All New Picture of the Day Thread - 01/25/2008

[loribeth]

 

[Evad]

Gdad- Jeff your dark ride shots have been amazing lately

We-Luv-Disney great sunset shot!!

auntread Great shot!! Feels like I'm right there.

 

[luvthattink]

A little different....

 

[willis37862]

luvthattink....I like the night time view of the back of the castle.

 

[KNovacovschi]

My acting debut!

Just out of curiosity was this picture taken on August 14, 2007???...You look like the characters added to the scene when we watched....

 

[declansdad]

Just out of curiosity was this picture taken on August 14, 2007???...You look like the characters added to the scene when we watched....

I believe it was on the 17th, around 2 in the afternoon.

I notice your ticker says you're going back to POP. We were at Pop during that vacation as well, Aug 12 to 20.

 

[CiaoBelle]

Everybody needs a little Epcot!!!!

 

[MUDisneyCouple]

Great find!! Was she in Epcot?

 

[Groucho]

I have tried and tried to get that shot with my 50mm 1.8 with no luck! I might have to pick up a 30mm before my next trip!

FWIW, here's what it looks like with a 50mm lens. This is actually Disneyland's version but I believe that the distances are identical though lighting may be slightly different.

That was taken with my 50mm F1.4 at F1.8, ISO 3200, 1/30th second. You can see how it's a tricky shot! I will probably try a little ISO 6400 next trip with the new camera, and use my 31mm F1.8 lens.

I would guess that Gdad's shot was ISO 3200 at least...?

 

[brack]

FWIW, here's what it looks like with a 50mm lens. This is actually Disneyland's version but I believe that the distances are identical though lighting may be slightly different.

That was taken with my 50mm F1.4 at F1.8, ISO 3200, 1/30th second. You can see how it's a tricky shot! I will probably try a little ISO 6400 next trip with the new camera, and use my 31mm F1.8 lens.

I would guess that Gdad's shot was ISO 3200 at least...?

I don't know if you noticed but this HM's "Hidden Mickey" plates are further down the table than at WDW.

 

[Groucho]

I don't know if you noticed but this HM's "Hidden Mickey" plates are further down the table than at WDW.

My understanding is that there's never supposed to be a hidden Mickey there. The Imagineers don't like it as it's too obvious and distracting, and "fix" it whenever they walk through, back to the locations in the original design. Later, someone (custodial crew? dunno) puts the Mickey back.

So we were told on the Keys to the Kingdom tour, at least.

FWIW, my memory is that they were in a similar place on the WDW ride, perhaps it was moved down further left when Gdad took his photo... or maybe my memory is failing. It has been over a year since I've been there - too long!

 

[willis37862]

My understanding is that there's never supposed to be a hidden Mickey there. The Imagineers don't like it as it's too obvious and distracting, and "fix" it whenever they walk through, back to the locations in the original design. Later, someone (custodial crew? dunno) puts the Mickey back.

So we were told on the Keys to the Kingdom tour, at least.

FWIW, my memory is that they were in a similar place on the WDW ride, perhaps it was moved down further left when Gdad took his photo... or maybe my memory is failing. It has been over a year since I've been there - too long!

Maybe one of the 999 happy haunts

 

[One Year Pin]

One from AK.

 

[STEAMBOAT209]

MY POTD:

 

[°O°Joe]

Gdad, you did a phenomenal job of framing this scene in the Haunted Mansion. Much better angle and brighter and clearer than the one I took...

auntread, very pretty! I like that part of MK as well - there doesn't ever seem to be many people back there, which can be a nice get-away on a hot, crowded summer day.

Groucho, interesting comparison on the Haunted Mansion Ballroom scene. The 50mm really brings you a lot closer. FWIW (and not to take anything from Jeff's picture - his is excellent as well) that's the best picture in terms of clarity and lighting that I've seen of that scene! Excellent capture!

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Thanks. It took me a while to realize what the shadow was. I really like your picture of the pink castle. I need to go back to WDW so I can practice night shots.

Thank you!

My understanding is that there's never supposed to be a hidden Mickey there. The Imagineers don't like it as it's too obvious and distracting, and "fix" it whenever they walk through, back to the locations in the original design. Later, someone (custodial crew? dunno) puts the Mickey back.

I've heard that as well. Not an official Hidden Mickey when there was such a thing. A couple years ago I rode once in the middle of the day and the Mickey plates were there. I wanted to show my BiL because he had never seen it, so we rode again later that night and the Mickey plates weren't arranged as a Mickey head anymore. You know, some Cast Members swear up and down they've seen real ghosts in there!

FWIW, my memory is that they were in a similar place on the WDW ride, perhaps it was moved down further left when Gdad took his photo... or maybe my memory is failing. It has been over a year since I've been there - too long!

It's been at the end of the table at WDW for as long as I remember seeing it...

 

[iluvuwdw]

I noticed this when I got home how the lady holding her camera looks like she is holding the broom. I do not know who she is but thought it was a pretty neat picture that was not posed.

 

[°O°Joe]

I think I'll stop here and sit on this bench for a while. God I'm missing Disney World this morning.

 

[quiltymom]

I just love how peaceful this looks ... I wish I were there now!

 

[iluvuwdw]

Great picture and I really like that area as well . I know what you mean by missing Disney. Wishing I was there now

 

[Anne's Family]

Does anyone really BUY these things?