Photo TR: H(anno)happy at TPR's MidWest Trip

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Postby laracroft » Sat Aug 18, 2007 7:38 pm

Love your work Hanno, you take amazing photos - keep em coming!

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Postby simlesa » Sun Aug 19, 2007 12:54 am

Hey, Hanno!

I checked your photo gallery. Wow, there are so many pictures there! I'm looking for all the ones where I can see myself. I found about 20 already, but I think it will take me few weeks to go through everything. Great job!

You have my vote for becoming the official TPR trip photographer.

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Postby Hhappy » Sun Aug 19, 2007 9:38 am

Day 7 was spent at Six Flags Great America...

most pictures were taken while walking from one ride to the other or waiting in line...
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skyline before entering the parkinglot..
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more park skyline
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welcome..
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here we go...
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waterpark part in the distance.. i love empty parkings
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Best thing ever ;) especially since we had a long drive after this visit..
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TPR park take over :)
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ERT time :)
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Having fun?
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Other ERT ride.. although the track looks the same ;) (i know.. lame "joke")
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More Bull fun
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local transportation..
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Wood or steel? (poll time?)
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wood
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steel
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going down
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it was an ok spot for pictures ;)
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Backrow fun ;)
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wood
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sleeping..
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another back row picture
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Just liked how this came out
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another quick Q-bot explanation (just in case) ;)
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is it running today (we should be lucky as far as i've heard) are these guys too tall :(
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random people
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How much supports are needed?
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onride fun
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Random people on...
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yes indeed...
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Nice shirt dude ;)
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Batman loop..
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goofing around on V2...
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un expected launch ;)
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Random people
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Batman first drop fun
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upside down
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still upside down?? ;)
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test seat
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They did not have a clue yet...
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i would not trust a child near him (sorry)
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Credit whoring
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Time for some more wood
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random people onride from lunch area ;)
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ehmmm
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theming..
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walk the loop?? time to go ;)
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Postby Hhappy » Sun Aug 19, 2007 10:17 am

After a long drive we arrived at Cedar Point to only discover that there was a power outage.

After some flashlight fun it was time to get in the room....

I decided to take my tripot and take some pictures from the window.
After a while the power came back and the lights went on again.

I've also added pics of day 8 which was bit short (picture wise)

After being lucky to keep my camera dry in the morning i decided to not take it with me for the remainder of the day (shame on me)

So this is a very short update of the night before and the morning of Day 8

Cedar Point
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10 second shutter time..
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30 second shutter time
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Another 30 second picture.. but at a different angle from the room window
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when the lights came back on.. i tried to take a picture from hand to show the difference..
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waiting in line for Maverick
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Casey fun ;)
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Here comes....
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.. trouble...
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Last one before the gates from above opened and the rain came..
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sorry, the order got mixed up (stupid me) but this was test for my camera lens...
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Postby coastercrazed49 » Sun Aug 19, 2007 11:45 am

Nice Trip Report. The pictures looked really good quality. That line for Maverick looked insane, I would not have the patience to stand there.

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Postby Ryan King » Sun Aug 19, 2007 11:59 am

coastercrazed49 wrote:Nice Trip Report. The pictures looked really good quality. That line for Maverick looked insane, I would not have the patience to stand there.


You Know, Its really wasn't THAT insane. The lines you saw were for early hotel guest ERT. The park hadn't even opened the line yet due to possible rain. So the line you see looks long because it has yet to enter the Queue
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Postby prabe » Sun Aug 19, 2007 12:00 pm

That line for Maverick does look pretty insane, but you need to remember that was before they opened the queue. I was in about the same place line-wise the next day when they opened the queue, and my wait was less than 40 minutes--including the time standing in the line before the queue was open. The line for Maverick moves, and I wish I'd made the time to ride it more than once.

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Postby stingrock23 » Sun Aug 19, 2007 12:34 pm

These pictures are just incredible, Hanno. Keep em coming.

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Postby thecoasterkid » Sun Aug 19, 2007 1:17 pm

Hanno, I absolutely LOVE your pictures! I've got a Nikon D50 with very similar lenses (18-55 and a 70-300) that I had on the trip with me too, but you know how to really make the camera work. I love capturing close ups of people on the rides as well, the pure natural reactions of people really come through then!

My favourite thing about your trip report is that you have pictures of absolutely everyone on the trip! Everyone else's (mine included) focus alot more on who they hung out.

I can't wait to see the rest of your stuff! Thanks for posting them!

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Postby Hhappy » Mon Aug 20, 2007 1:04 pm

Day 9 of the trip.. Our second day at Cedar Point.

After a nice credit run (once the rain stopped the day before) i spent most of this day taking pictures of... a lot of things.

This is going to be a "big"update (105) pictures but please keep in mind it's just a selection.

This update will include the most "bizarre" picture i've ever taken...

Enough said.. picture time...
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First up.. millenium Force
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Random people
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respect
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Familiar faces in the back
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still no train :(
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Fly by ;)
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strange way of riding a rollercoaster..
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Hitting the brakes
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more familiar faces.. anybody interested in "the monster" ?? e-mail....
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First drop fun.. especially how different people handle it differently..
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it's time for Maverick..
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it was still early so there were some people still cleaning..
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most of us have a similar picture (i assume)
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close enough
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skyhawk was started..
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speed
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after the canyon
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it wasn't me
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preparing for halloween?
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another train
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stupid fence :(
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here we come
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more random people
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silly green stuff :(
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random people
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more random.. i did not see most of the trip members for the entire day
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Hairtime
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Just look at the back wheels..
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i loved it
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some screamers
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front row
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brake time
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waiting area
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Mean streak...
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... back row
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Have i seen these 2 before?
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nature
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ehmm
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Test run..
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waterfun
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speaks for itself
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another test run and i found a nice picture spot...
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almost straight up..
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the "7 in a sixpack" picture
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First train with guests on top..
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random people coming down
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after sunset these lights were a nice addition..
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stupid pole
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look dad ( ? ).. this is how it works
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launch
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i guess oil cooling
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and there's the train
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Random people being launched
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ehmm
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Fear or joy?
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there is more to see in the park..
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looks like they were having fun...
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cooldown
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Different angle
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random people..
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trying to be creative..
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but hey.. what the heck ;)
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green fun..
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i liked the inside of the letters.. from this angle it's almost a reflection..
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random...
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....people
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fun for all ages
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not for me..
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wicked twister launch
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owh..
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the place to be while it rains?
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another coasters :)
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more random people
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"old school"
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wrong lens but you get the idea ;)
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now why are these kids so excited?
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aha
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there is the boat :)
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on the other side there was Maverick (again)
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i see people ;)
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mine creek (whatever) ride..
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ehmm
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yes.. more trains..
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Finally a picture of the front row while spinning down.. but hey.. what do i see??
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here's a crop.. the most "bizarre" picture i've taken so far on any trip.. (left hand..)
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Back to the normal pictures..
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cooling..
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more launch fun
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it is a shame i did not see anybody from the group on a train while standing there for pictures :(
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do i really want to be here??
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mamma
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best spot to be..
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surprise?
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hold on
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fun for all ages (respect)
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time for a long walk (thanks for the idea Erik)
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another Maverick angle
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almost..
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worth the walk
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