Animal Kingdom Tree of Life Photo
The Tree of Life at Disney’s Animal Kingdom park at Walt Disney World is the most difficult icon to photograph. During the daytime, it would blend in with the surrounding (real) greenery too much to make it a dominant focal point. This is the case from almost every angle. Photographers such as myself, who focus on big picture landscape shots (in general, Animal Kingdom is a difficult park if you’re a big picture photographer), were lucky when Expedition Everest was added to the park, since it makes a much more compelling subject during the daylight hours. At night, the Tree of Life is a much better subject. It’s easier to photograph from a distance because it’s illuminated and the real foliage in its general vicinity is not, making it a more poignant subject. Up close it’s also a great subject at night, as long exposures including the various waterfalls on the trails around the tree make a nighttime shot pop!
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Nice shot. Where were you when you took this?
Has anyone ever seen any photos anywhere from the top of the tree? I know there is a theater in the middle of the tree and from construction photos and closely looking at completed photos of the tree it appears that there is a flat spot atop the trunk over the theater……I just find it curious that unlike almost all other major structures around disney property there arent any photos I can find of the inside non “show” area of the tree, or photos taken by cast members etc from atop the tree overlooking the park…..anyone have any idea where I could find something like this?
I’ve never seen anything like you’re describing, either. You’ve piqued my curiosity now, too!
Hello there! This is a beautiful photo of the Tree of Life. We shared it on our Downtown Disney Hotels Facebook page with photo credit to this page. You’re right, this is an amazingly difficult icon to photograph. This is the best photo we found.
Thanks for sharing our photo with your readers!