Photos of This, Our Spaceship Earth

[WDWFigment]

Spaceship Earth is not only one of my favorite attractions at Walt Disney World (even with the current lousy ending), but also one of my favorite things to photograph. Here are some of my favorite shots that I have taken of the attraction.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5172/5395166831_4396f26e6e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/5395166831/)
This, Our Spaceship Earth (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/5395166831/) by Tom Bricker (WDWFigment) (http://www.flickr.com/people/tombricker/), on Flickr

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4003/4304919448_cfc2be6c33.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/4304919448/)
Like A Grand And Miraculous Spaceship... (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/4304919448/) by Tom Bricker (WDWFigment) (http://www.flickr.com/people/tombricker/), on Flickr

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4266627843_c5cc89c6ff.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/4266627843/)
Walt Disney World - EPCOT Center - SpaceShip Earth Welcomes You (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/4266627843/) by Tom Bricker (WDWFigment) (http://www.flickr.com/people/tombricker/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5047/5327687346_01de7a9f58.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/5327687346/)
The Dawn of a New Disney Era (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/5327687346/) by Tom Bricker (WDWFigment) (http://www.flickr.com/people/tombricker/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5124/5349424440_21f7e763d6.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/5349424440/)
EPCOT Center - SpaceShip Earth Fountain (Night) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/5349424440/) by Tom Bricker (WDWFigment) (http://www.flickr.com/people/tombricker/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5123/5357552115_6dd823b006.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/5357552115/)
EPCOT Center - SpaceShip Earth Fountain (Day) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/5357552115/) by Tom Bricker (WDWFigment) (http://www.flickr.com/people/tombricker/), on Flickr


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[Marlton Mom]

Love it, love it, LOVE it!!! :love:

Thanks for the inspiration! :thumbsup2

Marlton Mom

[zackiedawg]

Agreed - quite a strong symbol for a park - for me the one that stands out the most, even over the castle (sacreligious I'm sure!) - it stuck in my mind from the first day I saw it, opening week of Epcot, and the ride was always a favorite despite the many changes to narration and scenes (and despite the fact that some of the older scenes and narration, and music, was superior). A few favorites of mine:

http://www.pbase.com/zackiedawg/image/131041619/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/zackiedawg/image/125411133/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/zackiedawg/image/107208525/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/zackiedawg/image/125411095/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/zackiedawg/image/128699576/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/zackiedawg/image/103154257/original.jpg

[Gdad]

Fine examples- it's always a fun subject.

I'll add a few recent ones-

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5043/5351441247_98e73b9b6a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/capturelifeinaction/5351441247/)
Spaceship Earth (http://www.flickr.com/photos/capturelifeinaction/5351441247/) by ~Life by the Drop~ (http://www.flickr.com/people/capturelifeinaction/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5087/5360147896_c899a4579a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/capturelifeinaction/5360147896/)
Planet Fisheye (http://www.flickr.com/photos/capturelifeinaction/5360147896/) by ~Life by the Drop~ (http://www.flickr.com/people/capturelifeinaction/), on Flickr

[dpmfloyd]

i want to play! its not as good as any of these, but i put this on a canvas and hung it in my living room...thank god my fiance let me :)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1252/5128810076_fdcb5eaa5b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dpmfloyd/5128810076/)

[KarenB]

I like the one I took in my signature. Some kind person on this board put the hidden Mickey in it for me a very long time ago.

[saturndb]

Very nice pictures!


Here are some of mine:


http://life-captured.smugmug.com/Other/Epcot/IMG2050tonemapped/1170560083_ppdrq-L.jpg


http://life-captured.smugmug.com/Other/Epcot/IMG2053tonemapped/1170560156_HEjDA-L.jpg

http://life-captured.smugmug.com/Other/Epcot/DSC0791tonemapped/1170573512_EoTYM-L.jpg

http://life-captured.smugmug.com/Other/Epcot/DSC0792tonemapped/1170573488_FiWG5-L.jpg

[Gdad]

Moar-

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2760/4088677097_644aebfcbd_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/capturelifeinaction/4088677097/)
Spaceship Earth HDR (http://www.flickr.com/photos/capturelifeinaction/4088677097/) by ~Life by the Drop~ (http://www.flickr.com/people/capturelifeinaction/), on Flickr

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3574/4553876409_56e8de01cc_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/capturelifeinaction/4553876409/)
Universe of Energy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/capturelifeinaction/4553876409/) by ~Life by the Drop~ (http://www.flickr.com/people/capturelifeinaction/), on Flickr

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3487/3888112987_43e5054b04_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/capturelifeinaction/3888112987/)
Spaceship Earth Skin (http://www.flickr.com/photos/capturelifeinaction/3888112987/) by ~Life by the Drop~ (http://www.flickr.com/people/capturelifeinaction/), on Flickr

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4034/4411874705_2e137c8ff9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/capturelifeinaction/4411874705/)
Spaceship Earth (http://www.flickr.com/photos/capturelifeinaction/4411874705/) by ~Life by the Drop~ (http://www.flickr.com/people/capturelifeinaction/), on Flickr

[saturndb]

Awesome pictures ...

[boBQuincy]

A study of Spaceship Earth and Fountain of Nations.

http://www.suzieandbob.com/wdw/feb_09/sse_fountain_5254.jpg

http://www.suzieandbob.com/wdw/feb_09/sse_fountain_5221.jpg

http://www.suzieandbob.com/wdw/feb_09/sse_5239.jpg

[hjd0411]

They are all beautiful!! Thanks, everyone, for sharing! :flower3:

Now, more, please...:)

[Revan]

Those photos are amazing - for you guys who post-processed using HDR, what do you use to create your HDR's?

[WDWFigment]

Thanks for the comments and kind words!

Here's another:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5091/5428535198_b99d1a1b2d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/5428535198/)
Celebrate the Future Hand in Hand (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/5428535198/) by Tom Bricker (WDWFigment) (http://www.flickr.com/people/tombricker/), on Flickr

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[Todd_H]

Great thread. SSE is one of my favorite subjects as well.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4438045074_5b71714321_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thhphotography/4438045074/)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4580475561_e151d98afe_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thhphotography/4580475561/)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4107/4953370605_ef4a1464af_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thhphotography/4953370605/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3335/3648895758_ce8153cf6f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thhphotography/3648895758/)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1257/4601143480_b58cf238fa_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thhphotography/4601143480/)

[CAJUNWDWFAN]

SSE with the full moon

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/ICEGATOR-FAN/WDW%202007/Epcot-SE-Night8.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/ICEGATOR-FAN/WDW%202007/Epcot-UOE-03.jpg

[itsmetigress]

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k149/itsmetigress/100_4465.jpg

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k149/itsmetigress/100_4458.jpg

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k149/itsmetigress/100_4423.jpg

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k149/itsmetigress/100_3280-2.jpg

[LPZ_Stitch!]

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t122/DirePenguin2007/Disney/SpaceshipEarth.jpg

[Gdad]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5220/5432807265_1204413358_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/capturelifeinaction/5432807265/)
Epcot 3x HDR (http://www.flickr.com/photos/capturelifeinaction/5432807265/) by ~Life by the Drop~ (http://www.flickr.com/people/capturelifeinaction/), on Flickr

[millys]

Not necessarily a favourite - more of a shocker - turning up to Epcot to find Spaceship Earth completely missing...!

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5258/5434461900_97e725f711_b.jpg

This was a better memory on Christmas Eve....

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4489330257_c1d631ff2c_z.jpg

Milly

[johamna]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4107/5070243844_b1747b1f77_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/somuchhamilton/5070243844/)
Spaceship Earth (http://www.flickr.com/photos/somuchhamilton/5070243844/) by So Much Hamilton (http://www.flickr.com/people/somuchhamilton/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5135/5433606144_1fa6b6d422_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/somuchhamilton/5433606144/)
Spaceship Earth (http://www.flickr.com/photos/somuchhamilton/5433606144/) by So Much Hamilton (http://www.flickr.com/people/somuchhamilton/), on Flickr

[Gdad]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/5436828593_cf0f229f91_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/capturelifeinaction/5436828593/)
Spaceship Earth (http://www.flickr.com/photos/capturelifeinaction/5436828593/) by ~Life by the Drop~ (http://www.flickr.com/people/capturelifeinaction/), on Flickr

[goopysolelady]

http://i979.photobucket.com/albums/ae280/mobkdo/EPCOT%20%202010/IMG_5094.jpg :tink:

[boBQuincy]

http://suzieandbob.com/wdw/sse_photospot.jpg

Yep, it's a Picture Spot alright! ;)

[mistyt]

Can't compare to the wonderful pictures on here, but here are some of mine!

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5286/5321463709_cc8cb6bda8_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mistytcm/5321463709/)
Simplicity (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mistytcm/5321463709/) by Mistytcm (http://www.flickr.com/people/mistytcm/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5209/5322064318_7ebc4c9fbe_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mistytcm/5322064318/)
Waiting for the rail (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mistytcm/5322064318/) by Mistytcm (http://www.flickr.com/people/mistytcm/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5004/5321461979_95b47dbc82_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mistytcm/5321461979/)
Palms (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mistytcm/5321461979/) by Mistytcm (http://www.flickr.com/people/mistytcm/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5245/5321460113_92d5c81a8d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mistytcm/5321460113/)
Palms 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mistytcm/5321460113/) by Mistytcm (http://www.flickr.com/people/mistytcm/), on Flickr

[rossb]

Spaceship Earth is not only one of my favorite attractions at Walt Disney World (even with the current lousy ending)

I didn't think the current ending was that bad. I was much more upset with what they did to the boat ride in Mexico and TTA in the MGK.

Nice shots.

[ChiSoxKeith]

Hey @wdwfigment .....

You're going to have to get all new shots of Spaceship earth. According to mouseplanet.com they are repainting the pillars that hold it up.

[YEKCIM]

Nothing to compare to what you REAL photographers have posted, but here are three from my most recent visit:

http://melissaewertzphotography.smugmug.com/photos/1120926399_ugJye-XL-1.jpg

http://melissaewertzphotography.smugmug.com/photos/1120926789_RX3tv-XL-1.jpg

http://melissaewertzphotography.smugmug.com/photos/1120918728_Nrakz-XL-1.jpg

[Groucho]

http://suzieandbob.com/wdw/sse_photospot.jpg

Yep, it's a Picture Spot alright! ;)
Nice shot, Bob! I like to get those "picture spot" signs but I must have missed that one. Maybe one of these days, I'll make it a point to track down each one...

I'm glad that SSE doesn't look like this any longer!

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5125/5295052295_3eefec8740_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/44681804@N05/5295052295/)
Spaceship Earth at night (http://www.flickr.com/photos/44681804@N05/5295052295/) by Groucho Dis (http://www.flickr.com/people/44681804@N05/), on Flickr

I was happy to see in the MousePlanet news that they're repainting the legs, too. Phew! I'm ambivalent on the Leave a Legacy tombstones, though...

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5206/5301849153_e61b3876db_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/44681804@N05/5301849153/)
Spaceship Earth (http://www.flickr.com/photos/44681804@N05/5301849153/) by Groucho Dis (http://www.flickr.com/people/44681804@N05/), on Flickr

...as seen from our room at Beach Club Villas:

http://www.groucho.org/pics/32112-11/2008WDW-120.jpg

Bokeh Earth!

http://www.groucho.org/pics/45241-3/WDW2009-459.jpg

Zenitar fisheye plus film.

http://www.groucho.org/pics/3249-6/2007WDW-621.jpg

[Marleen2]

Spaceship Earth is not only one of my favorite attractions at Walt Disney World (even with the current lousy ending), but also one of my favorite things to photograph. Here are some of my favorite shots that I have taken of the attraction.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5172/5395166831_4396f26e6e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/5395166831/)
This, Our Spaceship Earth (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/5395166831/) by Tom Bricker (WDWFigment) (http://www.flickr.com/people/tombricker/), on Flickr

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4003/4304919448_cfc2be6c33.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/4304919448/)
Like A Grand And Miraculous Spaceship... (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/4304919448/) by Tom Bricker (WDWFigment) (http://www.flickr.com/people/tombricker/), on Flickr

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4266627843_c5cc89c6ff.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/4266627843/)
Walt Disney World - EPCOT Center - SpaceShip Earth Welcomes You (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/4266627843/) by Tom Bricker (WDWFigment) (http://www.flickr.com/people/tombricker/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5047/5327687346_01de7a9f58.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/5327687346/)
The Dawn of a New Disney Era (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/5327687346/) by Tom Bricker (WDWFigment) (http://www.flickr.com/people/tombricker/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5124/5349424440_21f7e763d6.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/5349424440/)
EPCOT Center - SpaceShip Earth Fountain (Night) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/5349424440/) by Tom Bricker (WDWFigment) (http://www.flickr.com/people/tombricker/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5123/5357552115_6dd823b006.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/5357552115/)
EPCOT Center - SpaceShip Earth Fountain (Day) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/5357552115/) by Tom Bricker (WDWFigment) (http://www.flickr.com/people/tombricker/), on Flickr


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I absolutely adore your pictures!!!
I guess you used a fish-eye (for at least some of them) and some of them got some HDR reprocessing as well?
These pics are so great! :thumbsup2

[Marleen2]

Gdad, I absolutely adore your pics as well!
I can only hope that one day I'll be half as good as you guys ;)

:thumbsup2

[gruZ]

From Morocco:

http://www.brickstreetphotos.com/Places/Walt-Disney-World/Epcot/IMG6398/120814111_7vaXK-L-1.jpg

From Mission Space:

http://www.brickstreetphotos.com/Places/Walt-Disney-World/Epcot/Disney-Spring-040308523/281326373_yhxjE-L-1.jpg

This is for a current project I'm working on. I'm taking several pictures of park icons and converting them to this, which I will then hang somewhere in the house (will be using 8x8 crops and square frames).

http://www.brickstreetphotos.com/photos/1192249844_pqfrd-L.jpg

[OKW Lover]

http://gallery.me.com/jeffval/100420/DSC_0962.jpg?derivative=medium&source=web.jpg&type=medium&ver=12978022160001

http://gallery.me.com/jeffval/100420/DSC_0780/web.jpg?ver=12975514970001

http://gallery.me.com/jeffval/100420/DSC_0757/web.jpg?ver=12975514010001

[WillowBelle]

Here's a few from our trip in October:

http://pixiewillow.smugmug.com/photos/1078046970_n7y2y-M.jpg

http://pixiewillow.smugmug.com/photos/1095557293_zCSmu-L.jpg

http://pixiewillow.smugmug.com/photos/1095556677_eBype-L.jpg

[capt445]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5255/5474607116_84293d29d4_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/capt445-pics/5474607116/)
SSE (http://www.flickr.com/photos/capt445-pics/5474607116/) by capt445 (http://www.flickr.com/people/capt445-pics/), on Flickr

[JimbobJimbo]

http://hinkel.smugmug.com/Walt-Disney-World/Thanksgiving-Trip/Epcot/IMG5210/1192996886_cpjdU-L.jpg

http://hinkel.smugmug.com/Walt-Disney-World/Thanksgiving-Trip/Epcot/IMG6863/1193215710_DPM6X-L.jpg

[goopysolelady]

http://i979.photobucket.com/albums/ae280/mobkdo/EPCOT%202/IMG_5912.jpg :tink:

[nellyru]

Spaceship Earth is not only one of my favorite attractions at Walt Disney World (even with the current lousy ending), but also one of my favorite things to photograph. Here are some of my favorite shots that I have taken of the attraction.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5172/5395166831_4396f26e6e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/5395166831/)
This, Our Spaceship Earth (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/5395166831/) by Tom Bricker (WDWFigment) (http://www.flickr.com/people/tombricker/), on Flickr

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4003/4304919448_cfc2be6c33.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/4304919448/)
Like A Grand And Miraculous Spaceship... (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/4304919448/) by Tom Bricker (WDWFigment) (http://www.flickr.com/people/tombricker/), on Flickr

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4266627843_c5cc89c6ff.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/4266627843/)
Walt Disney World - EPCOT Center - SpaceShip Earth Welcomes You (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/4266627843/) by Tom Bricker (WDWFigment) (http://www.flickr.com/people/tombricker/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5047/5327687346_01de7a9f58.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/5327687346/)
The Dawn of a New Disney Era (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/5327687346/) by Tom Bricker (WDWFigment) (http://www.flickr.com/people/tombricker/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5124/5349424440_21f7e763d6.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/5349424440/)
EPCOT Center - SpaceShip Earth Fountain (Night) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/5349424440/) by Tom Bricker (WDWFigment) (http://www.flickr.com/people/tombricker/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5123/5357552115_6dd823b006.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/5357552115/)
EPCOT Center - SpaceShip Earth Fountain (Day) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/5357552115/) by Tom Bricker (WDWFigment) (http://www.flickr.com/people/tombricker/), on Flickr


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:lovestruc

[jnfr2424]

http://i948.photobucket.com/albums/ad329/jnfr2424/DSCF0146.jpg

http://i948.photobucket.com/albums/ad329/jnfr2424/DSCF0148.jpg

http://i948.photobucket.com/albums/ad329/jnfr2424/DSCF0163.jpg

http://i948.photobucket.com/albums/ad329/jnfr2424/Picture345.jpg

http://i948.photobucket.com/albums/ad329/jnfr2424/DSCF0181.jpg

The last one is blurry but I absolutely love it!

[Gianna'sPapa]

One of my favorites.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1381/5103622329_7646d6c517_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/45097427@N02/5103622329/)SpaceShip Earth Night (http://www.flickr.com/photos/45097427@N02/5103622329/) by Gianna'sPapa (http://www.flickr.com/people/45097427@N02/), on Flickr

[BerrysGirl]

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_NXPwCPIp_wM/TY6BDDRRWOI/AAAAAAAAAOs/cjOeXXwBRsI/s640/IMG_1143.JPG

[Mr.MouseFan]

http://www.misselizabeth.com/disney/xmas/2010/PC114285.jpg

[itsmetigress]

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k149/itsmetigress/100_6037.jpg

[WDWFigment]

Here's another new one....

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7160/6582895195_3a76251fda.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/6582895195/)
Spaceship Earth Dwarfs the Moon (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombricker/6582895195/) by Tom Bricker (WDWFigment) (http://www.flickr.com/people/tombricker/), on Flickr

[JoeDif]

One from my November trip

http://www.difloriophotography.com/Photography/Still-Life-Abstract/i-SW6zWdj/0/M/111311WDW002-M.jpg

[KCmike]

Nice shots everyone. I guess I will play along. Here's a different perspective.

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x145/KCmike1969/IMG_2304.jpg

[boBQuincy]

http://suzieandbob.com/wdw/dec_2011/sse_1000721.jpg

http://suzieandbob.com/wdw/dec_2011/sse_1000708.jpg

December 2011, Panasonic G3, 7-14mm

[wbeem]

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6175/6204831841_17d39a667e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wbeem/6204831841/)
Spaceballs! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wbeem/6204831841/) by wbeem (http://www.flickr.com/people/wbeem/), on Flickr