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Zocalo is a beautiful beautiful place, especially when decorated subtly. While it's not one of the most visited spots in the parks, it's simply one of the most nuanced... the doors, the lattice, the arch, the statue, the blue tiles in the courtyard... even the weeds - imported so that they would be native to what you would normally find near this style of building. Somebody spent a lot of time designing this with love.
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This glittering beacon in the dark pathways of Frontierland is one of my favorite sights during Halloween Time at Disneyland. The Halloween Tree, dedicated to Ray Bradbury, is hung with Jack O'Lanterns to pay homage to the various cultural roots of our Halloween traditions.
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Frontierland first appeared in Disneyland as one of five original themed lands. Conceived by Walt Disney, the land did not initially contain many attractions, but centered on open expanses of wilderness which could be traversed by guests via stagecoach, pack mules and walking trails. The Mine Train Thru Nature's Wonderland opened in 1960, consisting of a sedate train ride around various western landscape dioramas. The Mine Train closed in 1977 to make way for a new attraction; the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, which opened in 1979.
Disneyland also once had a Marshal's office, honoring Waillard P. Bounds, Walt's father-in-law, who was actually a U. S. Marshal. Disneyland's Frontierland gateway is constructed of ponderosa pine logs. The land's long shoreline along the Rivers of America is considered a prime viewing location for the nighttime Fantasmic! show. The docks to both the Mark Twain Riverboat and the Sailing Ship Columbia, (a replica of American explorer Robert Gray's 18th century ship that circumnavigated the globe) are located here, and Tom Sawyer Island in the river's center is also considered a property of Frontierland
Frontierland's buildings have lots of detail too. On the roof of the Westward Ho Trading Co., there are elk or deer antlers. Elk antlers were commonly placed on general stores in the old west so cowboys coming into town immediately knew where to get supplies. Also in Frontierland is a building that has a large sign that says "Laod Bhang Co. Fireworks Factory". Plus, at the storefront marked "Crockett and Russel Hat Co.", you'll find a window honoring Fess Parker, who played Davy Crockett in Walt Disney's Davy Crockett. Frontierland borders Fantasyland (via the Big Thunder Trail), New Orleans Square and Adventureland, and connects to the Central Plaza through an iconic set of fort-style gates.
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A 2 second exposure in the Magic Kingdom. Thank goodness for trash receptacles and posts throughout the parks for those of us who do not carry a tripod.
The backside of big Thunder Mountain is so overlooked and it's mainly because the only time you can fully appreciate this area is from the train ride around the park. There is so much detail and thought that went into the theming of this that I wish they would have made a walking path around it so you could fully enjoy it. What do you guys think? Have a magical day!
An often crowded park, Frontierland in Magic Kingdom is captured here in the early morning opening hours.
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We had some nice skies during our stay at Disney. Greg and I were madmen running from one side of Frontierland to the other side this night.
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I always have trouble naming shots like this where they are multiple elements of different things in a single shot. You have the entrance to Splash Mountain as well as the Frontierland Railroad Station but I opted to just name it after the station as that's really what the photo is mostly of. Ultimately it doesn't really matter except for SEO which I try to be at least somewhat mindful of. Honestly it's something I struggle with and I'm sure I could increase exposure to my site if I was better at it but, eh, it is what it is.
This was shot with a Nikon D810 and Nikon 14-24 2.8. I used a single 15 second exposure as my base exposure and then used a luminosity mask to blend in highlights from an underexposure. I used Nik Color Efex Pro Contrast to give a bit of contrast and pop along with color balancing the foreground. I added some additional saturation and vibrance via adjustment layers and then did some levels adjustments with luminosity masks. To finish off I did some dodging and burning, denoised the sky, and sharpened the foreground. Oh and of course I used my stars trick to make the stars pop a bit better.
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The river mill in Frontierland on Tom Sawyer Island at Disneyland California on the Rivers of America.
Aside from Main Street, Frontierland is my favorite place to be in Disneyland, and more specifically, this particular spot where my tripod is standing is just about the best place to stop and figure out "what to do next". Turn to the right, you are looking at New Orleans Square and the entry portal to Adventureland...Choose Pirates of the Caribbean or Indian Jones. Turn to your left and you are looking at Big Thunder Mountain and the pathway to Fantasyland. Behind you is Rivers of America where you can ride Columbia or Mark Twain or just look at Haunted Mansion across the water...
I don’t go on this too often just because I have my camera with me. But it’s one of my favorite rides.
Who doesn't like The Laughing Place?? It's crazy I remember Disney both when this wasn't even built and then while it was being built. Great addition and fits the location so well.
This particular night I seemingly timed my shooting perfectly, starting out in Adventureland just before park close and then wrapping around into Frontierland. Once I was in Frontierland shooting down the main walking path there wasn't a soul in sight. I then realized the shooting gallery was open and still lit up so I knew I had to get a picture of it as I had never seen it empty before. And here it is, enjoy!
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The shooting gallery has always been a favorite of mine and I try to stop for a minute or two each trip.
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I was going to go back last night for one more Mark Twain fireworks attempt as the park was closing early due to grad night, but eventually gave up on the idea as June Gloom has now arrived and I had far too much work to do. Instead, I looked back over my shots from last year and found a couple that I had completely passed over. This was taken during my first attempt at the fireworks over the Mark Twain which was a great learning experience for me. I think it was right after this incident that I sent a flickr mail to Matt Pasant asking him how on earth he ended up with his incredible fireworks shots. Most of the frames that I shot after this one were either very soft or completely blown out. My complaint to Matt was that I had no idea what to focus on. I had assumed I should be focusing on the shells each time, and Matt very kindly pointed out that I might have better results if I boosted my ISO to around f11-13 and find a fixed point to focus on, i.e. the castle, Mark Twain, or Big Thunder Mountain. On my next trip I followed his advice and was much more satisfied with my results. This was one of only about 5 frames that was decent from my first attempt as I kept trying to re-focus after each shot and my camera was having none of that.
I was also disappointed that the fireworks were a bit too far to the left as I was trying to get them directly behind the Mark Twain, and they had turned the lights off on the boat as they purportedly interfered with the view of guests on board. It was then I learned that if you want Fireworks shots over the Mark Twain with its lights ON, you had to find a night when the park was closing early as the boat would be making no more trips after the fireworks, i.e. grad nights. In spite of this, I rather like how this came out as I caught a bit of Tom Sawyer's Island, Big Thunder, the Mark Twain and the reflection of Frontierland. Sadly, after this shot, it was all down hill from there. : /
Happy Fireworks Friday!
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