Tag Archives: walt disney world

Psst, buddy… over here

Posted by Mike on

Frontierland, Magic Kingdom,
Walt Disney World

Psst, buddy… over here
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z 28mm f/2.8, 1/30s, f/8, ISO 100

Market or Sweets

Posted by Mike on

Silent Sunday
Asia, Animal Kingdom, Walt Disney World

Market or Sweets
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 0.5s, 24mm, f/8, ISO 6400

Flight Night

Posted by Mike on

Asia, Animal Kingdom, Walt Disney World

Back in January, as my Disney trip was approaching, I received an email about park hours changing at the Animal Kingdom. I got very excited as this change was an extension of the park closing. Rather than close before sunset, the park was staying open well past. I quickly re-arrange my plans in order to visit the park on one of those nights. The park is magical when it is lit up at night and I didn’t want this opportunity to escape me.

As I was running around trying to capture all the views I had in my head I was stopped by this scene…

Flight Night
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1/20s, 24mm, f/5.6, ISO 8000

It wasn’t on my list but damn… luckily, there were few people in this area of the park and I was able to get an unobstructed view. I have more night scenes to process from the Animal Kingdom so I’ll warn everyone now. 🙂

Seeing It All

Posted by Mike on

Rivers of America
Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World

Seeing It All
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1/160s, 24mm, f/8, ISO 100
{7 image panoramic}

Rise and Shine

Posted by Mike on

Silent Sunday
Boardwalk, Crescent Lake, Walt Disney World

Rise and Shine
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1/30s, 29mm, f/11, ISO 100

Early Light

Posted by Mike on

Yacht Club Lighthouse
Crescent Lake, Walt Disney World

Morning is my favorite time of the day. Maybe it’s because I’m an early riser. I’ve been getting up around 4am for years. Originally it was for necessity but now it’s habit. I can go to bed late and still I wake up early (I’ll admit a good nap might be needed later).

Maybe being a photographer is another reason I still get up early. Some of the best light is before the sun pops above the horizon to right after it makes its appearance. Same can be said for sunset but at sunset there are generally more people around. In the morning, most people are still sleeping. I guess I like having the light all to myself.

This penchant for the morning is even stronger when I’m on vacation, especially when I’m at Disney. This is definitely related to the “less people” comment above. When I stay at the Beach Club I get the added benefit of the walking/running trail around Crescent Lake and the amazing views to be found. Just look at this view…

Early Light
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1/13s, 33mm, f/11, ISO 100

The View

Posted by Mike on

Yacht & Beach Clubs
Crescent Lake, Walt Disney World

The View
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z 50mm f/1.8 S, 1/400s, f/8, ISO 100
{13 image panoramic}

Two Sides of Cindy

Posted by Mike on

Cinderella Castle, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World

It must be time to finally give you the image of Cinderella Castle I mentioned a few posts back. You remember, the one required if you are a Disney photographer. I’m sure you didn’t forget… right?

I left the Magic Kingdom around 11am that first morning. The long drive was starting to catch up with me and I really wanted to get to my room for a quick nap. I ended up returning about 4:30pm to ensure I had time to get some images before sunset and then get my required castle sunset image. So, ta da!

Cindy All Aglow
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 0.6s, 24mm, f/5.6, ISO 400

Yeah, that is what I thought too.

Meh…

So, I went back about twenty minutes and found another view of Cindy. Less lighting, more natural light. Also, looking east away from the sun. Granted, another view I have shown you way to many times, but maybe I can make it different.

I wish I had grabbed the artists card, or grabbed a phone pic of their name so I could give them credit, or at least a mention. The art was really cool. A little 50’s-ish in style but the choice of color palette stuck in my brain. The palette was only two dominate colors, bold and bright. The whole series used the same scheme. Damn, I’m kicking myself right now. I thought I could find them online but getting info out of Disney’s website is a test of one’s patience.

Anyway, back on topic. For this second image of the castle, I played with the hue values for orange and blue after I processed the image as I would normally. I think there is something here. I need to play more but I still wanted to share…

Cindy is Confused
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z 28mm f/2.8, 1/15s, f/8, ISO 400