World of Color
On one evening at Disneyland we went to see the new World of Color show. It was an incredibly spectacular display of water, lights, and fire. It was also a madhouse.
This show was not organized very well in terms of traffic control. The best place (and really the only good place) to view it is from the front row. But they don’t open “the gates” until a couple hours before the event. Then it is a mad rush of people down to the viewing area. We had kids so we couldn’t just run down there like everyone else. Thus we couldn’t get a front row spot, so we settled on the second viewing area back from the front. The good thing about this spot is that we wouldn’t get wet by the water works from the show, and this allowed me to take pictures. But the bad thing is that we didn’t have a clear view of the show, and there were many people in front of us (and thus, in my pictures). If I were to go back for this show, I would definitely want to experience it from the front row. However, I don’t think it would be possible to take pictures from the front because you get completely drenched from there by the water.
The World of Color show is a very challenging thing to photograph. These shots were all hand held, in low light, with the light changing constantly from dark to bright to very bright. It was impossible to focus, or get any kind of consistent exposure. Nonetheless, I did have a few shots that turned out not too bad. These were my favorites.
On another note, please sign up for one of the new Waterfall Photography workshops I am offering this Fall. Sign up by July 31, and receive a free 20×30 print of your choice.
