WDWFigment's August 2009 Photo Trip Novel

[donaldtutter]

Awesome photo report!! Thanks for posting!!!

 

[DisneyMom14]

I was admiring your pictures in the POTD thread and decided I liked them so much that I would follow you here - your trip report - to see more. You and Sarah are an ADORABLE couple and I love your photos! I am no photographer by any means and your "camera talk" sometimes went over my head, but I really enjoyed your report. You have some REALLY GREAT night shots.

 

[WDWFigment]

Just finished reading your report. You've got quite a knack for words. It was a very fun read.

I can sympathize with tripod issues. When we were there in June, I had somehow left the piece that screws to the camera and hooks to the ballhead (I'm sure there's a technical name for that, I just don't know it. ) hooked to our camcorder and in the room one night when I was going to try to get the great Wishes photos .

Are you going to post more pictures here?

You mean the quick release plate? I ordered a new tripod head last week (Manfrotto 322RC2), so hopefully there won't be any issues on our next trip!

Yep, posting more right now!

Awesome photo report!! Thanks for posting!!!

Thanks for reading!

I was admiring your pictures in the POTD thread and decided I liked them so much that I would follow you here - your trip report - to see more. You and Sarah are an ADORABLE couple and I love your photos! I am no photographer by any means and your "camera talk" sometimes went over my head, but I really enjoyed your report. You have some REALLY GREAT night shots.

Next time I should put warnings whenever I digress into talking shop about cameras. I am betting most people who read the report aren't into photography, so that probably would be helpful for them to quickly skip over sections.

Glad you liked the pictures!

As promised, here are some more pictures. Next picture update will include some more of us:

 

[hotcarib]

Awesome report
great pics,commentary and you 2 are cute as can be

 

[GrillMouster]

Great report and photos. Cute couple. But, dude...Sarah's out of your league.

I think it's great when photographers have self-assigned projects, and I think that yours (WDW after closing) is very cool. I look forward to seeing more.

 

[Disneylove1228]

Thank you so much for posting all of your pictures... i am now a huge huge fan of your work!

i just purchased the canon t1i about a month ago... and am now drooling over new lenses (thanks! lol!)

your pictures together are beautiful, and i agree to whoever said that the two of you make a beautiful couple!!

i am subscribing and i am looking forward to more!

 

[insoin]

PREFACE: Trip Report or Russian Novel?

I LOVE your camera strap, do you know where you got it, and are any still for sale?

 

[WDWFigment]

Thank you so much for posting all of your pictures... i am now a huge huge fan of your work!

i just purchased the canon t1i about a month ago... and am now drooling over new lenses (thanks! lol!)

your pictures together are beautiful, and i agree to whoever said that the two of you make a beautiful couple!!

i am subscribing and i am looking forward to more!

Thanks for reading. I guess I am a little overdue for a picture update...

I LOVE your camera strap, do you know where you got it, and are any still for sale?

eBay. I think I saw one listed just like that today in my search update notification email, actually.

 

[WDWFigment]

Since I am overdue for a photo update, here are some new pictures:

(Clicking each image will take you to its Flickr page, where there is commentary, camera settings, and where you can download a full size copy)

















































Also, since I'm not going to be doing a pre-trip report for our MNSSHP trip (I look at our August and October trips as sort of one trip with a long intermission), here is our countdown calendar:

Can you guess the theme? It was Sarah's idea, and I think it's a good one given that it's a Halloween trip for us!

 

[insoin]

eBay. I think I saw one listed just like that today in my search update notification email, actually.

Thanks so much, I went and looked and found the one you are talking about. I am going to get it.... No one from here outbid me please

Oh and I have to say WOW to all of your pictures, you really enspire me who is just starting out in the photography world. But I did get the D90, way over my head, but I hope I can use it for years to come.

 

[sdshutterbug]

Tom, thanks for sharing all your wonderful shots! You've got a great kit and you use it well! You've also got some excellent PP skills!

 

[vandort]

Tom,
Thank you so much for sharing your trip report and your pictures. You took some some really great photos. You are also a very cute couple.

I was impressed by how much you used your tripod. I usually don't take mine out until it's dark, but you've made me re-think how I use my tripod at WDW.

I had a thought when you mentioned losing the ballhead of your tripod. Did you think to contact "lost-and-found"? WDW has a outstanding "lost-and-found" department. They collect the "lost items" and catalog them as to when and where they found the item. This has been extremely helpful to my family during our trips in years past: a hat lost on some ride in Epcot and an autograph book somewhere left somewhere in Animal Kingdom. For the hat, that family member had already gone home when the item was found to be lost. WDW found the item and shipped the hat to their home. We also were able to retrieve the autograph book on the same day it was lost.

I know that a ballhead is not a common item that everyone could visualize, but you could at least describe it and where you had been the day you lost it. However, I don't know how long they keep "lost" items? Maybe this is just a thought (in case) for the future. . .

 

[jessrose18]

Hi! Just wanted to say I saw you guys at MNSSHP last night in line for the white rabbit....recognized you from the photo thread love all of your pics (we were walle and eve if you remember) Great costumes, enjoy the rest of your trip

 

[WDWFigment]

Tom,
Thank you so much for sharing your trip report and your pictures. You took some some really great photos. You are also a very cute couple.

I was impressed by how much you used your tripod. I usually don't take mine out until it's dark, but you've made me re-think how I use my tripod at WDW.

I had a thought when you mentioned losing the ballhead of your tripod. Did you think to contact "lost-and-found"? WDW has a outstanding "lost-and-found" department. They collect the "lost items" and catalog them as to when and where they found the item. This has been extremely helpful to my family during our trips in years past: a hat lost on some ride in Epcot and an autograph book somewhere left somewhere in Animal Kingdom. For the hat, that family member had already gone home when the item was found to be lost. WDW found the item and shipped the hat to their home. We also were able to retrieve the autograph book on the same day it was lost.

I know that a ballhead is not a common item that everyone could visualize, but you could at least describe it and where you had been the day you lost it. However, I don't know how long they keep "lost" items? Maybe this is just a thought (in case) for the future. . .

Thanks for the kind words and the tips on lost and found. Maybe I should give them a call.

I'm not really sure what you mean about the tripod. I only use mine at night, too. I just carry it around all day (maybe that's what you mean?).

Hi! Just wanted to say I saw you guys at MNSSHP last night in line for the white rabbit....recognized you from the photo thread love all of your pics (we were walle and eve if you remember) Great costumes, enjoy the rest of your trip

I do remember seeing you two. I commented to Sarah that you had neat costumes (I liked the simplicity and "not hotness" of them). I did not like the terrible lighting around those characters. I know most people are using their flashes anyway, but we not a little lighting?!

 

[Mckymousefn]

Figment... are you from the Chicago area? I saw at the beginning of your post that you said something about flying out of Chicago.

Love your pics! Loved reading your trip report... you made it interesting!

 

[vandort]

I'm not really sure what you mean about the tripod. I only use mine at night, too. I just carry it around all day (maybe that's what you mean?).

I guess what I meant was that I noticed that you had taken many nice pictures of you Sarah together at WDW. I assumed that you set your camera and tripod up to do this. Maybe I was incorrect in assuming this?

At WDW, I don't usually think about composing shots with my whole family using my camera. I usually leave shots like this to the photopass photographers.

Your compositions are well thought-out and beautifully composed. Thanks again for sharing!