POTD - Epcot

Didn't know about those bathrooms! ; Might have to pay a visit. ; Up to now, my favorite Epcot bathrooms are the ones just inside the door to the Odyssey over on the Test Track side...there's a set outside, and then if you go in the glass door, a whole 'nother set inside that noone seems to know about.

 

The first time I went in search of those Imagination bathrooms I thought they must be imaginary; I was afraid I was going to end up backstage. Needless to say, I think they don't get a lot of traffic.

 

Those monorails just keep getting faster.


Blue hour at Epcot

 

Here's something Tim will be doing again soon - checking the cleanliness of the Little One.


Unclean, unclean!

 

Believe that, Dennis. And gorgeous photograph by the way.

 

Thanks, Tim. ; And in case anyone hadn't noticed, I doing an "Epcot at night" theme this with with my posts here, on Flickr and on G+.


Temple guard

 

It's been done before, but not by me.


Endless arches

 

Looking for a different view of IllumiNations, I wandered to the back of the Canada pavilion. ; Note the show runner sticking out of the chimney on the right.


IllumiNated Canada

 

Thanks, everyone.

Gary, John's correct. ; We'd have to interlace legs and maybe do two or three rows of varying height to get a large group back there. ; But if some people go to the area at the front of the park reserved for Candlelight Processional lunch package, this might work for the remainder of the group.

 

Always cool to see a different spot for the show. ; I don't think I've ever seen it from back there before...I've been up front on the first stairs into Canada before, which is also not a bad spot if you get there early. ; We almost should start a new thread or shooting concept - Illuminations from the back of every pavilion!

 

Speaking of...my trip last month I was in Japan when Illuminations kicked off - I hadn't brought a tripod so I had to steady my mirrorless on a trashcan top and hold it angled up with my left hand under the lens while triggering the shutter with my right - not the world's steadiest stance, but managed a couple decent snaps:

 

Indeed...and admittedly some of them are really badly placed for getting in the way of a nice daytime shot of a pavilion, but are beautifully placed for night shots taken from their tops! ; Next time you find yourself complaining about the annoying garbage-can placement in your photo, try to imagine how that placement might do for a shooting position on a long exposure, and you might appreciate it more! ;


(Personally I still remember fondly when Disney employed dozens of active garbage collectors to constantly keep the parks looking clean without requiring quite so many passive garbage collection units placed every few feet - more cost-cutting on display!)

 

Nice shots, Justin. ; And I like your thread idea. I've been checking out the backs of the various pavilions, but Canada was the only one that I really liked. I'll try one or two more during my next trip in October.