Imperial Walkers are some of the coolest sci-fi creations ever. I heard Lucas got the idea from looking at those giant seaside cranes in the San Francisco bay. If you ever cross the Oakland Bay Bridge, you can see the huge monstrous ironworks marching into the distance.
I would love to go be on a movie set to take photos. Why hasn’t anyone invited me to do this? I don’t know… But if there is an awesome movie being made somewhere with really interesting visuals, I hope someone enterprising can get me onto the set! I’ll do my best to take some really memorable shots. It’s too late for me to get on the Star Wars set, sadly. Besides, I was only 6 when the first one came out, and I didn’t know that much about cameras… just light sabers.
May 23rd, 2009 01:01 | Maurice Woodworth
Very cool shot Trey, where is this?
May 23rd, 2009 01:24 | John Cox
Wow, I am in SF for the first time today and took a picture of those cranes, knowing I’d seen them somewhere before…
May 23rd, 2009 01:24 | Michael Victorick
Thats freaking sweet!!!!! On with the STARWARS!!!!!!
May 23rd, 2009 01:29 | Matthew
I’m going to be a little picky on this one and say the sky is too blown out. Sorry. I like the concept though.
May 23rd, 2009 03:39 | Anna Brózik
it looks so alive
those cranes are really amazing, i took some pictures in Göteborg, Sweden, were thosse are, the problem was, that we coudn´t get into the area to shoot some pictures.
May 23rd, 2009 06:11 | Eugene
I agree with Mathew: the sky is definitely blown out on this one! And what’s up with the ads that appear when one hovers over the images with the mouse? They look absolutely displeasing. The ads greatly distract from your images (in my opinion), and it’s hard to imagine that their incorporation is worth the cost (loss of followers, etc).
May 23rd, 2009 06:51 | Mike Diblicek
Hi Trey,
Nice shot.
What’s with the popup ads??? sorry, but their really irritating, its not going to stop me visiting though.
Just thought i’d put a comment about it though.
All the best
Mike
May 23rd, 2009 07:02 | Gail Stayton Moshier
LOL, Trey, you were only 6. You must be about the same age as our youngest. I remember when we went to see Star Wars at the movies and he was scared to death!! Nice shot of the Walker. Looks like a relic from the distant past. As for the pop ups, there no reason to put your mouse on the picture. If you don’t want to see them, keep you mouse at home, lol. Good luck on getting on a movie set, that would be neat!!
May 23rd, 2009 07:28 | Steve
Trey,
I always enjoy your photography, and appreciate your willingness to share both your experience and your techniques. The popup ads incorporated in your photos may be a deal killer for me though. I suspect the reality is that most of us check in daily to admire your photos and these ads seriously detract from the enjoyment.
May 23rd, 2009 07:55 | Facebook User
I’m guessing this is in Disney World.
May 23rd, 2009 08:01 | John Cox
Hey Trey, no drama with the ads at all, this is the internet after all, go for it! (The moment you have on page pop-up video ads I’m outta here though
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May 23rd, 2009 08:27 | Mark P
Don’t like the pop-up add. Very iritating.
May 23rd, 2009 09:02 | Eleazar Paradise
I don’t care if the sky is Purple, this shot is cool. An Ewok’s nightmare.
May 23rd, 2009 09:06 | Facebook User
Did I ever mention that my dad used to work at 20th Century Fox? That’s one lot I can get you on… Maybe that will be our next adventure. Bwah ha ha haaaa…..
May 23rd, 2009 10:54 | Mike
Guys, stop complaining! Trey puts up wonderful pictures for you EVERY DAY and you’re going to complain? Seriously!
Besides, the ads only show if you hover the mouse over the photo, so uhh, just maybe put your mouse somewhere else on the page?
Just an idea!
May 23rd, 2009 11:02 | ChadTHX1138
KEWL!
May 23rd, 2009 11:08 | JB
Love your pics. Check em out almost every day. The pop-up ads distract from the art.
May 23rd, 2009 11:12 | Trey Ratcliff
Thanks all. I see you don’t like the ads? I’ll decide tomorrow whether or not I will keep them. As you can see, there is no advertising on the site at all except for the little banner on the right. It’s probably the most ad-free popular site on the internet! I thought this was not very intrusive… since it only happens when you “Mouse-over” the pic, and is user-initiated. But, if it’s gonna piss people off, then I’ll remove them…
Matthew – This is in Disneyworld.
May 23rd, 2009 11:48 | Facebook User
Great shot Trey! As far as the pop up ad goes, it’s not really that big of a deal. It only happens when you mouse over the picture and is not very intrusive. Not only that but I usually end up clicking on the picture to see the larger version on Flicker anyways.
May 23rd, 2009 13:01 | Travis
I did a little searching and found that the crane theory is an urban legend.
http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/06/26/did-oaklands-cranes-inspire-the-at-at-walkers-the-answer-finally-revealed/
Nice shot even though the sky is a little bright.
May 23rd, 2009 14:22 | Richard Uchytil
AWESOME!! I was in high school when the first one came out. It played here for over 1 year in the same theatre! The ad’s surprised me, but I don’t mind. I just know I have to keep my mouse off the image if I don’t want to see them. That’s pretty easy.
May 23rd, 2009 14:47 | Will
The ad is not obtrusive at all. Keep it Trey. You deserve the .000001 cent you are paid per impression for all the work you do on the site.
Entertainment aint free people!
May 23rd, 2009 19:10 | Hans Mast
Keep the ads! You deserve the money. It’s *very* unobtrusive. Like someone else said, if you start using popunders, then I’ll complain, but unobtrusive ads like that will only make me cheer. The more money you make from this site, the better for us readers because you can afford to put more time into this site.
Also consider rotating contextual Google AdSense ads, contextual Chitika MiniMalls, and contextual Amazon product links on your sidebar or right above posts. Check out http://www.problogger.net/ for the best resource online for monetizing your blog.
May 24th, 2009 12:47 | Jared Horn
Ads: Anything that covers up the image (ever) is unwelcome in my book. Put them anywhere but there.
Image: I went here for my senior trip in highschool and took a shot of the same thing! http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajremix/3560309222/
Forgive the awful photo; I was not interested in Photography yet.