ASD's Travel PhotoBlog

Astro Orbiter - Magic Kingdom 2012

2012-05-14T23:59:00.001-05:00

I think this was my first ride on the Astro Orbiter since an E-Ride night back in September 2000.

Space Mountain - Work Lights On - 2012

2012-05-06T17:24:00.001-05:00

Flying Past Walt Disney World - April 24, 2012

2012-05-06T15:50:00.001-05:00

This is the first time I ever saw the entire Walt Disney World Resort by air -- or, at least, the first time I knew it was Walt Disney World. Perfect skies helped and since the plane is headed south, we traveled along the entire Resort from North to South to make our landing at MCO by approaching it from the South.

Back from another visit to Disney World

2012-05-05T18:36:00.000-05:00

April 24 to 30, 2012 -- first trip in a long time without my laptop!

More photos coming to the site soon!

History of Epcot
(PhotoMerge of timeline on a wall at Epcot)

Chicago's Lincoln Park

2012-03-29T00:41:00.001-05:00

Hard to believe the number of beautiful days we've had in March 2012.
(Most years, that number would be negative 31.)

Driving in Chicago - March 18, 2012

2012-03-19T10:29:00.001-05:00

80º day, blue sky day in March?
Time for a drive around downtown with the iPhone suction mounted to the windshield.

Main Street Panorama - Walt Disney World

2012-01-12T20:46:00.001-06:00

Created from 9 iPhone 4S photos with Photoshop Elements 9. (Photos: January 4, 2012)

Found a Typo at Walt Disney World

2012-01-08T17:34:00.001-06:00

Epcot, December 31, 2011

Walt Disney World - New Year's Trip 2011-12

2012-01-07T12:01:00.001-06:00

Another year's end/year's beginning visit to Walt Disney World, Florida. Lots of pictures this year, mostly with the awesome iPhone 4S.

Walt Disney World New Year's Trip 2011-12
December 30, 2011 to January 6, 2012

Countdown to 2012 at Epcot (in HD)

2012-01-01T02:25:00.000-06:00

Happy New Year!

The Las Vegas Strip - December 2011 (in HD)

2011-12-27T00:21:00.001-06:00

Fun with the iPhone 4S suction-cup mounted to the windshield.

About 40 seconds to ride from the South Las Vegas Strip to the North and back.
Recorded: December 21-25, 2011.

Another Las Vegas Xmas

2011-12-25T20:16:00.000-06:00

Just got home from another Xmas in Las Vegas. This photo was taken just before 1 p.m. PST today, December 25, 2011. More photos and video soon.

10 Minutes: A Drive in Chicago (HD video in only 60 seconds)

2011-12-17T19:37:00.000-06:00

With the iPhone 4S suction-mounted to the rear, driver's side passenger window,

this is a drive from the Kennedy Expressway's Damen on-ramp to Ohio & Clark Street.

It's just a little experiment for some video I plan to shoot in the coming weeks.

Stay tuned!

The Familiar Place is Germany at Epcot

2011-09-25T15:42:00.000-05:00

Original Photo Date: January 3, 2009

A Familiar Place...

2011-09-24T21:04:00.003-05:00

Every time I see this commercial (usually on fast-forward), I think, "Hey, I've been there." I finally figured out tonight that yes, indeed, I've been THERE many times (though the sign over the door does not say "Werther's Original"). Do you know what and where this really is?

Remembering 9/11 Ten Years Later

2011-09-11T15:44:00.000-05:00

A photo I took of New York in the mid-1990s and a photo of the U.S. Flag from 2009.

Remembering 9/11

2011-09-11T03:43:00.002-05:00

Today, we salute emergency workers everywhere.
Here are some of Chicago's finest in action.

On 9/11/2001, I was in Southern California on a business trip,
and I ended up at Disneyland on 9/12 and 9/13.

My photos of Epcot and the U.S. Capitol, retouched for 9/11.

Freedom!

US Air Force Thunderbirds Perform at Chicago Air & Water Show 2011

2011-08-21T18:47:00.005-05:00

From my rooftop in West Lakeview, some highlights from today.
Watch on YouTube in HD.

For anyone out there wondering whether I was going to attend or post from Disney's D23 Expo this year, the answer is: No, I decided not to attend.

A Nighttime Ride in Chicago - August 13, 2011

2011-08-14T01:47:00.003-05:00

Watch the video on YouTube.

August 13, 2011. A nighttime ride in Chicago from Damen and Clybourn, to Downtown. The video is at 3000% of actual speed (with wait times at red lights further trimmed).

Further experimenting with a technique for mounting the ATC2K camera to the passenger-side headrest.

Music: (A modified version of) Melodie Victoria, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons "Attribution 3.0"
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/"

Is this Jim Korkis?

2011-07-29T16:16:00.003-05:00

I've digitized more of my video from my trip to The Disney Institute at Walt Disney World in November 1996.

I think our guide for the Disney Architecture class was none other than Disney historian Jim Korkis. This is a freeze frame in front of the Team Disney Building.

Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii - 1998

2011-07-24T22:05:00.004-05:00

Finally edited my Hi8 Video from March 23-27, 1998.

Primarily a business trip, but I took my camcorder along.

Watch on YouTube.

Highlights: Diamond Head viewed from the airport, my hotel, Waikiki Beach and the air. Waikiki Beach sunset, surfers and a bit of the Royal Hawaiian and Sheraton Waikiki (where the Brady Bunch stayed on their show and where I stayed in 1978). Pearl Harbor and the Arizona Memorial. The King Kamehameha statue and the gates of the Iolani Palace.

As Seen on The Weather Channel & Weather.com

2011-07-23T10:51:00.003-05:00

I was interviewed for a couple of minutes this morning on The Weather Channel.

I shot the video below and posted it to YouTube and they contacted me for permission to air and interview me.

Of course, during most of my brief interview, they aired the wrong video...

...but at least they spelled my name right!

Disneyland Times Guide & Map for April 26-28, 1996

2011-07-06T21:27:00.003-05:00

Chicago Storms - June 30 & July 1, 2011

2011-07-01T17:51:00.005-05:00

Not specifically travel related, but some wild lightning came through Chicagoland on June 30 followed by some of the strangest clouds on July 1.

Here's some HD video (if you select the 720p HD option).

Vero Beach Key Card - 2002

2011-05-28T17:06:00.006-05:00

View photos and video from this trip here.