Disney Picture of the day Part 2

[honeybee30]

Those saucey Steps....

 

[brack]

 

[brack]

Dcanoli, we must have been on the same page!! Here's my try at that same location. I was hoping for that pretty silky water effect - still need to work on it!!

This is my version of this same scene ....

 

[°O°Joe]

Thanks Joe, I did do the resize thing again, but it's still big. I'm having some problems lately with photobucket. Not sure if something is happening on their end of things or if it's me. I'll look at it again later tonight to try to scale it down.

I think it looks fine...

 

[d23cndrela]

 

[Lizboo]

 

[Disneenut]

Here's what the tower at Cindy's Castle would look like if Alfred Hitchcock were to film "The Birds" there.

I can't help but wonder what was attracting them.

That is something you don't see very much. I wonder if WDW uses something to "scare" birds away.

 

[Dcanoli]

Dcanoli, we must have been on the same page!! Here's my try at that same location. I was hoping for that pretty silky water effect - still need to work on it!!

Humm, Okay, I resized to the 800x600 that OJoe recommended - it's still big, sorry.

I find that trying to get that "silky" water is very hard to do. I'm referring to the "silky" look that someone posted on here last week of an inside shot at the Polynesian--one of their waterfalls. I find I can get either motion or "stopped motion" with a faster shutter speed.

I'm not sure how that poster got the silky look, but yes, it's definitely worth the effort to keep trying and going for it!

This is my version of this same scene ....

Wow! What are the odds? Brack's looks a little bit more silky than ours. Brack, do you remember how you took the picture? TV mode?

As for the little iron HM....were you saying I wasn't right that it is at an eatery? I'm not sure I understand your, "NO!"

I can remember a CM picking up the HM and putting it somewhere else, and I'm fairly certain it was holding napkins and such.......

If that's not right, then maybe there is more than one out there!

Edit & P.S.: I think there is a glitch in the system over at Photobucket. If you pick the resize option, it will "let" you "resize," but it won't change the IMG tag. I've tried relentless times to use that feature, and it never works.

Once you have a picture in their system, it won't resize it. You just have to re-upload it. That's how I resize on Photobucket! LOL!

 

[LMarge]

Dcanoli,
I agree, Brack's is much more silky looking than ours! I need to find a waterfall around here to go practice at!!! And for the resize thing - I did resize it in PS4, and then uploaded a second time - still looks big to me, but OJoe says it looks ok, so I think I'll just leave it. Photobucket was having trouble loading shots today - it kept timing out before the upload was complete - very annoying! Anyway - thanks for the tips everyone - I need to spend more time out of the P mode and work on those manual settings!!!

 

[Kitts21]

That is something you don't see very much. I wonder if WDW uses something to "scare" birds away.

Yes they do, In the EPCOT field guide they state that they use a background sound of a certine predotary(sp) bird to keep the seagulls and other birds off MS. I would think they did the same for the castle and any other structures that birds would like to gather on and leave their calling cards . So it is very surprising to see all those birds up on there .

 

[pugcrazy]

Jack from the end of POTC.

It's a little grainy, but no flash was used, and I'm still working on Photoshop skills.

 

[Code]

I find that trying to get that "silky" water is very hard to do. I'm referring to the "silky" look that someone posted on here last week of an inside shot at the Polynesian--one of their waterfalls. I find I can get either motion or "stopped motion" with a faster shutter speed.

I think the Polynesian shot you are referring to is mine...

Silky water requires a long shutter speed (at least a half a second) and the longer the shutter, the smoother the look. The shot above was 4 seconds. This means a stable base is required (tripod, or in my case Gorillapod), there is no way to handhold a silky water shot.

As far as what settings to use.. first of all, use the lowest ISO your camera supports (my pic is not a good example because I accidently left it on 200 when it should have been 100). For the shooting mode, either aperture or shutter priority will work. In aperture priority, set the smallest aperture possible (largest f/stop number) then check the shutter speed. If it is too long, try larger and larger apertures (smaller f/stop numbers) until the shutter speed is what you want. In shutter priority, set a long shutter speed (start with, say, 2-4 seconds), then check the exposure to make sure it isn't too long (overexposure due to the aperture being as small as it will go but needing even less light). If needed, adjust to faster shutter speed until the aperture is near its smallest (largest f/stop number).

Finally, be aware that in direct sunlight, you'll likely find that you can't get a small enough aperture to achieve a slow shutter speed. In this case, you need a neutral density filter (blocks some of the incoming light) to achieve silky water.

If you have any questions, feel free to PM me!

 

[Gdad]

My POTD from MNSSHP

The Skeleton Band

 

[Disneenut]

Yes they do, In the EPCOT field guide they state that they use a background sound of a certine predotary(sp) bird to keep the seagulls and other birds off MS. I would think they did the same for the castle and any other structures that birds would like to gather on and leave their calling cards . So it is very surprising to see all those birds up on there .

Thanks for the info Kitts21.

 

[NurseJamie]

Been a busy day - counting this one for Monday! Towel animals waiting for us when we checked in! I loooooooooooove towel animals!!!

 

[YEKCIM]

~YEKCIM

 

[DisneyIsTerrific]

A castle shot for today.

 

[starwood]

 

[DisneyMom5]

Re: POTC and strollers. They were parking strollers inside when we were there a couple of weeks ago. But the ride was a walk-on everytime, so there was no over-flow.

Re: Birds on the castle - What was REALLY impressive were all the bats circling around Spaceship Earth in Epcot. They were liking all the bugs attracted to the lights.

Re: photobucket - it will resize for me, but the new size will not show up until you return to this site, OR sometimes when you refresh the page. I have resized my pics into oblivion before I realized that. LOL

Re: Zack's pic of the monorail track and Spaceship Earth - I really like the placement on that one. Really nice lines!

And my POTD:

Mk parade

 

[Dcanoli]

I think the Polynesian shot you are referring to is mine...

Silky water requires a long shutter speed (at least a half a second) and the longer the shutter, the smoother the look. The shot above was 4 seconds. This means a stable base is required (tripod, or in my case Gorillapod), there is no way to handhold a silky water shot.

As far as what settings to use.. first of all, use the lowest ISO your camera supports (my pic is not a good example because I accidently left it on 200 when it should have been 100). For the shooting mode, either aperture or shutter priority will work. In aperture priority, set the smallest aperture possible (largest f/stop number) then check the shutter speed. If it is too long, try larger and larger apertures (smaller f/stop numbers) until the shutter speed is what you want. In shutter priority, set a long shutter speed (start with, say, 2-4 seconds), then check the exposure to make sure it isn't too long (overexposure due to the aperture being as small as it will go but needing even less light). If needed, adjust to faster shutter speed until the aperture is near its smallest (largest f/stop number).

Finally, be aware that in direct sunlight, you'll likely find that you can't get a small enough aperture to achieve a slow shutter speed. In this case, you need a neutral density filter (blocks some of the incoming light) to achieve silky water.

If you have any questions, feel free to PM me!

Yes! You have the "silky" picture I was referring too!

NOW, I'm going to have to print out your response because although I understand it, I doubt I will remember it when I need to! LOL....

...and to boot--I can't believe I was in the North GA mountains yesterday at Amicalola Falls, and I didn't know all this! Dang!

Looks like I'll have to make another trip! Thanks Code for the tips. I've never been able to get that silky a picture with water.

Honestly, I thought you had touched it up somehow with one of the PP programs because it just doesn't look real.

Did you do ANYTHING to it? Deb