So, I was wrong. Misinformed, actually. It wasn't a "Christmas light display" that we went to see, but rather a HUGE light display that happened to be at Christmas time. This was a scheduled outing for the Guide Dogs For The Blind (puppy raisers) group that Steph and Dan belong to, and they invited us to come along.
This venue has been set up on the grounds of the spring training baseball stadium in Glendale. I had no idea how massive it would be. For those interested in learning more about it, look up the Tianyu Lights Festival (October 25th through January 5th)... when you see how massive this display is, it is understandable why it would be set up for this amount of time.
On with the show...
We were there early, so we got a good preview (saw about 1/3 of it) before the Guide Dog group met up. They have regular outings like this to socialize the dogs. Crowds, music, LOTS of lights, people walking everywhere, kids screaming, a wide gravel walkway, a concrete walkway... yeah, it's a lot for these dogs to deal with.
I was expecting Christmas lights, this has an Asian feel to it and is hard to explain, so I'll post a few of the many (hundreds?) of images I shot with the new camera:
Getting there...
The entrance...
The walk is over a mile, loaded with lights every step of the way; sensory overload...
And, since this camera can do video, a few short clips...
A good test of the new camera and an interesting night out.
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