Now that the fall sports seasons have ended and I have a break, I am going through photos from our Walt Disney World trip in August. This is from the Disney Enchantment Nighttime Show at the Magic Kingdom. What do you think of it? have you seen the show? My favorite are below!
Now that the fall sports seasons have ended and I have a break, I am going through photos from our Walt Disney World trip in August. This is from the Harmonious Nighttime Show at EPCOT. What do you think of it? have you seen the show? My favorite are below!
This summer we visited Walt Disney World for the first time since 2019. we have been visiting regularly every year for a while. But took a little time off when COVID hit. This was the first time we had seen the Disney Enchantment Fireworks Show at the Magic Kingdom. I was very happy with the color version of this photo.
But, then I decided that I would try a B&W Conversion. I am very pleased with the results. I used Nik Silver Efex from the Nik Collection to make the conversion.
What do you think? Which one do you like better?
You can see more B&W Photos that I have taken in this photo gallery on my photography website.
Enjoy!
Around the 4th of July every year I like to post information on how to shoot fireworks. This year is no exception to that.
I enjoy taking fireworks photos at Walt Disney World because they have wonderful shows and great viewing locations. I like to have something in the foreground when I shoot fireworks to give the image a “place” so that you can see where it was. Walt Disney World is great for this as most of the shows occur over the major landmarks at the parks.
When shooting fireworks you will need a few things: camera, steady tripod, and a cable/remote release at the minimum. Once you get your camera set up on the tripod and you set it and aimed at where you expect the fireworks to appear in the sky you have to do some general setup. I set the camera to “Bulb” mode, this is a mode where the shutter will stay open as long as you hold the cable/remote release button down. I usually set the camera to ISO 100 and an aperture of f/11 as a starting point.
Once the show starts you can hold the shutter open while the bursts are going into the sky. I usually time it so that I get them leaving the ground and close the shutter at the end of the trail coming down out of the sky. Generally my shutter speed is around 6 to 10 seconds.
I have some of my favorite photos of fireworks taken at Walt Disney World below. What do you think about these?
Enjoy!
Around the 4th of July every year I like to post information on how to shoot fireworks. This year is no exception to that. Are you excited that most of the Fireworks shows are now back on after being cancelled last year due to COVID-19?????
I enjoy taking fireworks photos at Walt Disney World because they have wonderful shows and great viewing locations. I like to have something in the foreground when I shoot fireworks to give the image a “place” so that you can see where it was. Walt Disney World is great for this as most of the shows occur over the major landmarks at the parks.
When shooting fireworks you will need a few things: camera, steady tripod, and a cable/remote release at the minimum. Once you get your camera set up on the tripod and you set it and aimed at where you expect the fireworks to appear in the sky you have to do some general setup. I set the camera to “Bulb” mode, this is a mode where the shutter will stay open as long as you hold the cable/remote release button down. I usually set the camera to ISO 100 and an aperture of f/11 as a starting point.
Once the show starts you can hold the shutter open while the bursts are going into the sky. I usually time it so that I get them leaving the ground and close the shutter at the end of the trail coming down out of the sky. Generally my shutter speed is around 6 to 10 seconds.
I have some of my favorite photos of fireworks taken at Walt Disney World below. What do you think about these?
Enjoy!
Merry Christmas! I hope all of your dreams come true. We are wishing we could have spent Christmas in Walt Disney World but that did not happen this year. This photo is from a few years ago. This was taken at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge. This is probably the largest Christmas Tree I have ever seen. The Lobby is 5 stories and they can get a very large tree in there. Enjoy!
This is the “Liberty Belle” at Walt Disney World‘s Magic Kingdom. I have been goin through some older photos and processing them and making some posters. This is a poster set up for printing at 13×19. You can see a Hi-Res Version of this on my Photography Website in the Walt Disney World Poster Gallery.
This photo was taken on our last trip to Walt Disney World in June 2019. At this point due to pandemic we do not plan on returning until 2022.
The Liberty Belle is a 17 min trip around Tom Sawyer Island. You will see a number of sights along the journey including: An early American settlement, An idyllic Native American village, Harper’s Mill, Fort Langhorn, Wilson’s Cave Inn, and Woodland Animals.
Have you ride on the Liberty Belle? What did you think of it?
My family has visited Walt Disney World many times. Usually once a year, but that all changed with COVID. Our last trip was scheduled for June 2020, but we canceled that trip and at this point we wont be going back until 2022. But, a few years ago we went during the Christmas Holiday. These photos are from the Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmastime Parade. Enjoy!
It is #FireworksFriday and here is a photo from the “Symphony in the Stars Fireworks” I took back in 2015. This fireworks show has not run since June 15, 2016. This was done during “Star Wars Weekends” which had its last appearance in 2015.
I framed this photo over the Echo Lake’ Dockside Diner at Walt Disney World’s Disney Hollywood Studios.
Enjoy!
A few photos of the China Pavilion in Epcot at Walt Disney World. Today Disney Springs opened after being closed due to COVID-19. I wonder how long it will be until the rest of Walt Disney World is up and running. Enjoy!
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