Wilderness Lodge Photo Thread- Please feed my addiction!!

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[bcvmargs]

I've never stayed here but the pictures sure make it look nice

 

[MoranClan]

I am surprising my wife and kids before our cruise, three nights starting December 1st. They all think we are staying off site. I cant wait.

 

[MusiqChic99]

I am surprising my wife and kids before our cruise, three nights starting December 1st. They all think we are staying off site. I cant wait.

Now that's a suprise!!!

 

[MoranClan]

Now that's a suprise!!!

It took me a Two month's to get a room. Seems very booked for that time of the year.

 

[cherylsmike]

I am ashamed it has taken me so long to post WL photos from our trip. I loved coming to this site when I was planning the trip and checking out all the great photos. So with out further ado...The view from room 6119
Looking to the right from our balcony (it was an open balcony not an enclosed one)

looking down

looking left towards the bear face

 

[fallen_angel727]

I finally talked DFi into staying here instead of POP for our honeymoon...we had to cut our trip short by a day, loose a park day and the hopper only go to Typhoon Lagoon instead of both and for-go sea world to cut costs, but I totally think it's worth it for this

 

[LVSWL]

I have to come to this thread to get my WL fix! This was the first resort that we took our boys to (1999) and it was a dream trip! We have been back many times, also own at VWL, but since the boys are older now they usually prefer other locations . To me there is no place like the Wilderness Lodge. The feel of the lobby, the restaurants, the view, the peaceful feeling that I get there. The CM there are also some of the best.

 

[zackiedawg]

Just back from a Disney weekend (5 days) trip, with a big goal to get more night shots of resorts. That included refreshing some of my Wilderness Lodge photos...so here are my latest batch:

 

[ccigliano]

Wow - those night shots are absolutely stunning - Zackiedawg. If you don't mind me asking - what type of camera is it? And could I even come close trying some manual settings? I am thinking about upgrading my 5X optical, 8 MP camera with the new Panasonic ZS6 and would be thrilled if I could take pics like that - with practice of course.

Thanks for posting these beauties.

 

[cosmos]

Just back from a Disney weekend (5 days) trip, with a big goal to get more night shots of resorts. That included refreshing some of my Wilderness Lodge photos...so here are my latest batch:

Beautiful photos! Are they HDR?

 

[DisneyNDecember]

Wow, those photos truly capture the beauty of the WL !!

 

[Tinkerbellcrafter]

I agree, they are amazing. We just stayed at WL on 9.12-9.14 and I didn't even think of getting new night shots.

 

[zackiedawg]

Wow - those night shots are absolutely stunning - Zackiedawg. If you don't mind me asking - what type of camera is it? And could I even come close trying some manual settings? I am thinking about upgrading my 5X optical, 8 MP camera with the new Panasonic ZS6 and would be thrilled if I could take pics like that - with practice of course.
Thanks for posting these beauties.

Thank you kindly, and to the other compliments as well from the other posters...I appreciate the kind words.

I do think you can get great night shots even with your current camera - absolutely. The camera doesn't really matter too much when dealing with night shots - it can make small differences, or maybe a little better in the details comparing a high-end DSLR to a P&S, but for a normal print or screen-sized viewing, the camera just isn't majorly important - certainly not the brand! It's all about settings and technique. For landscape type night shots, key #1 is tripod and hands off the camera - use a tripod, and either trigger the shutter by remote, or by using the self-timer so your hands aren't on the camera. Key #2 is to set the camera to the lowest ISO setting manually (usually ISO100 or so on most cameras), and use a long shutter speed often in multiple seconds. This might be the only limitation with some pocket cameras, in that they may only offer 1 or 2 seconds for a maximum exposure - but most advanced P&S models, ultrazooms, or higher-end P&S models can do 15 to 30 second exposures, and will do just fine for lovely night shots. I prefer to use A priority mode (Aperture priority, which on Canon cameras is labeled Av). Set this to a 'sweet spot' for your camera, which means usually stopped down a little bit - on a P&S camera, something like F5.6 to about F7.1 is usually good...on a DSLR, it's often around F8 to F11. Let the camera choose the shutter speed needed. Once you get more confidence on what shutter will be needed, you can switch to Manual mode and set both aperture and shutter.

My current camera is a Sony DSLR-A550...the biggest advantage to a DSLR over a P&S is that I can choose the best lens for the situation since they are interchangeable. But the usual advantages of a DSLR - speed, high ISO ability, and better depth-of-field control, don't come into play when shooting night shots - so usually a person with a P&S camera who knows what they're doing can still get some killer shots.

Beautiful photos! Are they HDR?

Thank you. Actually, none of the shots are processed...but two of the shots are HDR shots which were performed in the camera using the camera's built-in HDR stacking mode. With my camera, HDR mode allows you to take two frames with one shutter press, then automatically aligns and stacks them in camera outputting a single shot. So it isn't 'true' HDR where folks take many shots at varying exposures, then stack them in post processing with tweaking and tone-mapping. But it does allow me to capture a shot in camera with an extreme contrast range between highlights and shadows, exposing both properly without blowing highlights or crushing shadows, which wouldn't be possible from a normal single shot. The first and third shot were using the in-camera HDR mode.

 

[nyrebecca]

zackiedawg - LOVE LOVE LOVE the pictures. Simply amazing and beautiful.

 

[A_NY_Outlaw]

One for today:

 

[disadventurer]

Here is our view from room 4073 taken in January 2010...

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[disadventurer]

First time posting pictures from Photobucket, and not sure why they just don't appear. Any ideas? Thanks kindly!!

 

[Capt. Barbosa]

Some pictures from my November trip

 

[Tink rules]

Here is our view from room 4073 taken in January 2010...

http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n589/disadventurer/230.jpg
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http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n589/disadventurer/256.jpg
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n589/disadventurer/257.jpg
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n589/disadventurer/272.jpg
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n589/disadventurer/273.jpg
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n589/disadventurer/274.jpg
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n589/disadventurer/275.jpg
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n589/disadventurer/276.jpg
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n589/disadventurer/277.jpg

go back to photobucket and copy the image link... or you can do

at the end and it will show up...