Thursday, July 5, 2012

Ride the Movie at Disney's Hollywood Studios

This was taken at the Hollywood Studios Ride the Movies attraction. If you
have been there, you know this photograph must be taken from a moving studio vehicle packed
with people.  This was the best that I could do given the environment and small sensor camera
that was used (Canon Rebel XTi).  Because of the popularity of this photo, I plan to try it again
on the next visit using a Canon 5D MII with it's larger sensor and better ISO capabilities.  Why?  I simple
like it and because I can.  With Adobe Lightroom 4.0 and Photoshop CS6, I think it can be improved.

Street of Dreams on Main Street at Disney World, Magic Kingdom

Main Street at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.  This photograph is a scene
of the busy street during the winter.  Obviously it was a great weather day and has
been enhanced using Photoshop the magicness of this kingdom.

Cinderella's Castle at Disney World's Magic Kingdom


Cinderella's Castle at Disney World's Magic Kingdom
A rather darker, more sinister appearance of the happy place.  Such as it is, maybe the evil queen of of the Snow White story took possession of castle.  The original photograph was taken early in the morning on a cloudy day.  Early park entry, called Magic Hour, that is a benefit extended to those guests staying at one of the Disney Resorts help get this people-less appearance .  For anyone interested in photographing the sights at Disney, you have a better chance of getting this kind of shot without the throngs of happy guests during the Magic Hour... along with the faithful assistance of Photoshop.

Alice in Wonderland (Epcot)

One of the most popular characters at Epcot that make parents and children line up for a hundred yards. The photo was taken with a Canon 5D MII and post processed with a combination of Topaz Labs and Photoshop. I felt that that putting the actual Alice character into a setting rendered to a cartoonish background helped with the presentation.