Magic Kingdom Photos!

[eeyoresnr]

 

[STEAMBOAT209]

 

[STEAMBOAT209]

bump: lets see more of MK

 

[dredick]

I'll be there in 38 days, i promise lots of pics!! here is a old one:

 

[senecabeach]

POTD..

 

[Mayra]

 

[mommylovesdisneymore]

One I my favorites she had no idea he could talk!

 

[zackiedawg]

Here's a few of my collection from MK.

Here's a few slow-shutter daytime shots I did just for something a little different:

And a bunch of other scenics:

More to come...always! Be there again in less than a month, and usually roughly every 2 months. Photography and Disney go together so well!

 

[shyjade]

Here's a few of my collection from MK.

Here's a few slow-shutter daytime shots I did just for something a little different:

And a bunch of other scenics:

More to come...always! Be there again in less than a month, and usually roughly every 2 months. Photography and Disney go together so well!

Absolutely gorgeous photos!!!! How in the world did you take those "slow shutter" photos?! I know my camera is capable of it, but I have no idea how to do it.

 

[zackiedawg]

Absolutely gorgeous photos!!!! How in the world did you take those "slow shutter" photos?! I know my camera is capable of it, but I have no idea how to do it.

Thank you very much.

Slow shutter shots in daylight will usually require some filters to help darken down the scene so you don't end up blowing out all the highlights and getting a big mess of white. Most cameras set to their minimum apertures will still not be able to shoot more than fractions of a second or so to get a proper exposure.

Neutral Density, or ND, filters are used for this purpose, though you need alot of stopping power during bright daylight. Typically, an ND4 filter would be a 2-stop reduction of light...enough to get you roughly two more stops of shutter speed than without it. An ND8 is roughly a 3 stop filter. By themselves, they wouldn't reduce the light enough to take a slow shutter shot in daylight, but if you stack a few of them together, you might be able to get there.

I used an ND400 filter, which is a 9-stop filter, which is very strong. The filter itself is almost black and you can't see through it. So when you put it on your camera, the camera thinks it's nighttime, and requires a much longer shutter speed to properly expose the shot. In most of the above cases, I was able to use as much as 5-second shutters...which ends up exposing the backgrounds and all still things properly just as they would in a snapshot, but anything in motion turns into a blurry streak.

It's a fun type of photography - if you already like night photography, it's a natural transition. I actually look forward to taking alot more shots like this in December when I'm up there - it's alot cooler out, and I won't mind lugging my DSLR, tripod, and camera bag with me. Last month and this September, it's still too hot for that!

 

[khertz]

 

[jrsmom]

Great pictures

 

[Dressedinlovex]

What is this?

 

[handicap18]

 

[terbethk]

 

[KayLuvsMickey]

subbing

 

[WeatherbySwann]

I did what?

If I'm not mistaken, that sign is in the Toontown Hall of Fame tent. As you exit the character greeting rooms, you walk down a long hallway to get back to the gift shop. Along the hallway, there are several of these signs saying stuff like "Keep going!", "You're almost there!", "Just a little bit further!", and then at the end of the hallway it says "You did it!".

 

[khertz]

What is this?

It was a sign they put on the back of an Indy Speedway car for us. They called it the Honeymoon Car. Haha. They made a big announcement and everything! It was great!

 

[Dressedinlovex]

It was a sign they put on the back of an Indy Speedway car for us. They called it the Honeymoon Car. Haha. They made a big announcement and everything! It was great!

Oh that's so cute! Did you tell them it was your honeymoon!?! I'll be down there for mine!

 

[khertz]

Oh that's so cute! Did you tell them it was your honeymoon!?! I'll be down there for mine!

Actually, we weren't even planning to ride the ride at all. We were walking around Tomorrowland with our Just Married pins on when a CM from the ride came over to us and said he could jump us to the front of the line and put us in the Honeymoon Car. So we said sure, not at all expecting the big announcement. Just make sure you get your Just Married pins when you go for your honeymoon! We got lots of free snacks, and we were given special fast passes and stuff just for wearing them. Plus everyone told us congratulations, so we felt very VIP!