Disney Picture of the Day Thread - February 1, 2010

[Evad]

Main Street Train Station

(click for its Flickr page)

Nice one!!!!

 

[thecapells]

 

[ejud]

Main Street Train Station

(click for its Flickr page)

Son of a gun! Ya know, I don't think I've ever seen a shot of that before! And a nice one!

BTW, for the record, was checking today after the recent camera discussion, and I have way over 31,000 images of WDW I have shot. Not including film. Or the most recent five or 6 visits that haven't been archived yet.

(But not that one!)



Jud

 

[PreludeVTEC01]

Thanks guys!!

 

[DisneyFreak06]

 

[loribeth]

Also in your list of great potd photographers don't forget Loribeth and her outstanding character pics!!

Thank you for the compliment.


POTD-

 

[ColleenG]

I know it is hard to remember all the names, but I would add a bunch of others in that list, Jamian, Colleen, Mayra, Prelude, Figment, Steamboat, and many more whose postings have challenged me to up my game on this thread!

Well done on doing the whole thing! Wow.



Jud

Wow! Thanks Jud! I am definately still learning and draw a lot of inspiration from all the great photographers here to improve my Disney shots as well as my everyday stuff. So thanks to every one along the way here who have taught me lots without even knowing it!

 

[ColleenG]

 

[Uncle Greg]

See what a little wishing can do by Uncle_Greg, on Flickr



So after several years of enjoying everyone's Disney photos on the forum, I'm finally able to contribute myself.

Please feel free to stop by my Flickr page to say hi and set me up as a contact.

 

[ratlenhum]

Not that this is a fantastic shot, but it's one of my favorites from our recent trip.

 

[benolathe]

See what a little wishing can do by Uncle_Greg, on Flickr

Uncle Greg - that is one of the most awesome photos I've seen. Great job!!

 

[STEAMBOAT209]

Egads! I think you have the bug! Thread will close at page 250 I believe and then a new one will be started.

"Jud thank you so much for the advise. The camera I was looking at... nervously was a pentax. I'm more nervous about it being I haven't seen anyone on the boards using a pentax. $1200 is the highest end one that is water and dust resistant. Pentax has the "cheapest" lenses, they say."

Ah... going to put my neck out here a bit... Do you really need that much camera? How much shooting have you done? How much research on cameras have you done? The fanciest camera in the world is NOT going to give you good shots- that is your eye and your eye only that will do that. To desire a 1200 dollar camera and then qualify it as it has the cheapest lenses... contradictory points- like buying a Rolls Royce and asking about fuel economy. I know exactly what I want in a camera because I have shot thousands of images at WDW, maybe even tens of thousands, and I see that I can take a great image, but that there have been, and are, very specific issues that I need a better camera to resolve, primarily image sharpness. What exactly do you want in a camera? If it is mainly night shooting, then look for those that satisfy you on that point. I am/was a woodcarver, and I would see many woodcarvers buy every new tool and gadget that came out, spending hundreds and thousands of dollars hoping to buy ability when what they needed to do was practice. Old time woodcarvers were required to complete the same carving using ONLY one tool- and had to repeat that carving with every tool they had, using it exclusively.

The other thing I would say, and I have NOT done a lot of research on the DSLR's because I do NOT want to deal with them- lenses and stuff- but in all the many reviews read and sites visited, the only DSLR's that are ever seriously talked about are the Nikon and the Canon- to the extent it was clear to me that those were the only legit players at that level. Or maybe the Pentax is simply at a higher level than that? I don't know.

Oh! The other thing I would say, and this is most important!!! No camera is going to do you a bit of good if it isn't with you and ready to go in an instant! That is one of the reasons I stick with the P&S- I can go from whatever I am doing to getting the shot within seconds- even with the horror of digital shutter lag! I am NEVER without a camera ready to go. That includes- well, any time. Trips to Walmart! You never know when the shot is going to be there!

"I appreciate everyone who shared their pictures on this thread and Thank you. There were several people who seamed to come in, drop of a couple photos and then *poof* they were gone. SrisonS, Dave, Jud, Jeff you are all Amazing. I love you heart and soul in your picture. Your passion shows. Thank you for sharing your talent and joy."

I know it is hard to remember all the names, but I would add a bunch of others in that list, Jamian, Colleen, Mayra, Prelude, Figment, Steamboat, and many more whose postings have challenged me to up my game on this thread!

Well done on doing the whole thing! Wow.



Jud

Thank you Jud, still reading and shooting here, had the new camera for a year and still learning.

 

[StarGazer99]

See what a little wishing can do by Uncle_Greg, on Flickr



So after several years of enjoying everyone's Disney photos on the forum, I'm finally able to contribute myself.

Please feel free to stop by my Flickr page to say hi and set me up as a contact.

This just takes my breath away. A truly amazing photo!

 

[cindyfan]

awesome pic!!! can I ask what camera? Where you were sitting?
I've tried many times to get a shot like this and either too blurry or dark.

 

[ejud]

See what a little wishing can do by Uncle_Greg, on Flickr

So after several years of enjoying everyone's Disney photos on the forum, I'm finally able to contribute myself.

Well! That's a hell of an entrance!

"...Shot handheld 1/60 sec f/2.8 ISO 280."

Egads! That is unbelievable!



Jud

 

[ejud]

From January 20, 2005, and my 1 Megapixel Panasonic PV-SD4090... (Used 'super floppies' for memory! Now alas, dead!)

 

[cindyfan]

Well! That's a hell of an entrance!

"...Shot handheld 1/60 sec f/2.8 ISO 280."

Egads! That is unbelievable!



Jud

DITTO!!! Love the pic!!!

 

[SrisonS]

The Disney Prestige Collection - Disney's Human Element by Scott Smith (SRisonS), on Flickr

 

[SrisonS]

Just want to say "thanks" to all the great photogs on this thread! I subscribe to enjoy your fab work, and even though I'm just a lurker, I feel Jud, SrisonS, Dave, & Jamian are old friends!

 

[SrisonS]

Thanks Kalee!

Jud

I would admire that shot a little longer, but it's making me dizzy.

Awesome work!!!!!