure then as I continued the rays of light started to appear around 1/400 sec.
Exposures ranged from 0.8sec to 1/4000 sec at f/22.
Public Service Announcement: MAKE SURE YOU GET ANY DUST OFF YOUR LENS BEFORE SHOOTING
Disney Dream
Castaway Cay, Bahamas
Disney Cruise Line
