tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post2684982379626391241..comments2024-03-27T05:56:10.939-07:00Comments on Davelandblog: Disneyland Guided Tour, Circa 1962: Nature's WonderlandDavelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10720475138513029144noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-44499503594231884572012-09-24T11:15:57.524-07:002012-09-24T11:15:57.524-07:00The late Joe Burns contacted the photographer of t...The late Joe Burns contacted the photographer of the National Geographic piece and there were a couple versions of essentially the same shot. However, it is worth noting that the headlamp glow was added in later on.<br /><br />It is very tricky to photograph in that kind of environment. It is dark and the glow from the reaction to the UV light is fairly weak. More important, the longwave UV light (UV-A) tends to overexpose the film and trick the light sensors in the cameras. In the days when you had to take the film out and process it to see what you got, it was hard to have something that was not either overexposed or dark and underexposed. Even with digital cameras today it can be a challenge.<br /><br />Because of our Mine Train interest we have collected fluorescent minerals. We have a <a href="http://keeline.com/UVrocks/" rel="nofollow"><b>display case</b></a> of these in our bedroom. Here are some photos. Note how the flash (nominally white light) has enough UV to activate some of the minerals. Many of these rocks look like lumps of granite under white light. However, when the filtered UV-C (shortwave) lamp is on the minerals show their full glory.<br /><br />The dyes in the water for Rainbow Caverns reacted to longwave (UV-A) light like the paints in the dark rides. The dyes and lamps came from Ultra Violet Products.<br /><br />Walt Disney was aware of fluorescent minerals in the 1940s according to an Arizona Highways article.keelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006640946874012637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-21876644711698312942012-09-24T09:07:54.952-07:002012-09-24T09:07:54.952-07:00Don't you wish National Geographic had taken m...Don't you wish National Geographic had taken more incredible interiors of rides like that amazing Rainbow Caverns pic? Maybe there were even additional pictures from that very photo shoot.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-14828790536097167392012-09-24T07:55:05.768-07:002012-09-24T07:55:05.768-07:00On Daveland you have the most comprehensive collec...On Daveland you have the most comprehensive collection of Mine Train/Nature's Wonderland images I've seen anywhere. From construction to completion to remnants it just blows me away.<br /><br />Great Update today!K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-63674337593680268182012-09-24T07:47:29.224-07:002012-09-24T07:47:29.224-07:00The Mine Train was such a great, great ride!
The ...The Mine Train was such a great, great ride!<br /><br />The wording of the guide script makes it sound like the true-life films didn't use "moving living characters." :)Rich T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01218280822336323825noreply@blogger.com