Night Pix, June 1972
Before we continue with the regular blog post, I want to salute our Veterans, since today is Veteran's Day! I was caught a bit unaware, since I'd written the rest of the post many months ago, but Sue kindly reminded me. And GDB pal Chuck generously contributed this photo of himself in his Air Force uniform! Look at all those ribbons, pretty impressive. Thank you for your service, Chuck.
A while ago I scanned some old snapshots for my mom's 90th birthday, and among them is this photo from 1958, with my mom (still with a ponytail), and my dad in what I assume is his Ensign's uniform. I am unclear as to whether he was still in NROTC at USC at the time of this photo; the two would be married toward the end of the year. They are standing in my grandparent's backyard, that tangelo tree behind them was part of my life for decades.
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I've never met anybody who didn't love Disneyland at night. And if I ever do meet such a person, they will feel my wrath!
Going through a lot of slides from the summer of 1972, there were two pretty images from after the sun set. This first one has some issues (blur), but it is otherwise very appealing to me. The last bit of light is still in the sky, but all of the park's lights are blazing; I'm not sure I knew about the flames that burned above the Frontierland Shooting Gallery to the right - that looks great. I was wondering about the eerie green light in the distance, but it is probably just white light on green trees. I'm using my noodle!
Now it's fully dark, and we're in the heart of Fantasyland - right near the Mad Tea Party, the Carrousel, and that fun little ticket booth. Sleeping Beauty Castle can barely be seen in the distance, though some of the windows are lit. This sure evokes some great memories. Pay no attention to the poltergeist in the upper right corner.
2 comments:
Major-
Doesn't Chuck look elegant-? Even more so than that lovely nighttime image of Fantasyland - with a somewhat eerily-lit image emanating from within the ticket booth.
Happy Veteran's Day, everyone. And a special thanks to all those who serve. (And thank you, Major).
Hey, Chuck's uniform still fits! Good for you, Chuck. Thank you.
Major, I like your mom's coy, tippy-toe pose. And your dad is literally glowing in his uniform. Reminds me of "The Man in the White Suit" with Alec Guinness.
This dusk photo of Frontierland reminds me of Lothlórien in the Lord of the Rings movies. I will imagine the guests as stately elves. A beautiful picture, even with the blur (as you noted).
Ordinarily, I would say that the poltergeist is the best part of the photo, but not today. All the lights illuminating the darkness create a wonderful mood. It gives me a sense of belonging, like I'm meant to be here.
Beautiful nighttime images, Major. Thanks.
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