Waiting To See Mr. Lincoln

This is a shot of the lobby of Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln, at Disneyland.

The lobby is very nicely done, themed very well with portraits and busts of President Lincoln, it really sets the tone for seeing the show.

Disney Storytellers Statue

This is a shot of the Disney Storytellers Statue at the Disneyland California Adventure Park. 

I would have liked to try different angles or even shooting closer to the statue rather then the wide angle  I have here. But just as I was getting to my last shots here I felt security right over my shoulder and after the shots were finished up I was asked to leave the park. I do like the shot I got but it would have been interesting to try other setups, I guess I will have to try the next time I am in the park. 

The statue is supposed to be when Walt Disney first arrived to Hollywood in the 1920's so I thought converting it to black and white would fit the mood. 

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Main Street in Black & White

This is a shot of Disneyland's Main Street USA, that was converted to black and white.

This was another shot taken after closing, the security was in the middle of the shot but they were nice enough to see that I was taking pictures and move out of the shot.

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Disney Main Street Cinema

This is a shot of the Disneyland Main Street Cinema. Last time I was at the park people seemed to unconsciously gravatite to my camera while it was on the tripod shooting. This time around it was better except for this shot.

People were still making their way out of the park so I would fire off a few brackets, then pause let the people pass then do the next bracket. Well as I was waiting to shoot this one of the girls walking out came running to my camera and started posing for awhile, it was kind of funny considering the camera was not recording at that moment.

Anyways this is the Main Street Cinema, most of the time you can walk in here and nobody is in here, which can be nice on a busy day here, not only that you can catch some of the old cartoons that pretty much started the Disney empire.

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Cars Land

This is a shot of Cars Land at Disneyland. This was shot after closing and during the World of Color so the street was pretty empty.

The new land is really something, you really feel like your walking around in the world of Cars. Although the rides are just ok, the experience of the land is great. Also the detail at night with all the neon on the street is fantastic.

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Disneyland Partners After Closing

This is a shot of the Disneyland Partners Statue after the park had closed down. I was not happy with the shot I did a couple of years ago because I could not setup very well since there was still a lot of people in the park. This time the setup was a whole lot easier since the park had been closed for about an hour. I did still have to wait for a few stragglers in front of the castle but that didn't take too long.

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Paradise Pier Another Look

Here is another HDR image of Paradise Pier at Disney's California Adventure. There is just so many nice angles to capture around this area. We got lucky enough to capture Mickey's Fun Wheel in motion, most of our other shots it had been not moving.

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Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln

This is a HDR image of Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln at Disneyland, it was then converted to black and white.

This is my first memory of Disneyland, as a kid we my family made their way out here for the first time, and after a 8 hour car ride the day before, I could not be more excited to arrive and start with all the fun. My Dad however had us go here first which was torture, who wants to see some history as a kid at Disneyland? Well now that I am older I have an appreciation for history, especially presidential history, I have come to enjoy this attraction.

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Closing Time At Flo's V8 Cafe

This is an HDR image of Flo's V8 Cafe in Disneyland California Adventure. This is part of the new Cars Land expansion that they created. They really did a fantastic job of turning this place into what you would expect to see if you were walking around in the Cars movie. I did not have a chance to eat at this resturant perhaps another time.

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Disney Grizzly River Run Mill

This is an HDR image of the mill at the Grizzly River Run ride at Disneylands California Adventure. This is a nice shot to get, interesting and being that it's set out in water you don't have to worry about anyone walking into your frame. Amazing how Disney makes such subtle details that unless you pay attention you might miss, the rock formation in the right hand side if you look is in the formation of a Grizzly Bear.

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Disneyland City Hall

This is an HDR image of City Hall at the Disneyland Resort. One of the first things you see walking in and one of the last things you see leaving.

This was the first time we got to shoot the park after closing, and what an experience it was, seeing main street completely empty was something else. The security was very nice as well at this point the park had been closed for an hour and a half and they finally told me it was the last shot it was time to leave because we were the last guests in the park. Another one who had been earlier asking me about the photos asked how much longer we would be. When I told him we had been told to leave he apologized.

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Sleeping Beauty Castle Two Looks

Here are a couple of shots of the the Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland. They are both 3 shot HDR images, the second one we converted to infrared. I'm not really sure which one is better so that is why I'm posting both.

This was taken just before a fireworks show for the evening so the castle was roped off so nobody could walk in. The cast members were nice enough to let me get close to get this shot. So it was a great chance to get a shot of the castle with nobody in the shot.

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Paradise Pier Disneyland

This is a 3 shot HDR image of Paradise Pier at Disneyland's California Adventure.

Taking up photography as a hobby you really seem to notice more that you would otherwise miss. Like this shot for example, I have been to the park a few times before but I never had caught this view. It's because I was searching out locations I got to see this hidden little area. It is in an area as well that unless you ride a specific ride you might completely miss this.

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Revisiting Photos

Sometimes you have to go back to some of your old work your not happy with and see if you can better it. We really liked the textures and treatment we did but didn't so much like the leaning effect the photo had. As we have learned we were able to fix this, and apply an extra filter to come out with this result.

Disneyland California Adventure Fisherman's Wharf

This is a 7 shot HDR of the fisherman's wharf area of Disneyland California Adventure.

This was taken just after the World of Color show so the area was pretty empty, and we were able to get a shot without anyone in it. Disneyland does a very good job creating a replica of the Monterrey fisherman's wharf. The Tower of Terror can also be seen in the back right of this image.

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Enter If You Dare

This is a 5 shot HDR image of the Haunted Mansion ride at the Disneyland Resort.

This was taken a little before closing time so there was not a lot of people around, one thing that was odd though is all the strollers that were parked outside. We were taking the shot for about 20 minutes or so and no one came to claim them. Maybe they were not lucky enough to make it out of the mansion, we may never know.

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You Spin Me Round and Round....

Here is a 3 shot HDR image of the Mickey's Fun Wheel, in Disneyland California Adventure. We then converted it to B&W.

The day was a bit cloudy and overcast which makes for good pictures, but the clouds were a bit dull and made the scene look strange with vibrant colors from the rides but kind of a dull sky. Converting it to Black and White really makes the whole thing pull together well.

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Sleeping Beauty Castle In B&W

This is a 3 shot HDR image of Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland, it was then converted to B&W.

This is another shot from the little area by Sleeping Beauty Castle where nobody really walk around. This was taken in the middle of summer when Disneyland was packed, but going to this little side area you are able to get a very nice shot like this one with a minimum amount of people in the shot.

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The Tower Of Terror

This is a 7 exposure HDR image of the Hollywood Tower of Terror and the Disneyland California Adventure Park.

Here is another version of the ride that we took this time in color. Again this was a difficult shot, because for some reason the camera on the tripod attracted people to walk towards it. Yes people do have to get around but they specifically walked towards the camera, go figure. Oh well we were still able to pull of a nice shot.

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Partners...

This is a 7 shot HDR image of the Partners Statue at Disneyland.

This is a popular photo location inside Disneyland, just beyond Main Street. The statue is very creative, the creator Walt Disney, holding hands with his creation Mickey Mouse who built an empire together.

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