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GoofyontheHiSeas · 08-24-2009, 05:46 PM

After 8 months with a DSLR and almost a year of learning the fundamentals of photography, my family (DW, DD14, DD8) and I spent 10 glorious days at WDW for our family vacation. I mention this because it was a family vacation not strictly a photography trip so a lot of my shots were snapshots. I did get a few decent shots but nothing fancy. This is only our second trip to WDW with our last one being a 4 day commando raid on each of the parks. I thought that 10 days would be enough this time but there were many things that we did not get to. We stayed at the Caribbean Beach Resort where we stayed before and enjoyed it (pictures later on in the week). We had the DxDP because we like to eat, so we got to sample several restaurants which was one of my most fruitful photography sources. Weather was hot and humid but only rained a few times and did not slow us down that much. On our last trip we avoided any ride that we have here at Disneyland and rode the ones unique to WDW. This time we did as many rides as we could to compare them to DL and I will comment as to the differences especially the lighting of indoor rides.

What I took:
Nikon D90 with MB-D80 battery pack
SB 600 Flash
Nikkor 18-105 (had this on most of the time)
Nikkor 70-300 (only used it at AK)
Sigma 30mm f/1.4 (had the most fun with and always had with me)
Nothing fancy tripod that I took on select evenings but did not use as much as I wanted
ML-L3 wireless shutter release

So lets get started. Trip from LA to Orlando.

LAX is a busy airport.

Overcast and cool, soon to change.

Taking off from Phoenix I tried to get a shot that would depict our speed but did not come out as well as I wanted. 1/50 f/32 ISO 200

We landed 15 mins early but were stuck on the tarmac in Orlando due to a thunderstorm for almost an hour. We wound up getting to CBR about 10pm but was ready for this sign on the bus. 1/25 f/1.4 ISO 3200

raysnkaysmom · 08-24-2009, 05:58 PM

I'm new to this board...but I hope this is me next year...so I'm anxious to see your pics

GoofyontheHiSeas · 08-24-2009, 06:06 PM

I thought that it would be a good idea to get over the time change on the first day so we had a 8:05am reservation at Tusker House the first morning. Well it sounded good on paper but the family was not to happy with me that day. It was fun to walk through the park before opening but surprised at how many people had the same idea.

Tower outside of Tusker House.

We were the first to be seated in our section. 1/25 f/4.5 ISO 1600

After breakfast we were able to hop on the Safari ride with minimal wait.

The ride itself was not very productive as many of the animals were already seeking shade.

Even the bats were cooling themselves by the time we got to them.

My girls really enjoyed the dance show in Africa.

I already posted my gorilla shot on the Nikon thread. Here is one of one sleeping.

GoofyontheHiSeas · 08-24-2009, 06:24 PM

We were welcomed to Florida with our first thunderstorm as we arrived at Epcot for dinner. We ducked quickly into the Seas.
1/250 f/2 ISO 720

While waiting for our table, chefs at Tokyo.

The infamous onion volcano.

At the end of the meal.

Who would have thought I would like Chocolate Ginger cake.

The girls had to stop by France on the way home at the Perfume shop.

KarenAylwood · 08-24-2009, 07:00 PM

Awesome shots!! My fav is the onion volcano

Did you use your Sigma 30mm f/1.4 for most of the indoor shots?? I'm bringing mine with me for the first time next month and can't wait to use it!

GoofyontheHiSeas · 08-24-2009, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KarenAylwood

Awesome shots!! My fav is the onion volcano

Did you use your Sigma 30mm f/1.4 for most of the indoor shots?? I'm bringing mine with me for the first time next month and can't wait to use it!

Thank you Karen. Yes all of the indoor shots are with the 30mm except the shot inside Tusker house. You will have a lot of fun with the Sigma.

annnewjerz · 08-24-2009, 07:24 PM

So glad to see you started your TR, Roger!

Really looking forward to seeing what you pulled off with the D90 since I will be going for my first trip with a dSLR, my D90, in only 50(ish) days!

Can't wait to see more,
Ann

GoofyontheHiSeas · 08-25-2009, 06:10 PM

Ann, between Tom and my report you should be able to get a good idea of what the D90 can do. I really wish that I could have had a UWA lens for the trip but I could not swing it. Will have to save that for next time.

Day 2 we spent the day at Epcot.

1/25 f/5.6 ISO 1600 18mm

1/40 f/1.4 ISO 2000 30mm

This looked so peaceful and for once it was not blaring sun or completely overcast.

We had lunch in Germany which was a lot of fun. 1/60 f/5.3 ISO 1000

After having dinner at Coral Reef we headed around the world. 1/100 f/3.5 ISO 200

We made as far as Morocco again. Seemed like we could never make it past Morocco at night. Although I had my tripod with me I took this with out it. 1/25 f/3.8 ISO 3200.

With the tripod. 4sec f/10 ISO 200

My first time seeing Illuminations was from a terrible spot in Morocco under a tree. Since I have never seen the show I thought I would just practice on the fireworks. 3sec f/11 ISO 200

GoofyontheHiSeas · 08-25-2009, 06:40 PM

Next day we had 8:20 ressies at Crystal Palace. We had to wait 45 mins for a bus and wound up being late for our appointed time. I was really hoping to be there right at 8am to have a somewhat empty Main Street. Oh well.

1/125 f/10 ISO 200

People kept giving me strange looks with my Gary Fong attached to the flash. Everyone wanted to know what the toilet bowl was suppose to be.

Next we went on IASW. I have never been on the one at WDW before and it was a weird experence. I have been on the one that is at DL since 1964 when it was at the NY worlds fair and it just seemed strange. Your canal is a lot wider than ours (same with pirates) and everything is so spaced out. Also the music is much different. Your lighting seemed to be much better than ours though as I never have enough speed for the Italian boy. 1/60 f/1.4 3200.

Haunted Mansion was next and I have to say I like yours a lot better but the lighting in most places is much lower than ours. Here is my terrible shot of the caretaker just for reference. At home ours is much better lite.

There was one shot that is much easier than at DL. I can never get this shot at home. 1/30 f/1.4 3200.

Next we went on POTC. Yours is so much different from ours. Lighting over all is a little better but as mentioned the canal is wider so you are shooting from a greater distance. This shot is one that I could never get at home. 1/60 f/1.4 2200

and this one I would have shot even faster if I had noticed the ISO. Also on ours CJS only sticks his head out every so often. 1/60 f/1.4 1000

at ours CJS is sitting right next to the boat, your feels like he is sitting a mile away. 1/40 f/1.4 3200

handicap18 · 08-25-2009, 06:58 PM

Excellent work. Keep the pictures coming.

Pea-n-Me · 08-25-2009, 07:16 PM

Lookin good, GotHS!

Really like the gorilla hands shot.

oregondaddyof2 · 08-26-2009, 12:46 PM

I am liking these photos... Keep em coming

Todd_H · 08-26-2009, 02:25 PM

Great shots, Roger! Looks like you guys had a great time. Looking forward to seeing more!

disneygirlinnj · 08-26-2009, 03:42 PM

beautiful photos!!

YesDear · 08-26-2009, 07:58 PM

Great shots. It is nice to hear a comparison between the parks!

Enjoy!

08-24-2009, 05:46 PM	#1
GoofyontheHiSeas Do you know the Nutmeg Man.. The king of whats left Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posts: 4,139	1st Trip to WDW with DSLR After 8 months with a DSLR and almost a year of learning the fundamentals of photography, my family (DW, DD14, DD8) and I spent 10 glorious days at WDW for our family vacation. I mention this because it was a family vacation not strictly a photography trip so a lot of my shots were snapshots. I did get a few decent shots but nothing fancy. This is only our second trip to WDW with our last one being a 4 day commando raid on each of the parks. I thought that 10 days would be enough this time but there were many things that we did not get to. We stayed at the Caribbean Beach Resort where we stayed before and enjoyed it (pictures later on in the week). We had the DxDP because we like to eat, so we got to sample several restaurants which was one of my most fruitful photography sources. Weather was hot and humid but only rained a few times and did not slow us down that much. On our last trip we avoided any ride that we have here at Disneyland and rode the ones unique to WDW. This time we did as many rides as we could to compare them to DL and I will comment as to the differences especially the lighting of indoor rides. What I took: Nikon D90 with MB-D80 battery pack SB 600 Flash Nikkor 18-105 (had this on most of the time) Nikkor 70-300 (only used it at AK) Sigma 30mm f/1.4 (had the most fun with and always had with me) Nothing fancy tripod that I took on select evenings but did not use as much as I wanted ML-L3 wireless shutter release So lets get started. Trip from LA to Orlando. LAX is a busy airport. Overcast and cool, soon to change. Taking off from Phoenix I tried to get a shot that would depict our speed but did not come out as well as I wanted. 1/50 f/32 ISO 200 We landed 15 mins early but were stuck on the tarmac in Orlando due to a thunderstorm for almost an hour. We wound up getting to CBR about 10pm but was ready for this sign on the bus. 1/25 f/1.4 ISO 3200 __________________ Roger the Nutmeg Man 15s Disneyland since 1955

08-24-2009, 05:58 PM	#2
raysnkaysmom I don't think I'd mention I was in jail in an interview I just hope my 4000th post doesn't say something stupid Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: 8 hr drive from Orlando! Posts: 5,307	I'm new to this board...but I hope this is me next year...so I'm anxious to see your pics __________________ Tracy (Mom to DD14, DD9, DS23months, DD-the baby in the ticker) 1st WDW trip - July 03 CSR&ASMu - April 04, Feb 05, Feb 06(added cruise), Oct06(grown girls trip), Aug 07 May 09 Big Family Vacation

08-24-2009, 06:06 PM	#3
GoofyontheHiSeas Do you know the Nutmeg Man.. The king of whats left Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posts: 4,139	Day 1 Animal Kingdom AM I thought that it would be a good idea to get over the time change on the first day so we had a 8:05am reservation at Tusker House the first morning. Well it sounded good on paper but the family was not to happy with me that day. It was fun to walk through the park before opening but surprised at how many people had the same idea. Tower outside of Tusker House. We were the first to be seated in our section. 1/25 f/4.5 ISO 1600 After breakfast we were able to hop on the Safari ride with minimal wait. The ride itself was not very productive as many of the animals were already seeking shade. Even the bats were cooling themselves by the time we got to them. My girls really enjoyed the dance show in Africa. I already posted my gorilla shot on the Nikon thread. Here is one of one sleeping. __________________ Roger the Nutmeg Man 15s Disneyland since 1955

08-24-2009, 06:24 PM	#4
GoofyontheHiSeas Do you know the Nutmeg Man.. The king of whats left Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posts: 4,139	Epcot for dinner at Teppan Edo We were welcomed to Florida with our first thunderstorm as we arrived at Epcot for dinner. We ducked quickly into the Seas. 1/250 f/2 ISO 720 While waiting for our table, chefs at Tokyo. The infamous onion volcano. At the end of the meal. Who would have thought I would like Chocolate Ginger cake. The girls had to stop by France on the way home at the Perfume shop. __________________ Roger the Nutmeg Man 15s Disneyland since 1955

08-24-2009, 07:00 PM	#5
KarenAylwood It wouldn't be the holidays without Stove Top! The dancing banana gets me every time... I do have a secret squeel of joy "Humps" has grown on me like a fungus Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,736	Awesome shots!! My fav is the onion volcano Did you use your Sigma 30mm f/1.4 for most of the indoor shots?? I'm bringing mine with me for the first time next month and can't wait to use it! __________________ Link to my September '09 Photo Trip Report "All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them." -Walt Disney

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08-24-2009, 07:24 PM	#7
annnewjerz If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,591	So glad to see you started your TR, Roger! Really looking forward to seeing what you pulled off with the D90 since I will be going for my first trip with a dSLR, my D90, in only 50(ish) days! Can't wait to see more, Ann __________________ My SmugMug The Village People Take on "The World" & a 25th Unbirthday --- My October Trip Report Christmas Vacation --- My December PreTrip Report

08-25-2009, 06:10 PM	#8
GoofyontheHiSeas Do you know the Nutmeg Man.. The king of whats left Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posts: 4,139	Ann, between Tom and my report you should be able to get a good idea of what the D90 can do. I really wish that I could have had a UWA lens for the trip but I could not swing it. Will have to save that for next time. Day 2 we spent the day at Epcot. 1/25 f/5.6 ISO 1600 18mm 1/40 f/1.4 ISO 2000 30mm This looked so peaceful and for once it was not blaring sun or completely overcast. We had lunch in Germany which was a lot of fun. 1/60 f/5.3 ISO 1000 After having dinner at Coral Reef we headed around the world. 1/100 f/3.5 ISO 200 We made as far as Morocco again. Seemed like we could never make it past Morocco at night. Although I had my tripod with me I took this with out it. 1/25 f/3.8 ISO 3200. With the tripod. 4sec f/10 ISO 200 My first time seeing Illuminations was from a terrible spot in Morocco under a tree. Since I have never seen the show I thought I would just practice on the fireworks. 3sec f/11 ISO 200 __________________ Roger the Nutmeg Man 15s Disneyland since 1955

08-25-2009, 06:40 PM	#9
GoofyontheHiSeas Do you know the Nutmeg Man.. The king of whats left Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posts: 4,139	Next day we had 8:20 ressies at Crystal Palace. We had to wait 45 mins for a bus and wound up being late for our appointed time. I was really hoping to be there right at 8am to have a somewhat empty Main Street. Oh well. 1/125 f/10 ISO 200 People kept giving me strange looks with my Gary Fong attached to the flash. Everyone wanted to know what the toilet bowl was suppose to be. Next we went on IASW. I have never been on the one at WDW before and it was a weird experence. I have been on the one that is at DL since 1964 when it was at the NY worlds fair and it just seemed strange. Your canal is a lot wider than ours (same with pirates) and everything is so spaced out. Also the music is much different. Your lighting seemed to be much better than ours though as I never have enough speed for the Italian boy. 1/60 f/1.4 3200. Haunted Mansion was next and I have to say I like yours a lot better but the lighting in most places is much lower than ours. Here is my terrible shot of the caretaker just for reference. At home ours is much better lite. There was one shot that is much easier than at DL. I can never get this shot at home. 1/30 f/1.4 3200. Next we went on POTC. Yours is so much different from ours. Lighting over all is a little better but as mentioned the canal is wider so you are shooting from a greater distance. This shot is one that I could never get at home. 1/60 f/1.4 2200 and this one I would have shot even faster if I had noticed the ISO. Also on ours CJS only sticks his head out every so often. 1/60 f/1.4 1000 at ours CJS is sitting right next to the boat, your feels like he is sitting a mile away. 1/40 f/1.4 3200 __________________ Roger the Nutmeg Man 15s Disneyland since 1955

08-25-2009, 06:58 PM	#10
handicap18 Husband, father of 3, and Disney addict Keep the game flowin and keep the people participating Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Burlington, MA Posts: 4,217	Excellent work. Keep the pictures coming. __________________ My name is Kyle and I approve this post. ... ... ... My Misc Pictures ... My Disney Pin Collection use kylegendron to view Nikon D300 : Tamron 17-55mm f/2.8 XR Di-II LD SP ZL : Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D : Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR : Nikkor 70-210mm f/4D AF : Tamron 90mm f/2.8D SP Macro : Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM : Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM : SB-600 Speedlight Flash.

08-25-2009, 07:16 PM	#11
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08-26-2009, 12:46 PM	#12
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08-26-2009, 02:25 PM	#13
Todd_H DIS Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NC Posts: 865	Great shots, Roger! Looks like you guys had a great time. Looking forward to seeing more! __________________ -Todd You can read my full September 2009 TR here! And the condensed September 2009 TR with just Photos here!(There are a few November 2009 solo trip shots in there too!) Please visit My Photo Galleries and me on flickr

08-26-2009, 03:42 PM	#14
disneygirlinnj DIS Veteran Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,852	beautiful photos!! __________________ Follow me on Twitter while I'm in the parks! My Disney Photos Through the Years - All in one BIG Flickr Set! Mom's 2nd Dream Vacation...Sept '09 PreTrip! The Picky Eater & The Glutton Attempt Deluxe Dining Sept '09 I have to run HOW FAR?! Jan '10 PreTrip/Journal Lisa's Disney Wedding..May '08 TR Mom's Dream Vacation (Dec '07)

08-26-2009, 07:58 PM	#15
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