I just scanned a batch of 30 (or so) slides from around 1973, and wound up having to reject a handful of them due to unacceptable blurring. Many of them were taken as the sun was setting, and I guess the shutter speed was too slow for lower-light situations. D'oh. Both of today's scans have issues, but they are not terrible - in fact they are perfect for a Snoozle Sunday.
See? Even the blur isn't that bad, and I do like the end-of-day lighting, with the Sub Lagoon in cool blue shadows, while the Peoplemover (it appears that our photographer was on the Peoplemover when the picture was taken) and Monorail tracks are lit by the warm setting sun. The Skipjack and the Nautilus glide silently, one about to enter the "dark ride" portion of the attraction, and the other heading back to port.
Another Peoplemover view finds us above the entrance to Tomorrowland, with a look at the desaturated swirling flower pattern. Psychedelia in Disneyland!
Major-
ReplyDeleteThe swirling yellow and purple flowers cannot be ruined by a little blurriness; they always look outstanding.
Thanks, Major.
Nanook, I agree. I LOVE that extra-swirly purple and yellow floral pattern! I bet Bu [and others] will say the same thing.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Major.
Like you said, blurry, but not too blurry. And besides the nice lighting, we get the multiple layers of track, which I always like. Something's happening over there on the Ethan Allen. Looks like one of the Crew Members is trying to drag Donald Duck forcibly out of the hatch. I can hear Donald quacking angrily!
ReplyDeleteInteresting that the photographer purposefully made the swirly flowerbed his main subject. Usually we get the flowerbed in a photo as an afterthought; just another pretty, curious, exciting thing to include in the photo. As you noted, the desaturated colors makes the photo have a little less impact, but still quite good.
"Not terrible" is a good description of these photos. Just barely Snoozles. Thanks, Major.
The PeopleMover: so high in the sky. I'm wondering why this application of people moving was not used more readily...it seems a much more exciting way of getting from a parking lot to the Main Gate...and much more "Disneyland" than the tractor things they have now. The Monorail from the hotel is a wee sight impaired because of those "advertisements" they put on them. They are kind of dark and swampy on the inside with poor visibility, and people cramming their strollers and conestoga wagons or other child movement implements onto them. People need a lot of "stuff" these days. I get it, but I don't get it. The sub lagoon looks peaceful...I can hear the waterfalls through it, and the Matterhorn behind me...with people screaming and such. The Monorail station is well designed...up one side, out on the other. I literally could not find the entrance now...maybe there is a churro/bubblemaker/Coke/Popcorn stand they want you to walk by? Maybe it's me and my old man grumpiness. I'd like to ride the subs again, but I take one look at that queue, and the close quarters downstairs and feel like it's more a "getting into a Matterhorn bobsled" experience with my "developing physique". I also hear mythical new stories about the smells down there now too...probably with the unbridled gaseous actions of churro eaters. OK, I've talked myself out of that ride again. On a molecular level, smells are solids. That being said: I LOVE the swirls. Like trees have no scale, flowers have no timestamp and are the past present and future. The freeform concrete benches are so very well done throughout a 1967 Tomorrowland, with many still existing...you just need to go hunting for them. I did the math on how much $$ it would take to recreate this planter...holy smokes...in a residential setting, the juice may not be worth the squeeze, but I do make attempts to bring these two colors together every season using tulips. Tulip bulbs can be very reasonably priced if bought wholesale in bulk. Note to self: reserve tulip bulbs. Fall is upon us! Take me back to 73 Tomorrowland. I'd even take 83. Thanks Major for the Snoozle Sunday (tm).
ReplyDeleteThese are just enough out-of-focus to match my memories of these scenes, so I’m loving them.
ReplyDeleteThe PeopleMover climbs quite a steep grade there, or is it coming downhill? Can’t recall. Still a sensible bit of engineering that should have escaped containment and spread everywhere. There are descendants at the San Francisco Airport, but they are big, heavy, comparatively unsightly, and probably cost a billion dollars.
Nice to see the Ethan Allen. Only in America could a man have a career like this, Founding Father, furniture magnate, AND inventor of the submarine. Truly inspiring.
The swirling flowers are the kind of detail that is easy to miss in the general blur of amazing sights, but they would be easy to bring back for a little jolt of you-were-there.
“Child movement implements”, (snort). I’m still wondering how we managed to raise 2 kids without a stroller the size of an SUV. People don’t really need all that stuff, they’ve just been convinced of it by advertising.
Thanks Major, these are a good start to the day.
JG