• This might be me and Susan! - DugJax

Main Street Electrical Parade in Town Square (explore)

Press L to get a better view!

The night that I went to MK EMH after the boys were asleep, I shot Wishes from the TTC then headed straight for the train station. Joe & Don were already there with tripods setup, and I had a great bit of luck - another gentlemen right next to them with his tripod setup was just leaving and I was able to take his prime spot.

First, about MSEP - LOVED it. When the intro started, it was like being transported back to my early childhood. I think Joe, Don & Becky can attest to the size of my goosebumps.

Second, I decided to go fisheye for this (me use fisheye? I know you're surprised), it's something I've wanted to try ever since seeingTom's UWA Spectro shots. Thanks for the inspiration as usual, Tom.

Lastly, I picked this shot to share because the turtles are the most recognizable symbol of the MSEP for me - not sure why, I've just always liked them best - and I like how you can see their wild path.

32 second exposure.

Thanks for looking, I love your comments :)

Walt Disney World > Magic Kingdom > Main Street USA
Follow me on Twitter: @CodyWDWfan
My Disney photos on Flickriver: Recent -- Popular

Comments and faves

  1. ★

    Silver1SWA (Ryan Pastorino), Adam Hansen, Steve-23, FynWDW, and 162 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. Silver1SWA (Ryan Pastorino) (26 months ago | reply)

    Wow! Very creative!

  3. Alan Rappa (26 months ago | reply)

    ST UN N N N N I N N N G GG G

    such an awesome take on MSEP

  4. Adam Hansen (26 months ago | reply)

    You took Tom's incredible shot/idea and made it something really special. I love the fact that you have the crowd included and can make out certain parts of the parade/floats.

    Amazing job on this Cody! One of my favorite parade photos ever.

  5. jdhilger (26 months ago | reply)

    I love the motion and energy you captured with this one.

  6. Steve-23 (26 months ago | reply)

    This shot gives me goose bumps as I remember the first time I saw the parade too. Awesome shot.

  7. IceNineJon (26 months ago | reply)

    Wow, this is awesome! Great idea to use such a long exposure.

  8. FynWDW (26 months ago | reply)

    ...wow.

  9. Paw Prints Charming (26 months ago | reply)

    Amazing long exposure. The fisheye looks awesome too.

  10. Tom.Bricker (26 months ago | reply)

    Now this is just totally awesome. The foreground crowd really adds a lot. Excellent execution! I'd love to revisit my shot someday now that I have a fisheye, but the first time I did the shot, I had to wait like an hour for the spot. Too long for me to wait for a parade!

    My shot wasn't something really special? :,(

  11. ~Life by the Drop~ (26 months ago | reply)

    Absolutely brilliant

  12. Fab05 (26 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful execution.

  13. Adam Hansen (26 months ago | reply)

    I expected you to post that once I left the comment. Of course your shot was special Tom, Cody's is just better ;-)

  14. Todd Hurley (Todd_H) (26 months ago | reply)

    Faved X 11

  15. Christian Lambert Photography (26 months ago | reply)

    AMAZING!! Awesome capture of the MSEP!

  16. Gregg L Cooper (26 months ago | reply)

    WILD!

  17. ♥ AndreeaRadu ♥ (26 months ago | reply)

    Gorgeous!! I love the perspective here!!

  18. PhotoNut2010 (26 months ago | reply)

    Amazing!!!!! One of the best pics I have seen on here.

  19. Katie Marino (26 months ago | reply)

    Wow, Cody! You've been on Explore all week and they just keep getting better!

  20. Scottwdw (26 months ago | reply)

    Instant FAV. Those light trails are great.

  21. Corsey21 (26 months ago | reply)

    This looks so cool, I love how you can follow the paths of those little balls in front.

  22. Nanette J (26 months ago | reply)

    This is a really exceptional shot, ambitious and creative, plus you pulled it off! I especially like how the crowd is circled round it.

  23. Matt Pasant (26 months ago | reply)

    Put a stamp on this one Cody - POSTCARD perfect

  24. huffmans (26 months ago | reply)

    This is so awesome.

  25. Ring of Fire Hot Sauce 1 (26 months ago | reply)

    Now that is COOL! I always hated this parade at Disneyland but after seeing a photo like this, I want to see it again.

  26. Burnsland (Steve Burns) (26 months ago | reply)

    That's just fantastic! A perfect MSEP shot.

  27. DugJax (26 months ago | reply)

    Awesome shot Cody! I remember me and Susan sitting on the cold ground on the right not even knowing you were up there!

  28. Crustopher (26 months ago | reply)

    This is wonderful, great job with capturing the iconic turtles!

  29. imagine3b (26 months ago | reply)

    Incredible Cody. I love what the fish does to this shot. The turtles are my favorite too - I enjoy their spin and movement. Instant fave!

  30. Peter E. Lee (26 months ago | reply)

    Outstanding! I love how the parade forms a ring of light around the center of the square. The high PoV and fisheye are perfect.

  31. Vanessa Guzan (26 months ago | reply)

    This is such a fantastic photo, Cody! I love the perspective and all of the glows of the cameras in the crowd. Now the music is going through my head! :)

  32. Christopher_Renfro [deleted] (26 months ago | reply)

    Very cool.

  33. Guillaume Chanson (26 months ago | reply)

    What a awesome shot you did here !!!
    You did a great work !!!

  34. Theresa Thompson (26 months ago | reply)

    Great shot! (good call with the fisheye.) Congrats on Explore.

  35. Jeka23 (26 months ago | reply)

    Amazing Shot!

  36. le cabri (26 months ago | reply)

    One of the best of the day ! Congrats !

    commented with FlickrComment

  37. bastoony (26 months ago | reply)

    wow thats awesome
    seen in explore
    .
    .
    .

  38. Jeff.Hamm.Photography (26 months ago | reply)

    This is just so awesome! The motion on top of the great vantage point! Well deserved Explore! Great shot!

  39. Martin Kühn (26 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful

  40. fudgepuddle (26 months ago | reply)

    really gorgeous shot, perfectly captured and makes me wish I was there too!!!

  41. Groucho Dis (26 months ago | reply)

    Great shot from a great location. I've never been up there for the parade, it's just too intimidating trying to make that happen when dragging along kids! The long-exposure night parade shots often seem a little flat from ground level but it works great from this prospective.

  42. jérémilie (26 months ago | reply)

    super lightpainting

  43. ohhector (26 months ago | reply)

    i love this, oh so much.

  44. Don Sullivan (26 months ago | reply)

    Absolutely brilliant. You timed it perfectly to get a sense of the motion but still distinguish the turtles

  45. Victoria*G (26 months ago | reply)

    Fabulous! The colours are great and so is the clarity, even of the castle, all the way back there! Very creative, and very, very well done!

  46. Conna Davis (26 months ago | reply)

    absolutely amazing

  47. greenplasticdave (26 months ago | reply)

    I think the decision to use fisheye has paid off. When I fist saw this I thought it must be a pano till I read your description but to try and stitch this would have been messy with the light trails being so essential to the image. Nice work :)

  48. Photo--Graphy [deleted] (26 months ago | reply)

    Great composition ;-)

  49. kiiimi (26 months ago | reply)

    max apture value F1.0.。 my lord ，what's the type of the lens

  50. CodyWDWfan (26 months ago | reply)

    The EXIF lies because my fisheye is fully manual. This was either f/16 or f/22

  51. meghla_akashe_pori_:) (26 months ago | reply)

    wow !!!!!!!! love it !

← prev 1 2
(60 comments)
keyboard shortcuts: ← previous photo → next photo L view in light box F favorite < scroll film strip left > scroll film strip right ? show all shortcuts