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This is one of the beautiful quiet scenes that may vanish due to the new Star Wars Land renovation. Reportedly the Rivers of American & Tom Sawyer Island will be cut in half. And the train's circle route will also be altered.
I won't miss the picturesque Native American village scene so much but I will hate the loss of many of the trees that have filled in so beautifully to form amazingly naturalistic woods along the river since the park opened in 1955.
American History soon to become Disneyland History, never to be replaced. It all allegedly starts Jan. 10 (according to a few cast members). The renovations will probably take over a year.
This was the beginning of a fantastic November evening with friends at Disneyland. We were on the way to meet with our group at Club 33 when this scene unfolded in front us. I wasn't ready for it, but managed to get off a few good shots before Mark Twain disappeared around the corner...
Unknown to me, Bill McIntosh, one of the friends we were here to meet, was up in the wheelhouse of Mark Twain capturing this view at the same moment:
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As a side anecdote, I want to share a little story.
Sometimes, it gets weird being a photographer that primarily enjoys photographing Disneyland. Like when people I don't know ask me about my photography and what I like to photograph. The other day I sold a lens on Craig's List. When I met the guy, he was a hobbyist like myself, but he was SERIOUS. When I mentioned the kind of photography I like to engage in, (Disney, HDR, landscape, sports) he acted kind of snooty especially at the Disney thing. It left me feeling kind of weird, that he could not see beyond studio and macro photography and such. But hey, I took his money...
Then Yesterday, at the bank, I handed the teller my transaction slip, and she took an extra long time examining it...after a few seconds she looked at me and said, "Do you take pictures at Disneyland?"
Astounded, I said, yes I do, and asked her how she knew that.
She replied that she had recognized my name from the internet where she looks at my photos every day.
It made me smile for a long time yesterday evening and re-enforced my joy for this wonderful place and all its fans.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Thanks to Alan, Adam, Brendan and Mike for letting me share this spot during that beautiful sunset. I was able to shoot only one bracket and I've had a difficult time getting a good result with post. This may be the best I could get out of the bracket so I hope to get another chance at this on our next trip.
Thanks for looking and have a great day.
Mark Twain navigates the Rivers of America at Disneyland...This scene is a relatively rare occurrence at Disneyland due to the preparations and showing of Fantasmic, the nighttime fireworks and light show performed here during Summer and peak holiday times. Dusk usually finds both Mark Twain and Columbia undergoing transformations for their appearances in the show.
On this evening, we had gathered for dinner along the Rivers of America during the meetup with Corey Dorsey and his posse while they were in town. Mark Twain had gone around once, and was preparing to depart again when I decided that I had to have a try at capturing the scene...
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An all too common view of the Liberty Belle, but as a photographer, how can you pass up a reflection like that?
Sorry for lack of flickr activity lately... will try to catch up over the next couple of days.
New Orleans Square in Disneyland may not be the real Big Easy, but how often in the actual New Orleans do you see a jazz band come floating down the river to play some tunes for passersby? At Disneyland's Rivers of America, you can regularly see the Jambalaya Jazz Band do exactly that!
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For those of you who have been following at home, we had a photo meet recently at the DLR during which we decided it would be fun to shoot the "Believe In Holiday Magic" fireworks from New Orleans Square back over the Mark Twain. Just as we had set up our tripods and were ready to shoot, they turned out all the lights on the Mark Twain and the dock. As the guys had set up specifically to get the Mark Twain lights under the fireworks, I was very bummed. I felt better after someone suggested that we should shoot the lights after they came back up and layer them back in, which is what Hot Sauce and Tiki Mike have already done. Yesterday, however, Gregg Cooper posted a great HDR shot of the boat without the lights which worked very well, so I thought I would give it a try. The above is a single exposure on which I layered quite a bit in an attempt to get the Twain visible against the fireworks and surrounding Frontierland lights that were left on.
Shot with the Nikkor 18-200 VR.
At 28 feet tall and with four decks, the Mark Twain is the tallest train on the water at Disneyland (Don't argue with me, it has a steam engine and runs on tracks). The ship has a top speed of about 400 miles an hour and can whip guests around Tom Sawyer's Island in about 1/2 a second, usually flinging a couple off here and there when it rounds a corner at top speed. At maximum capacity, it can hold about 482 thousand people or 300 people if they don't want it to sink or tip over. On occasion, Mark Twain can be seen Piloting the ship himself.
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Couple of things.
One, this is one of those rare empty tripod night shots of mine, where I stayed up late, camped out a bit, and shot the night away - so I hope you enjoy!
Two, this was right after the realization that my image stabilization was on, so after a round of shots, I ended up with only THIS ONE - as I was in a rush to re-shoot everything I already had, and more, without the stabilization (doh!)
Three, this was taken at last month's Captuing the Magic! meetup! If you're a Disneyland local, and aren't a part of the group - join today!
Four, this is a black and white for three reasons! One, it was a dare to do black and white photography for the week. So I'm doing it, everywhere. Secondly, it suited the photo taken - as the white balance was so wacky the colors had no interest in turning out. And three, it JUST suited the image better - because this photo is about one thing - the play of light, it's reflections, and it's subtle illuminations on those objects oh-so-far away.
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