tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post1144719324298267641..comments2024-03-29T07:05:53.027-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Tomorrowland InstamaticsMajor Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-6883859454608329352015-04-28T10:41:18.935-07:002015-04-28T10:41:18.935-07:00Hi Major, great pics today. The last one is proba...Hi Major, great pics today. The last one is probably taken from the second floor deck of the Carousel of Progress.<br /><br />An alternate location might be the second deck of the Space Mountain, but that didn't open till 1977, too early for this picture, or maybe from the elevated part of the PeopleMover as it passes between the buildings.<br /><br />Fun pictures, thank you.<br /><br />JGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-48028608055517193882015-04-24T08:11:38.207-07:002015-04-24T08:11:38.207-07:00How beautifully Blue the sky,
The glass is rising ...How beautifully Blue the sky,<br />The glass is rising very high,<br />Continue fine I hope it may,<br />And yet it rained but yesterday,<br />Tomorrow it may pour again,<br />I hear the country wants some rain,<br />Yet people say, I know not why,<br />That we shall have a warm July.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169920944565828337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-31386633588757514652015-04-23T15:42:49.331-07:002015-04-23T15:42:49.331-07:00I think the tendency of shooting half sky in amate...I think the tendency of shooting half sky in amateur (really amateur) photography is just like the way that people are shot from the waist up, cutting off their feet: I think we tend to hold the camera level without thinking about it. It puts people's head at dead center and the horizon halfway up the frame.<br /><br />Now I'm off to look at every amateur photo on the Internet to see if I'm right. Be right back... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13819318798840978404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-70986540018908048032015-04-23T12:41:36.883-07:002015-04-23T12:41:36.883-07:00The 2nd and 3rd shots are great Major! I love shot...The 2nd and 3rd shots are great Major! I love shots showing all the movement that used to occur in Tomorrowland, and you can't beat the Monorail, Skyway, Submarines, and PeopleMover!Brad Abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15840396234706561972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-9799918734949912132015-04-23T11:16:30.730-07:002015-04-23T11:16:30.730-07:00Major-
Whoops-!! I meant the 'first' imag...Major-<br /><br />Whoops-!! I meant the 'first' image. For shame.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-60571912745230445352015-04-23T10:14:10.404-07:002015-04-23T10:14:10.404-07:00Patrick Devlin, yeah, I had the feeling something ...Patrick Devlin, yeah, I had the feeling something funny was going on. If I feel extra motivated, I might flop it back to the way it is supposed to be! If you ever make your Monorail model, I’d love to see progress reports.<br /><br />TokyoMagic!, I know, it kills me that we will never get our Peoplemover back. For that, I can never forgive the Rocket Rods… or whoever the designers were that did such a poor job of thinking them through. It almost sounds like the ride would have closed eventually just from wear and tear on the track, if for no other reason.<br /><br />Nanook, I like the sky just fine, but I don’t need too many pictures of it! Especially when I know that the Monorail, Peoplemover, Autopia (etc) are underneath it. Wait, you think the SECOND image is flopped too? That one looks OK to me.<br /><br />K. Martinez, yes, I’m sure these are from ’67… as far as I can tell, the Peoplemover trains are riderless, for what that is worth. The framing of many photos (not just these Instamatics) often tends to include a lot of sky, I wonder if the viewfinders on cheaper cameras were not accurate compared to the image that reached the film?<br />Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-63233646311277299912015-04-23T01:33:49.941-07:002015-04-23T01:33:49.941-07:00The first image is definitely a horizontal flip. ...The first image is definitely a horizontal flip. I love how the I-5 and Harbor crossover looks like it could be part of the Autopia.<br /><br />It must be 1967 because there's the rail-less PeoleMover track and a Mark II Monorail Gold. I always liked the look of the rockwork around the monorail pylons from just above the waterline to the bottom of the lagoon.<br /><br />If the third image was lowered a bit it would've been my favorite. I love the layered view that captures the "world on the move" with Autopia, Monorail, PeopleMover and Skyway.<br /><br />Love the instamatics. Thanks, Major.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-4736893689833929782015-04-23T01:22:17.281-07:002015-04-23T01:22:17.281-07:00Major-
What have you got against the sky-? Perso...Major-<br /><br />What have you got against the sky-? Personally, I think we should treat the sky better - you know - take the sky out to lunch; show it a good time-!<br /><br />Although it's a tough call, flopping the second image and running through multiple Submarine images on Daveland for comparison, I think it's safe to say the image is flopped.<br /><br />Thanks, Major.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-26354190033560077152015-04-23T01:19:19.436-07:002015-04-23T01:19:19.436-07:00Yep, the first pic is definitely flipped. And I t...Yep, the first pic is definitely flipped. And I think you are right about the last one being taken from the Rocket Jets platform.<br /><br />Wow, 4 1/4 PeopleMover trains all in one shot! Seeing those cars makes me want them back, gosh darn it! Seeing the empty beam in Tomorrowland makes me feel the same way. Whaaaaa!TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-12105821410407647032015-04-23T00:57:48.372-07:002015-04-23T00:57:48.372-07:00Mmm. Monorail Gold.
I think you were right in say...Mmm. Monorail Gold.<br /><br />I think you were right in saying the first is is flipped left-for-right. <br /><br />And boy oh boy is that second one a great shot of the Monorail I dream of making a model of one of these days. The window in the door is important...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13819318798840978404noreply@blogger.com