Geometric Night

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted February 12, 2012334 views7 comments

This dome was part of something very big at a famous location. I'll see if anyone can guess it.

I zoomed in on a small part of the big scene and turned it into an abstract. I was attracted by the contrast of the vivid colors against the black sky. Abstracts are all around us if we just look closely enough.

Kent in SD

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on February 13, 2012 at 9:44 AM

Very cool pattern and colors. Makes a real fine abstract.

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Comment posted by Carol Nichols on February 13, 2012 at 12:44 PM

This looks like the space sphere at EPCOT. Beautiful coloring and nice abstract! If this is the correct location, did you take a tripod in there? I'm wondering because I will be attending a seminar at Disney in July and was thinking about taking either a tripod or monopod, but am not sure if they allow either one.

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Comment posted by Kent Staubus on February 15, 2012 at 10:02 AM

Yes Carol, it's the top of the Epcot dome. I used a 55-200mm VR lens to take it. I leaned up against a building to make me steadier. It's surprisingly bright and I didn't have much trouble with it. I have taken tripods into Disney in the past, mostly for after dark shots. As long as I was out of the way and not impeding traffic, I was left alone. Mostly I just take my D80 + a kit lens or two, or something even more compact. At night I find I need a bit more equipment such as a fast lens and a flash. I don't like hauling a lot of stuff around on family outings though. There are many cool little abstracts there if you look closely.

Kent in SD

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on February 15, 2012 at 11:02 AM

Cool! I like this a lot--great color and shapes.

--P

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Comment posted by Carol Nichols on February 15, 2012 at 11:35 AM

Thanks for the tips Kent. Your photo is very sharp for hand held. This will be the first Disney visit I have taken in a very long time without kids or grandkids, so I wanted to try some night photography at EPCOT and the Magic Kingdom. I think I'll take my monopod and see what abstracts I can find. Yours is an inspiration!

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on February 16, 2012 at 12:20 PM

Love the geometric shapes and lines, and the gorgeous color. Superb.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 26, 2012 at 9:41 PM

Kent, that's a stunning abstract, glad a scrolled down and saw it! With the dark lines it looks like it could have been processed with Topaz Simplify or computer generated using Mathematica.

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