"The Beast's Castle" is a photo taken in the Magic Kingdom theme park within the Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, Florida. It was taken at sunset on a summer's eve, as the park was just beginning to light up for the night. It was the twilight hour and the peak of dinner reservation check-ins at the Be Our Guest restaurant which sits just below the castle in the picture. This is one of the premier restaurants in all of Walt Disney World and, can be argued, the most popular. Not only is it themed to the famous "Beauty and the Beast" film, it also gives the ecstatic diner a chance to step into an alternate reality where man and woman become prince and princess. I feel this picture, although taken outside of the restaurant, encompasses the feeling of someone being able to step back in time into a fairytale world. I always felt that this section of the park is truly a place where "dreams come true."
This picture was taken with a 55mm lens and at an angle that provides great depth of field for the image. The castle that sits atop the hill is actually small scale but, by taking this picture at an angle that starts with the large entryway and turns to the castle in the background, it makes it feel like the castle is sitting far away in the distance. In addition, to make the castle appear large, I took one step back and zoomed in on the castle. This created the illusion that the castle was larger than it is in real life. The glow from the lanterns complement the glow of the setting sun and sets the mood for the romantic setting of the photograph. On this night, my wife and I were lucky to have a reservation at Be Our Guest with our two dear friends, Jenelle and Tyler and it ended up being both a fun, and romantic, evening.
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