Official Disney Parks Thread

Scatterbrained wrote in post #11545029

Great shot!!!! Do you mind posting a link to your Flickr page?????

bikinpunk wrote in post #11558516
Scatterbrain, those are awesome pics! Care to share details (ie: gear used, post processing, etc)?

Thanks. As far as gear, if it was taken in daylight it was handheld with a 24-70, the parade shots at night were handheld with a 50 between f1.2 and f4. All my processing is done in ACR, it's really just a matter of dodging and burning via the adjustment brush to bring out the main subjects. It would probably be better to mask them off in PS and do it right but I'm a bit lazy. Other than that I don't know what to tell you, I do use a tripod at night, which makes the scenery and fireworks shots possible.

SRisonS wrote in post #11570490
Great shot!!!! Do you mind posting a link to your Flickr page?????

Thanks, but I think all the good shots are already here, you'll be a bit disappointed with what's left on the fickr page.

Here's a link to the Disney sets on my page, they are set up kind of haphazardly though.
http://www.flickr.com …ctions/72157625​474613075/

Thanks for the reply. That's good information.

Oh, btw, I hate you (my jealousy of you proximity to WDW makes it so).

bikinpunk wrote in post #11571977
Thanks for the reply. That's good information.

Oh, btw, I hate you (my jealousy of you proximity to WDW makes it so).

Yeah, I'm gonna miss it when I move to VA in a few months. Right when my oldest daughter is going to be old enough to really start enjoying the parks.

A few more as I work my way through Decembers photos.

Wow, again. Excellent photos. I'll have to start practicing my camera skills and play around with Aperture (mac prgram) to see what I can do. We're planning our next trip for 2012; right after my daughter turns 2. The wife and I have been viewing this thread and its really pushing us to go this year. Then we realize how we always swore we wouldn't take our kids until they were at lleast 2 years old.

bikinpunk wrote in post #11572473
Wow, again. Excellent photos. I'll have to start practicing my camera skills and play around with Aperture (mac prgram) to see what I can do. We're planning our next trip for 2012; right after my daughter turns 2. The wife and I have been viewing this thread and its really pushing us to go this year. Then we realize how we always swore we wouldn't take our kids until they were at lleast 2 years old.

Why not make it an annual trip?
My oldest is only 18mo right now and she's been more times than I can count. She is fascinated by the lights and characters. Also, having a stroller gives you somewhere to stash your gear
I do agree though they likely won't really be able to appreciate it until they are at least 2.

We did annual trips up until this year. We are members of all sorts of Disney programs and manage to save a lot of money with our Disney chase visa rewards. But...we're holding off for the little one to be a bit older. Plus, mommy and daddy want to be able to enjoy the trip as well.

Scatterbrained wrote in post #10331255
While I wouldn't put any of my images in your league, I'll contribute anyway. . .

Gratuitous castle photo from the "other" side

so, did you go just after they painted the castle or what?... the blue on the steeples are so rich in this photo.

SRisonS wrote in post #10372939

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com …/11654579@N07/4​705607200/

(click pic for its Flickr page)

based on this picture...

I've been to WDW countless times and have never been able to be in attendance when no one is there. How are you folks getting "park empty" shots? Staying long after hours? Getting there extremely early?

bikinpunk wrote in post #11578254
so, did you go just after they painted the castle or what?... the blue on the steeples are so rich in this photo.

No, I just pushed the vibrance ever so slightly. I may have tweaked the saturation and luminance levels on the blue channel as well.

BTW, if you want shots with no one in them, stay late. Using a tripod for a long exposure helps too.

17 more days............... but im not counting.......

Scatterbrained wrote in post #11578535
BTW, if you want shots with no one in them, stay late. Using a tripod for a long exposure helps too.

I figured as much.

Scatterbrained wrote in post #11578535
No, I just pushed the vibrance ever so slightly. I may have tweaked the saturation and luminance levels on the blue channel as well.

good info. Now, what's vibrance?

bikinpunk wrote in post #11578576
I figured as much.

good info. Now, what's vibrance?

I hope that sorts it out.

Actually, that helps a lot.
I have aperture and iphoto on my mac. Maybe I need to give Lightroom a whirl...