Tilt/Shift Fireworks

Well this is just weird.  I decided to dig out my lensbaby and try and photograph fireworks.  (Such is the beauty of living near a theme park empire, there's a constant supply of fireworks and photographic subjects.) 

Not sure if this works.... more after the jump  

Epcot30 Fireworks

Folks, I'm a fireworks junkie.  If you know me, its plain to see.  So when I heard that Disney was going to have an extra 5 Minute Tag for Epcot's 30th Anniversary.... I couldnt resist.

More after the jump.....

A little flare

Guests walk in front of Spaceship Earth at Epcot at the Walt Disney World resort on February 8, 2012 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

So I've been on a lens flare kick lately.... which means I'm on a healing brush kick to get all the damn dust out of the photos. However, i happened to like this particular one.   Probably part of a future project.

Traveling! Depressurizing!

Every now and again I will update this. I'm going to post some vacation photos... because if you cant post those, what can you post? If you can't have fun with photography, put down the cameras.



Thats my friend Jess. She insisted I photograph her with her parasol.

More photos after the jump

Lensbaby on Vacation

I'm getting better at focusing the lensbaby in a hurry. I'm enjoying it but after walking around Disney for 2 days with it, its a bit gimmicky. While i like the soft focus look, it can get old.

Besides since i couldnt take concert photos, i walked around Disney for two days and just worked on learning how to use the lensbaby.

More vacation photos after the jump....

Last of the Vacation Photos

(I must recommend that staring into the sun with a long camera lens is not advisable.)

I figure that most of you are getting bored with my Disney World photos.

Just wanted to show that i can still shoot in color too.

I like using vacations as a proving ground with my photos. I can get really risky and there's nothing on the line PLUS if i screw it up, there's a bar only 10 yards away.







In all my years, I've never seen the Citizens of Main Street perform like this before. Very nice IMO.



I just turned the camera around while we were dropping down Splash Mountain.



Sam Adams beer tasting.



The mother Duck would not take the babies swimming until i had moved away.





I love my fireworks.











.... minutes before finding the tequila bar.



I forgot to post that one. This was a bride who was leaving her wedding reception at Epcot. They did the wedding pictures with fireworks in the background.

Vacation Photos! (pt 2)

One of my biggest complaints/comments towards people who show off their vacation photos from Disney (or wherever) is "Where are the People?" People is what makes the world go around. The love/hope/despair/elation of people is what makes our lives. So there's nothing more interesting then how people behave while on vacation.

So for a complete change i felt like documenting this as subtly as possible. I really haven't played with a 14mm on my D700 that much but this time i really felt like making it work. Damm thing flares too much, pretty much my main conclusion. But it gives that added context that a photo of just a pretty building won't give.

(All of these were taken at the Walt Disney World resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.)

Vacation: Test Track

This is the (currently GM sponsored) Test Track attraction at Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort.

Generally i don't look at on-attraction photos as anything more than simple vacation-photos that anyone can take. But not everyone uses a 14mm on a D3. (Damm dirty sensor; this is all at f/11)

So this time around, i decided to play around and try and show some motion of the car and the sensations that you're getting in the nice 10AM light. (Thanks Michelle and Dan!) My only criticism is that there isn't enough of the car in the shots. But i love the streaked light.



After the seat-belt check as you go up the hill.



Entering the "corrosion" chamber.




Its a "happy accident" if you ask me.



The barrier-test, either about 1/4th a second earlier than i wanted to fire it or just too damm wide.