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Inside Spaceship Earth at Epcot

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Dark rides are very hard to photograph at Walt Disney World. Not only is the lighting very moody and low but the ride vehicles move so you have to keep your shutter speed around 1/60th of a second. Remember, you can not use flash in a dark ride. Disney Cast Members will interrupt the ride … Continue reading "Inside Spaceship Earth at Epcot"
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Riding the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster

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This week I am taking you on one of my favorite rides, the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. I know some people may have never ridden RnRC so here’s your chance. After waiting in the queue (hopefully you used FastPass), you are ushered into a recording studio where Aerosmith is … Continue reading "Riding the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster"
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Doing the High ISO Dance

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One of the things I was looking forward to doing with my new equipment was using it on Walt Disney World’s dark rides. For the dark rides I set up my camera for spot metering and Auto ISO to go as high as 6400 with the slowest shutter speed of 1/125th of a second. I … Continue reading "Doing the High ISO Dance"
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Nifty-Fifty

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The definition of a Nifty-Fifty is an inexpensive 50mm prime lens with a maximum aperture of f/1.8. The Nikon 50mm f/1.8 and Canon 50mm f/1.8 both come in at under $140 and work on most Nikon and Canon digital SLR cameras. Most other camera systems have this focal length in a prime lens also. A … Continue reading "Nifty-Fifty"
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