Disneyland Picture of the Day

[DisneySuiteFreak]

I use a Nikon D80 for most of my shots but I am looking at getting the D300 soon. For my night shots at DL, most of the ones you've seen are using a tripod. Some of the exposures (shutter speed) are up to 20+ seconds long. It depends on what it is you're exactly shooting but you will need some sort of stability if you don't have a tripod with you....I usually shoot in full manual mode at night but you might want to try using Aperture priority mode so the camera will chose the shutter speed. If you have a stable surface, set it to somewhere between f/5.6 and f/11. I also set the ISO to the lowest setting possible in these situations. This will allow less noise. If you will be hand-holding the camera, set the aperture to your lowest setting and increase your ISO to 800-1600 or higher if your camera allows. It will be a more grainy picture but will increase your shutter speed enough to hopefully eliminate camera shake. Again, it all depends on how much light and what it is you're shooting. Just work with it and practice as much as possible.

I has to stop to wipe the drool off my chin re: D300!!! (Where's the smiley for green w/ envy?) Thanks for the great exposure tips. All your recent night shots at DL are Fabulous!

 

[NostalgicDad]

I has to stop to wipe the drool off my chin re: D300!!! (Where's the smiley for green w/ envy?) Thanks for the great exposure tips. All your recent night shots at DL are Fabulous!

Thanks DSF! That camera does make the mouth water, eh?

 

[NostalgicDad]

 

[Grumpy'sWife4Ever]

Um, Danny??? It is not Friday yet! When I see your amazing fireworks shots I am sure the weekend is almost upon us! What a lousy thing to do to a person on a Wednesday!!

(But what a fantastic shot! Ignore my whining and keep 'em coming! )

 

[Bethann23]

Great Pictues....Thanks so much Danny and everyone else....

 

[NostalgicDad]

Um, Danny??? It is not Friday yet! When I see your amazing fireworks shots I am sure the weekend is almost upon us! What a lousy thing to do to a person on a Wednesday!!

(But what a fantastic shot! Ignore my whining and keep 'em coming! )

I know, I know. Either I just needed a mid-week fireworks fix or I'm running thin on new pictures.

Great Pictues....Thanks so much Danny and everyone else....

Thanks Bethann23! And, thanks to everyone else as well!

 

[nun69]

thanks for the GREAT pics...I am a lurky to this thread and thanks for the great photo tips...I have a Canon Rebel DSLR and can't wait to try some manual shots at Disneyland this summer.... do you just use a small tripod and how do you get those WONDERFUL Fireworks pics? thanks again for all the great pics!

 

[tzuhouse]

A D300. Maybe some day. I shoot a D70s and adore it. Have macro lens I use for butterflies. Dad just ordered me a wide angle and DH is driving over there to pick it up tonight. It's an early Christmas present! I really need to shoot on manual. I never do, but I'm thinking I want cool shots like Nostalgic Dad.

Mary

 

[NostalgicDad]

thanks for the GREAT pics...I am a lurky to this thread and thanks for the great photo tips...I have a Canon Rebel DSLR and can't wait to try some manual shots at Disneyland this summer.... do you just use a small tripod and how do you get those WONDERFUL Fireworks pics? thanks again for all the great pics!

Thanks! Personally, I carry a pretty large tripod on the one or 2 nights I'm allowed to do so. During the day, it's in a locker. But, small tripods can work just as well. Heck, even railings, trashcans, etc. can serve as some sort of stabilization for your longer exposures. For fireworks, I use full manual mode and will typically set the aperture to f/11 or so and set the shutter to bulb mode and use a wireless remote to open and close the shutter. The amount of time I leave the shutter open depends on how much activity is going on with regards to the brightness of the fireworks at that given time. This usually results in anywhere from 2 to 8 seconds. Fireworks are brightly burning chemicals and can be easy to over do. As far as ISO, use the lowest setting. Mine is ISO 100. The last thing is to just keep shooting away. You will always have rejects but you will increase your chances of keepers. Have fun!

A D300. Maybe some day. I shoot a D70s and adore it. Have macro lens I use for butterflies. Dad just ordered me a wide angle and DH is driving over there to pick it up tonight. It's an early Christmas present! I really need to shoot on manual. I never do, but I'm thinking I want cool shots like Nostalgic Dad.

Mary

Congrats on the D70s! Or should I say, Merry Christmas! You will certainly enjoy it and wide angle lenses can be a lot of fun as well. Shoot, and shoot some more! Thanks for the nice comment.

 

[PryncessChrysty]

 

[NostalgicDad]

 

[blackjackdelta]

Antoher POTC shot.

 

[disneyfaninaz]

You guys take awesome pictures. I have a question. If I have a camera that I can set with a Program mode which sets the ISO and the Aperture mode where I can set the aperature. What ISO and F stop settings would you recommend inside these rides since I can't use the flash?

 

[DisneyLover4Ever!]

Antoher POTC shot.

I love both of your pictures, they are great! How did you get them to turn oout so well?

 

[Eeyore76]

OMG! This is making me so excited for my trip, and our first time at Blue Bayou!!! (November...hmm..I should try to make a ticker! LOL)

 

[Grumpy'sWife4Ever]

Okay, POTC is my very favorite-ist ride ever, so Danny and Jack, you have made me very happy!
Do I have your permission to "pilfer" your pics so as I can have them for my very own? I know it would be more pirate-like to just take them but I don't want to end up having to walk the plank.....(Okay, I'll stop with the lame metaphor.....)

 

[wdwnut4life]

awesome Pirates pics, but you don't need 2 double post the pics!! who doesn't luv the rides & movies!!

http://www.myspace.com/wdwdancetwirlnut

 

[NostalgicDad]

You guys take awesome pictures. I have a question. If I have a camera that I can set with a Program mode which sets the ISO and the Aperture mode where I can set the aperature. What ISO and F stop settings would you recommend inside these rides since I can't use the flash?

Thanks. To use mine as an example, the ISO is at 1600 and I used a 50mm f/1.8 lens. In aperture priority, the resulting shutter speed was remarkably 1/200 sec. This is a brighter section of the ride so other sections are a bit tougher.

I love both of your pictures, they are great! How did you get them to turn oout so well?

Patience, steadiness, and practice. My settings are mentioned above^^^^^.

OMG! This is making me so excited for my trip, and our first time at Blue Bayou!!! (November...hmm..I should try to make a ticker! LOL)

Okay, POTC is my very favorite-ist ride ever, so Danny and Jack, you have made me very happy!
Do I have your permission to "pilfer" your pics so as I can have them for my very own? I know it would be more pirate-like to just take them but I don't want to end up having to walk the plank.....(Okay, I'll stop with the lame metaphor.....)

Yes, feel free to use that picture and thanks a bunch for asking!

 

[Mouse13]

 

[NostalgicDad]

Very cute, Mouse13.^^^^^^^