I'm mad at you guys!!

[Master Mason]

Note to self: add kid to Mark's list.

I think it would be cheaper to just rent the stoller without the kid.... or even rent someone elses kid....

 

[MarkBarbieri]

There's no need to rent a kid. Just go to a show. At the end they always tell you to "take small children by the hand." They never say that they have to be your small children.

 

[Groucho]

The kids themselves are not so good - you need to have an understanding spouse to stay with the kid while you crack open the tripod and fire off a battery of shots of, say, Splash Mountain, with different exposures and so on, looking for the perfect photo. This can make you unpopular with the spouse who is stuck dealing with a grumpy child.

So, first off, you need an understanding spouse. (Or one that you have some good dirt on, that will work as well or better.) THEN, you need a kid. THEN, you need your own stroller - the rented ones are junk for storage and you may have a hard time finding it again, which isn't good if you have a bunch of photo equipment underneath!

It's a lot of work, but the payoff is that the kid itself can be a good photographic subject. Here's mine at Magic Kingdom, getting his first haircut (it looked much better when they were done!)

 

[TCPluto]

You'd love a Rebel.

Markie gets an amen from the bobble heads!! The camera is amazing. I can take average or maybe a little above average photos with my old film SLR. Some were quite good.

But they are nothing compared to the Digital Rebel XT. Sadly, I don't have the XTi....

This camera is great fun to use and experiment with and yields fantastic photos. This is one I took at Disney's Hilton Head Island Resort at sunset:

I blew it up to 20" X 30" and have it hanging in our living room. The blow up is crystal clear.

This camera makes friends and neighbors think I actually Know what I'm doing with a camera! Unfortunately I know better....

Like someone else said, don't forget a good, steady tripod.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Let's see: equipment (including tripod), kid (borrowed if necessary), stroller (preferably from home), understanding/patient spouse, photogenic/willing child...

hmmm

I do have some of the above, however...

All I can say is one thing: Heh Heh Heh, WE DON'T NEED A STROLLER ANYMORE!!

Yet one more reason to stick with my S3 (for now)... :

First trip - twins, age 3

Most recent, age 9

P.S. Groucho, great shot of your son!

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Absolutely beautiful, TCPluto - nice job!

 

[DebºoºS]

Groucho, Awwwwwww he's so adorable & great shot. Really captured the moment

Bringing your own stroller is a good idea. Only drawbacks I remember from those days was the stroller tipping over if the bag was on the handle bars. You have to create a balance between kid and bag. More stuff you carry the bigger the kid needs to be.
Now that my kids are 15 & 20 I should rent a wheel chair. They could push me & my gear around.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

I should rent a wheel chair. They could push me & my gear around.

I like that idea, Deb.

 

[jann1033]

I like that idea, Deb.

i saw an tiny older woman, as in had to be 70+, walking around the our zoo ( giant spread out and lots of hills) with a camera slung across her shoulders, huge lens attached( crossed the entire span of both her shoulders, might have been 2 couldn't see the back), tripod and pulling the rest in a wheeled bag...strollers are for sissies

 

[Amy]

Groucho - LOVE the pic of your son! He's adorable!

TCPluto - beautiful sunset!

I'm always amazed at all the talent on this board.