Electric Water Pageant

[zackiedawg]

You know for some reason I never see photos of this classic Disney show, which has been going since the '70s! ; I admit, I've never photographed it myself...even though I've seen it 10,000 times. ; Last trip, I happened to be at Wilderness Lodge, after dinner there, and saw the electric boat water pageant beginning - I was thoroughly unprepared for it as I only had my mirrorless and 18-55 kit lens with me - but the fact that I never had any shots of it before made me take a few snaps of it from the beach:

Both shot handheld, ISO6400, with a very slow kit lens wide open (F3.5 on the first, F4 on the second).

Now I wonder...has anyone else shot this show a bit more prepared than I, with a proper fast lens, possibly a tripod or longer shutter, processed RAWs, etc? ; I just can't remember seeing many, or any, photos of this!

 

[PolynesianMedic]

I know that I have not shot it at all, and I can't remember anyone posting any photos of it either.

 

[mSummers]

I've never shot it either. ; I have seen a handful of shots of it on Flickr, most of which were shot during the 4th of July fireworks from the Polynesian beach

 

[zackiedawg]

Well, if I think of it and am in the right place to see it, I think I'm going to try to be more prepared and actually try taking a few shots of it when I'm there in September! ; Since it has been mostly neglected by us photographers, but is an old classic piece of Disney history!

 

[ddindy]

What, nobody remembers watching it from the Poly beach last October?

And here's a shot from the Ft. Wilderness dock during Pixelmania 2010.

Stars and stripes forever

 

[gary]

i,m at rhythm & roots getting my cajun on or i would have slammed one up there. i remember it dennis, ; i believe i was right next to on that dock

 

[HPS3]

I've only watched it once. I'll have to catch it next time.

 

[zackiedawg]

Nice - thanks for the shot, Dennis. ; That looks like a much nicer, more official shot...well framed.

I was surprised there weren't any shots around of this - I figured if there was a chance of digging any shots up, it would be from TMIPers. ; You've proved me right!

Gary - sounds like fun. ; I hear Dr. Greg "House" is playing there...as in Hugh Laurie. ; Saw him at a blues club down here - he's not bad.

 

[PolynesianMedic]

I remember watching it, but I just didn't think that anyone shot it.

 

[gary]

hugh laurie just finished. he,s very good, not the best i have ever seen at the type of music, but the copper bottom band is absolutely first rate

 

[zackiedawg]

Certainly better than you'd expect for an English actor. ;

 

[Craig]

I have had some good luck shooting the water parade. I finally figured it out! I crank up the iso to 2000 and shoot wide open.


Electrical Water Pageant from Bay Lake Tower by cdbendele, on Flickr

 

[zackiedawg]

There we go! ; That's a nice one, Craig...love the BLT in the foreground to give the perspective and set the scene.

 

[Chernabog1940]

 

[zackiedawg]

While eating dinner at Wilderness Lodge's Geyser Point Bar and Grill, I shot this from my table as the water parade was going on:

 

[zackiedawg]

A shot taken from my 1-bedroom villa balcony at Boulder Ridge last month: