Stuck In Customs » Disney World http://stuckincustoms.com Unique photography for unique people. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:54:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 en Cinderella at Sunset http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/06/04/cinderella-at-sunset/ http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/06/04/cinderella-at-sunset/#comments Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:24:42 +0000 tratcliff http://stuckincustoms.com/?p=1605 The striated Florida clouds seemed to streak across the sky every evening we were there. It was hard for me to drink in all the great photography opportunities there… just too much for the senses! Needless to say, no one got to go on any rides during the sunset hour as I had them all goose-stepping around the park to get good locations that I had secretly been scouting the whole day!

Cinderella at Sunset

]]> http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/06/04/cinderella-at-sunset/feed/ Life is but a Fairy Tale Stage http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/05/07/life-is-but-a-fairy-tale-stage/ http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/05/07/life-is-but-a-fairy-tale-stage/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 02:08:51 +0000 tratcliff http://stuckincustoms.com/?p=1576 I thought this was a perfect little stage, beautifully lit in the evening. This was shot on the night of the Pirates and Princesses Party at Disneyworld, where all the kids would come dressed as one or the other. This is a little area where the little girls come to listen to stories read by Cinderella and Snow White… 

Life is but a Fairy Tale Stage

]]> http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/05/07/life-is-but-a-fairy-tale-stage/feed/ From the Gates of Hell to a Sunset at Disney http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/04/12/from-the-gates-of-hell-to-a-sunset-at-disney/ http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/04/12/from-the-gates-of-hell-to-a-sunset-at-disney/#comments Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:00:57 +0000 tratcliff http://stuckincustoms.com/?p=1551 Yesterday’s shot was a bit macabre (but cool!), so here is something a bit lighter for the weekend.

Whenever the sun starts to set at Disney, everyone rushes for the castle to watch a special show preceding the fireworks.

From the Gates of Hell to the Sunets of Disneyworld

]]> http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/04/12/from-the-gates-of-hell-to-a-sunset-at-disney/feed/ A Magic Evening http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/02/28/a-magic-evening/ http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/02/28/a-magic-evening/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:16:56 +0000 tratcliff http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/02/28/a-magic-evening/ Dusk falls on the pink Cinderella castle in the Magic Kingdom. It was a quiet night… not too many people around.
A Magic Evening

]]> http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/02/28/a-magic-evening/feed/ The Giraffe on the Savannah http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/02/24/the-giraffe-on-the-savannah/ http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/02/24/the-giraffe-on-the-savannah/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:42:09 +0000 tratcliff http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/02/24/the-giraffe-on-the-savannah/ Our giant reticulated friend, unable to articulate, was forced to gesticulate in the most ridiculous manner.

A Giraffe on the Savannah

]]> http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/02/24/the-giraffe-on-the-savannah/feed/ The Lobby of the Animal Kingdom Lodge http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/02/23/the-lobby-of-the-animal-kingdom-lodge/ http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/02/23/the-lobby-of-the-animal-kingdom-lodge/#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:27:02 +0000 tratcliff http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/02/23/the-lobby-of-the-animal-kingdom-lodge/ This hotel is great.  We have a room that overlooks the Savannah and we can see giraffes, zebras, and about a dozen other exotic animals frolicking about.  Thank goodness I brought the 200mm lens… although this one was taken with the 10mm Sigma.

Last night we had the Pirates and Princesses party.  I was trying to figure out why so many adults were standing in line to get autographs from a Disney actor that was pretending to be Jack Sparrow, another actor.  Mass hysteria, I say!

The Lobby at the Animal Kingdom Lodge

]]> http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/02/23/the-lobby-of-the-animal-kingdom-lodge/feed/ Disney Studios at Sunset http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/02/21/disney-studios-at-sunset/ http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/02/21/disney-studios-at-sunset/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:12:35 +0000 tratcliff http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/02/21/disney-studios-at-sunset/ I’m here with the family in Disneyworld for a few days. I hear a lot of, "Dad comon we gotta get a FastPass," and "Dad comon didn’t you take pictures last year?" But the clouds are different. THE CLOUDS ARE DIFFERENT! :)

Disney Studios at Sunset

]]> http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/02/21/disney-studios-at-sunset/feed/ Disneystorm http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/01/16/disneystorm/ http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/01/16/disneystorm/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:31:53 +0000 tratcliff http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/01/16/disneystorm/ Everyone ran for cover, and I ran for the tripod. It’s not like metal attracts lightning or anything… comon, that is a problem in microwaves… not storms… everyone knows that.

Disneystorm

]]> http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/01/16/disneystorm/feed/ Happy New Year http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/12/31/happy-new-year/ http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/12/31/happy-new-year/#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:20:04 +0000 tratcliff http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/12/31/happy-new-year/ Here are a few Disney fireworks to start the new year! :)

Happy New Year

]]> http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/12/31/happy-new-year/feed/ Galileo Galilei http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/12/29/galileo-galilei/ http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/12/29/galileo-galilei/#comments Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:17:40 +0000 tratcliff http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/12/29/galileo-galilei/ And his heavenly bodies…

Galileo Galilei

]]> http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/12/29/galileo-galilei/feed/ My Art Room http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/12/09/my-art-room/ http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/12/09/my-art-room/#comments Sun, 09 Dec 2007 21:24:52 +0000 tratcliff http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/12/09/my-art-room/ Found in Disneyworld….
My Art Room

]]> http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/12/09/my-art-room/feed/ Why don’t people build more houses like this and have some fun? http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/11/26/why-dont-people-build-more-houses-like-this-and-have-some-fun/ http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/11/26/why-dont-people-build-more-houses-like-this-and-have-some-fun/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:20:02 +0000 tratcliff http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/11/26/why-dont-people-build-more-houses-like-this-and-have-some-fun/ I always think quirky houses are fun and different… I know my daughter would love to live here!

I also got a nice email from a master gingerbread-house maker and he said he was going to use this house and my previous picture of it for a model for his upcoming holiday creation…. so I will post a link here when it is done!
Why don't people build more houses like this and have some fun?

]]> http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/11/26/why-dont-people-build-more-houses-like-this-and-have-some-fun/feed/ The Evil Stepmother and the Extra Evil Stepsisters http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/29/the-evil-stepmother-and-the-extra-evil-stepsisters/ http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/29/the-evil-stepmother-and-the-extra-evil-stepsisters/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:56:59 +0000 tratcliff http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/29/the-evil-stepmother-and-the-extra-evil-stepsisters/ The mother is a prickly one…
The Evil Stepmother and the Extra Evil Stepsisters

]]> http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/29/the-evil-stepmother-and-the-extra-evil-stepsisters/feed/ The Glowing Artifact http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/26/the-glowing-artifact/ http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/26/the-glowing-artifact/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:36:17 +0000 tratcliff http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/26/the-glowing-artifact/ This looks like it was found in some remote area of Southeast Asia, but it was actually found in Disneyworld. It reminds me of Mark Twain’s sensational statement in Innocents Abroad when he saw all the replicas of the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper and said they were much better than the originals.
The Glowing Temple

]]> http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/26/the-glowing-artifact/feed/ An Afternoon on the Roof http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/21/an-afternoon-on-the-roof/ http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/21/an-afternoon-on-the-roof/#comments Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:43:02 +0000 tratcliff http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/21/an-afternoon-on-the-roof/ Here is a little Americana… when you run out of rooms to eat fast food in, the roof will always do nicely!
An Afternoon on the Roof

]]> http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/21/an-afternoon-on-the-roof/feed/ The Merchant of Venus http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/12/the-merchant-of-venus/ http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/12/the-merchant-of-venus/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:15:42 +0000 tratcliff http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/12/the-merchant-of-venus/ The quality of neon is not strained… Which reminds me I was involved in a charades game a few months ago at a retreat and one of the clues I gave the other team to perform was “The quality of mercy is not strained”, and they got it! Sometimes the hardest charades clues turn out to be the easiest to get… what a strange game that is…

Below that Tomorrow Land shot, I put another one of my favorite pictures from Disney around dusk…

The Merchant of Venus

The Magic of Disney

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