POTW - Fireworks Friday!!

That's not a bad spot either, John. ; I really like the blue hour sky; it's always dark when I see IllumiNations.

I've been trying to find which countries work for shots like this. ; Germany is not too good, and I think there are trees in the way in Norway. ; Japan and France might be worth a try. ; The UK and Morocco probably have too many buildings.

I feel a research trip coming up.

 

The view inside Norway is not great because of the tree blockage, but might work using the Steve church to frame. ; I shot Illuminations on my last trip pretty much unplanned - I was doing night shots around World Showcase, and was going to sit out the Illuminations to wait for the crowds to dissipate, so I took a seat along the planter wall that rings the Stave Church...and found entirely by accident that I had a pretty clear view through the crowd and trees. ; So I set my tripod up between my knees about 3 feet off the ground, and snapped a few (10-24mm UWA lens, no ND filters - just stopped way down):















Not the world's best Illuminations view, but easily the most relaxed and comfortable I've ever shot - since I was sitting the whole time and didn't have to fight for space at the rail!

 

Don't forget though that the new Morocco restaurant on the lakefront now takes up a sizeable chunk of the view from the fountain (assuming you mean the central tile fountain at the entrance).

 

It's not open yet - when I have passed it both previous times, it's been a construction wall. ; Though last month you could see roughly how tall the new building is behind the wall, since it sticks up a bit. ; I didn't take any pics of it because it's not very photogenic...but there are pics and updates from last month here:
http://www.mouseplanet.com/10483/Walt_Disney_World_Resort_Update


The past two trips, I've taken very few pics around Morocco, because of the construction and congestion. ; You can just catch a glimpse of the wall in the background blur of this shot:

 

BTW - It sounds like it will be likely open by Pixelmania...just not sure it will be open before your upcoming trip. ; They said opening around the end of the year...maybe someone has further updates (I believe it is to be called Spice Road Table).

 

John,


I have to say, I particularly like the Italy one - it might be one of my favorites of the country firework shots, because it really involves a lot of the foreground architecture.

 

Where did you read that? ; It's never been the case in my experience at Disneyland. It could be that the regulars get bored of it so they don't care about seeing it.

 

Some from the BLT roof viewing deck: