ASD's Travel PhotoBlog

Astro Orbiter - Magic Kingdom 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Alan S. Dalinka) — Tue, 15 May 2012 04:59:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Alan S. Dalinka) — Sun, 06 May 2012 22:24:00 +0000

Flying Past Walt Disney World - April 24, 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Alan S. Dalinka) — Sun, 06 May 2012 20:50:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Alan S. Dalinka) — Sat, 05 May 2012 23:36:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Alan S. Dalinka) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 05:41:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Alan S. Dalinka) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:29:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Alan S. Dalinka) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:46:00 +0000

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

Found a Typo at Walt Disney World

noreply@blogger.com (Alan S. Dalinka) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:34:00 +0000

Epcot, December 31, 2011

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

noreply@blogger.com (Alan S. Dalinka) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:01:00 +0000

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)

noreply@blogger.com (Alan S. Dalinka) — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 08:25:00 +0000

Happy New Year!

The Las Vegas Strip - December 2011 (in HD)

noreply@blogger.com (Alan S. Dalinka) — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 06:21:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Alan S. Dalinka) — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 02:16:00 +0000

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)

noreply@blogger.com (Alan S. Dalinka) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 01:37:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Alan S. Dalinka) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 20:42:00 +0000

Original Photo Date: January 3, 2009

A Familiar Place...

noreply@blogger.com (Alan S. Dalinka) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 02:04:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Alan S. Dalinka) — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 20:44:00 +0000

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

Remembering 9/11

noreply@blogger.com (Alan S. Dalinka) — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 08:43:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Alan S. Dalinka) — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:47:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Alan S. Dalinka) — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 06:47:00 +0000

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?

noreply@blogger.com (Alan S. Dalinka) — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:16:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Alan S. Dalinka) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 03:05:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Alan S. Dalinka) — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 15:51:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Alan S. Dalinka) — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 02:27:00 +0000

Chicago Storms - June 30 & July 1, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Alan S. Dalinka) — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:51:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Alan S. Dalinka) — Sat, 28 May 2011 22:06:00 +0000

View photos and video from this trip here.