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Original – A picture of the fireworks during Act II of IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth, (roughly 10 minutes in) at Epcot at Walt Disney World. The show has won the award for Best Outdoor Night Production Show, at the Golden Ticket Awards, for 11 years straight.
Reason
This photo has great exposure, and lighting for a picture of fireworks, compared to others. The photo seems to be comparable to professional photos, in my opinion.
Articles in which this image appears
IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth
FP category for this image
Entertainment
Creator
chensiyuan
Comment - the picture is from one of the side of World Showcase Lagoon, which is basically a giant circle. This may affect your view of the horizon. Personally, the horizon looks pretty straight to me. Elisfkc (talk) 02:34, 19 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Even the buildings don't look as if built on even ground what, of course, should be assumed they are. What's wrong with the perspective here? --Tremonist (talk) 14:23, 19 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The perspective is partly messed up thanks to the use of forced perspective for the buildings. The American Adventure, the building on the far right that's lit up, is actually five stories tall (not including the top part), but made to look like it's two and a half. Most of the other buildings are made to look larger than they are. I don't remember exact sizes for the rest of them, but if my memory serves me right, most of them are two to three stories. Elisfkc (talk) 19:12, 19 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment @Gazhiley: please see the explanation above for the reasons as to why that is. Elisfkc (talk) 19:17, 19 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:1 epcot illuminations 2010.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:53, 28 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]