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We stayed at AoA almost 10 years ago and absolutely loved it. We are a family of 7 and at the time our youngest 2 were still in pack n plays so we still could fit in the family suites. Our kids ranged in age from 2-10 that trip and we stayed in the Nemo section. We did spend significant time enjoying the resort as a whole and since that stay I have suggested visiting AoA as something to do with younger children on a break day. The theming is just so so good and for preschoolers that it can be a destination all on its own. The big blue pool was really great, but I totally agree that the Cars section was kind of jaw-droppingly awesome, especially the cozy cone pool area. We were really immersed in the Cars universe! We spent a lot of time playing and taking pictures in the Cars area in the late afternoon as the sun was setting. That golden hour is one of my all time favorite Disney trip memories.
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For the last 25 years, Michael Paul Smith has been building detailed scale models for an imaginary world he calls "Elgin Park." Michael builds eerily identical scaled models of cars 1/24th the size. He carefully picks out real world environments for these cars and builds whatever else is needed to sell the shot. He then uses backgrounds of real environments to make the shot as realistic as possible. Here's the kicker: he's doing all of this on a $200 point and shoot.
My project Elgin Park came about from a need to put my 300 diecast model car collection into some sort of physical context. Even though they looked interesting lined up my shelves, all they did was sit there. It occurred to me I could construct a 1/24th scale building to showcase the cars.Starting with a gas station, because it's something universally connected with cars and trucks, it was just a matter of time before other structures started to be made. Utilizing all of the knowledge I had acquired from studying 20th century culture, these dioramas could be authentic down to the last detail. There are a total of 15 buildings in my town, at the moment. Because of space limitations, the models are not set up as a "town". They are packed in various boxes and closets and are brought out only when I get inspired to do a photo session. Also the buildings are not completed structures but are made in a modular way so I can mix and match them to give the appearance of a different building.
A few days, and here is why that is. When I get inspired for a photograph, and that inspiration usually comes out of the blue, I will start to look at my diecast collection for vehicles that would best represent what I'm trying to portray. Using my latest photo as an example: The 1965 Mustang in the school parking lot. Every day I take a walk and pass by the Winchester Junior High School. On a particular day, the sun was starting to set which lit up the back of the school along with the bleachers. The drama of it started me thinking about my High School days in Pittsburgh. Those were perilous times for me because I wasn't involved in the sports scene. Getting back to the diorama, I thought about the cars people drove, back in the day. There was a real mixture of vehicles with the usual daily drivers, the beaters and usually a brand new car that made everything look dated. I knew I had a 1965 Mustang fastback diecast in my collection that I had never photographed before so it became clear to me that this was the era I would try to illustrate.
The vision of the Winchester school lit up at sunset felt like the perfect backdrop for the story forming in my mind so I made the decision to stick with that. Now the question was, what other cars and/ or trucks could add to the visual story line? I had constructed, a few years ago, a mobile Ice Cream Truck which would work well in a school parking lot setting. Having the cars parked around it with the bleachers in the background made sense. And amidst all that, the new shiny black Mustang.
The final question is: what model details will help round out the scene? Going through my boxes of Detail Stuff, I decided a phone booth, some chain link fencing, some large garbage cans, a generic one room building and some guardrails. I then did a dry run on my kitchen table which stands in for my workbench. Throughout the dry run, I would consider different cars but always kept the Ice Cream Truck and Mustang. On the next nice day, I waited until an hour before sunset and headed out to the Junior High School, which is at the end of my street. I use an old aluminum folding table as my base, then place the "road" on it. The "road" is a 3 foot by 4 foot piece of board that I have painted and textured to look like a street. From there I place the models in position that I had on my kitchen table. Seeing the diorama out on location usually has me tweaking the set so as to get everything working together.
The diecast vehicles I use are amazing replicas of the real cars and trucks. The wheels steer from the steering wheel, the shock absorbers work, the doors, hood and trunk open, the front seats fold forward, there are removable spare tires and the list goes on. One of my diecasts has a real cloth convertible roof that folds down and another has roll down windows. And these models are only 3 inches tall! The colors are actual paint colors from those eras and the tire treads are accurate for each decade. These vehicles make me very happy. When I was starting to create the buildings for the dioramas, I gave myself the challenge to make the structures as good as the diecasts vehicles, down to the interiors. So you may not see them in the shot, but the houses have furniture, wallpaper and rugs that are appropriate for that particular building.
This has happened a few times. An example: there is a wonderful small house nearby that has not been changed in 100 years. The surrounding homes are generic enough to not interfere with an historic feeling. What I didn't count on was the lack of distance between me and the house. I had the shot set up, the lighting was terrific but I needed to be about 3 more feet away from the building. But I couldn't back up any more because there was a house behind me and in my way. I took the photos, anyway, trying all sorts of angles but it just didn't look good. Actually, it looked like little cars in front of a nice house. Also, having a small model base is limiting. If I could somehow carry around a base that was about 4 feet by 6 feet, that would give me some distance between the model and the camera. But I have to carry all of my stuff with me on a baggage cart because I don't have a car.
cameras will ultra small sensor sizes can keep everything in the frame in focus (deep or wide depth of field). No DSLR could make these images look realistic because the background would be too blurry in relation to the cars.
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