Tag: Fireworks

New Year’s Eve Fireworks at Walt Disney World

Posted on by Debra Martin Koma
Continuing a grand Disney tradition from past years, New Year’s Eve is one of the biggest fireworks evenings of the year at Walt Disney World Resort, a place where fireworks are both spectacular and an every-night event. Magic Kingdom presents “Holiday Wishes” at 8:30 p.m. and the classic “Fantasy in the Sky” fireworks display at … Continue reading "New Year’s Eve Fireworks at Walt Disney World"
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Fireworks Photography eBook Review

Posted on by Scott Thomas
A new eBook shows you how to photograph firework shows like Illuminations in Epcot. My friends at the Disney Photography Blog (formerly the WDW Photography blog) have released an eBook called Fireworks Photography. The 55-page eBook is something I wished I had when I started to photograph fireworks. It would have saved me much time … Continue reading "Fireworks Photography eBook Review"
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Bad Fireworks Turned Psychedelic

Posted on by Lisa Berton
Coming up on the end of a long day in the Magic Kingdom, I knew Wishes was about to begin. With me was a tiny lightweight tripod with bendable legs designed for holding small point and shoot cameras. The attempt to wrap its short bubbled legs around a metal fence didn’t hold. As I was … Continue reading "Bad Fireworks Turned Psychedelic"
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Cinderella Castle Shines

Posted on by Barrie Brewer
Copyright © 2008 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D50, 18-200mm VR, 1/250s shutter, f5.6, ISO 400 I dug all the way back to 2008 for this “Lucky Shot”. I can’t believe it’s been that long ago. I still remember the exact moment that I snapped this one. I was walking from Adventureland over the bridge by Crystal … Continue reading "Cinderella Castle Shines"
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Disneyland Fireworks – Where’s Your Favorite Spot?

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
Last week on the Disney Parks Blog, they announced that there would be a special fireworks show at Disneyland on July 1-4. Disney’s Celebrate America! A Fourth of July Concert in the Sky will combine patriotic music with lots of red, white, and blue fireworks. The show is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. on July 1-4. … Continue reading "Disneyland Fireworks – Where’s Your Favorite Spot?"
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Quick Guide to Camera Icons A-F

Posted on by Lisa Berton
Point and shoot cameras have many. SLRs (film or digital) have some. They are the cute little graphic drawings, icons, that each represent a different setting. If you’ve been stuck in auto mode, using these easy-to-choose-from functions is the next step. Come, I’ll show you. Action – You hold still while your subject runs, speeds, … Continue reading "Quick Guide to Camera Icons A-F"
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Image Stabilization and Tripods Don’t Mix

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Stabilized camera and lens technology over the last few years have made taking low light photos easier to do. I have talked about the various lens manufacturers stabilization technologies before. The one thing you do have to be careful of is to find out if you need to turn off image stabilization (IS) when using … Continue reading "Image Stabilization and Tripods Don’t Mix"
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March Disney World Calendar

Posted on by Barrie Brewer
World Showcase isn’t the only place to see Illuminations. For March’s calendar, I took a picture of Illuminations from Futureworld, near the Imagination Pavilion. You will need to have Adobe Reader on your computer to download the calendar(s). Just click on the photo to download the calendar you want. When printing CD Jewel Case size, … Continue reading "March Disney World Calendar"
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Photographing Fireworks – Part 2

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Last week I talked about how I photograph fireworks at Walt Disney World. This week I will use the same technique of a tripod, cable shutter release and setting the shutter speed to Bulb in Manual exposure mode. This allows me to control how long the shutter will be open. So, what’s different? I am … Continue reading "Photographing Fireworks – Part 2"
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Photographing Fireworks – Part 1

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Before I left for Walt Disney World a couple of weeks ago, I asked if there was anything you would like me to cover. I got an inquiry about how to photograph the firework shows at the Magic Kingdom. As luck would have it, I saw two different ones: HalloWishes (which I’ll cover this week) … Continue reading "Photographing Fireworks – Part 1"
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