Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Close In Photographs

My favorite two images from the assignment. First off is a close in photograph of the reloading of the Jungle Cruise Hippo gun. I love the detail and the focus in the image.

Next is my favorite, a close in view of the Alice In Wonderland control panel. I have always wanted to find one of the control panels in a pile of junk at a swap meet.

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6 comments:

Yendorb said...

Wow, I love these 2 shots. Always the kind of stuff I tried to watch when I was a kid.

7:08 AM
Major Pepperidge said...

The closeup of the control panel is interesting... the middle light (not a button?) says "Hill Flasher", what the heck can that mean? And buttons for "Main Track" and "Side Track"... what would the buttons activate?

7:37 AM
outsidetheberm said...

These are fun! Thanks, Patrick.

8:15 AM
Katella Gate said...

Major: I really with somebody with experience with this would chime in, but I suspect the buttons under "Main Track" controlled the flow of cars thru the ride itself, while the "Side Track" was probably to control the service spur-loop. (This was originally at ground level where the exploding cake scene is... back in the day it was a kind of garage where cars could be taken off the main line and cleaned.)

As for "hill flasher" It may be a sensor that reports that cars have stopped moving at the high point in the track.

12:19 PM
Jimmy said...

Love these photos. Keep them coming forever.

5:09 PM
Katella Gate said...

The tag that's just lying on top of the control board reads "US Patent Nos:"

6:15 AM

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