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on a Saturday! Last week during Pixelmania a few of us did not want to deal with the Food and Wine crowds, so we headed to Imagination. We set up in front of the fountain to shoot Illuminations. Thanks for looking and enjoy your weekend.
Tonight I decided to shoot the Texas Rangers Fireworks. There were fireworks earlier today when Manager Ron Washington abruptly decided to resign his managers position. I was always a Wash supporter and hate to see him leave the team. It's been a fun ride and he will be missed.
Two exposures blended with luminosity masks in Photoshop.
Disney's Hollywood Studios
Walt Disney World
Lake Buena Vista, FL
A three image composite, with Walt & Mickey on one layer, the fireworks on a second, and the projected ghosts on the castle on a third. But I'm happy with the otherworldly green tint on everything...
I keep meaning to go out the Hollywood Studios for more fireworks photos, but things keep coming up!
Only a few remaining perimeter fireworks shots from the Fourth of July celebrations at Walt Disney World left! This 18 second exposure is part of the Rocket’s Red Glare potion of the Star Spangled Banner, and was clearly appropriately themed. Love these fireworks. Hallowishes is just around the corner!
Happy #FireworksFriday !!! At the suggestion of NormLanier I tried shooting from Japan--gorgeous vantage point. Can\'t wait to shoot here again.
Hope you have a fantastic Friday!!
More shots from Disneyland's Halloween Party for #fireworksfriday. Such a fun party! I debated "fixing" the burnt out light on the side of the castle to preserve the symmetry, but ended up leaving it as shot. What do you think? Fix or Not??
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This is the first time I've ever seen fireworks at Disney's Hollywood Studios, and to think I almost missed it. I was doing my best to get out of the park to meet up with Adam and Jeff for some shooting but there was no way to exit. Buses were waiting at the entrance, but wouldn't be leaving until after a 'special something'.
So, I planted myself on Hollywood Boulevard and waited for that something. Lucky for me, a little birdie tipped me off to just what that something might be so I had my camera and tripod ready.
Be sure to check out the Disney Photography Blog today for a variety of fireworks tips (for Wishes in particular). www.disneyphotographyblog.com/disney-photography-tips-wis...
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-Alan
ps - I've posted a before & after of this shot over on Google+ if anyone is interested
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Another fireworks shot from the Ferry Dock for #FireworksFriday
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I haven't posted a picture of Hollywood Studios fireworks in a fairly long time. Here's something from a while back!
If you ever have the "joy" of watching Wishes with me (like Hamilton did a few nights ago), I apologize in advance. I typically sing along badly as I shoot, so here's your warning.
Anyway, shooting Wishes is something I've been pushing myself to get better at since I've been down in Florida. This part of the show is something I've wanted for quite some time now, and it was a most happy coincidence that the dream lights came on just as the show was wrapping up (something I hadn't planned on). The combination of the colors, the dream lights, and the always beautiful fan of fireworks made for perhaps one of my favorite fireworks pictures I've taken to date.
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Happy #FireworksFriday ! Took the opportunity to catch Wishes from a new perspective...really loved the show from the boat dock. Would have liked the piped-in music to have been a little louder, but a really enjoyed this new perspective.
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Disneyland Forever from New Orleans Square. #fireworksfriday
I finally had the chance at getting fireworks shots. Weird that it took this long to try. Not the greatest, but I know what I need to work on. Let me know your thoughts.
Fireworks Friday! Here is a shot from the Star Wars fireworks show at DHS last October.
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I watched Illuminations several times during a recent visit to Disney World, but on the last two nights of my visit I decided I wanted to watch Wishes in the Magic Kingdom on the same night. That meant I wouldn't have a whole lot of time to secure a viewing spot for Illuminations ahead of time. In the case of this photo, I just barely made it into Epcot before closing time and heard Illuminations begin before I even reached Spaceship Earth. That limited where I could photograph the show, but also gave me the opportunity to include a little it of the Flower and Garden Festival with the fireworks.
As a side note, while packing up after the show, I discovered that the photographer I captured at work closer to the topiary was www.flickr.com/photos/markwillardphotography/
I haven't participate in #FireworksFriday in a while, but I've been holding onto this image for a while. I put it aside while sharing Christmas photos, but it's time to go back to my "normal" fireworks show photos.
This location was sort of an accident, as I found myself without a spot to shoot the show as the lights were being dimmed and I was advised to remain in place for my safety. I retreated to my default spot in the Japan pavilion, only to find the balcony facing World Showcase Lagoon full. It turns out, you can see the show pretty well from the stairs leading to Teppan Edo/Tokyo Dining!
Since this time, I've seen a number of other photographs from this location, so I suspect the secret won't last forever, but there should be enough space on the stairs to accommodate at least a few tripods each evening in Epcot.
If you go to the Magic Kingdom the week after Christmas, not only do you get to watch Mickey's Once Upon A Christmastime Parade during the day without having to pay for a Christmas Party ticket, but you also get Holiday Wishes, albeit without the perimeter bursts.
Yet another picture taken with my Irix 15mm f/2.4, this one cropped in pretty significantly. I'm really happy with the sharpness, even after cropping. To hear my thoughts, read this review: disneyphotographyblog.com/?p=571
For a change of pace, I watched the 4th of July fireworks over Lake Eola this year! They were very good, but very different that Walt Disney World. I'm certainly glad I went! Most of the fireworks shots I captured looked similar, but I liked this one where one of the fireworks exploded prematurely! Thankfully, nobody was injured. Additionally, if you look in the background, you can see tons of tiny little fireworks bursts all along the horizon!
Here is a shot over Minn and Bill's from the Star Wars, A Galactic Spectacular Fireworks show. Thanks for looking and have a great weekend!
You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism. ~Erma Bombeck
Never had a chance to shoot Symphony in the Sky fireworks from outside Hollywood Studios, so this was my first go. Lots of adjusting went on; I didn't realize how high the bursts were going to go!
Looking back to Wishes falling over the castle at Walt Disney World from a past time at Magic Kingdom. This was handheld sitting close to the castle with a friend and one of my favorite photos to look back and remember.
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Wishes | Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World
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Matt and I had a great night shooting fireworks in Arlington. The weather was ideal!
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington | Arlington, TX
I was going to call this "kaBOOM" but it's really less airbursts and more about the water-launched Roman candles.
Happy Fireworks Friday, folks! Not much more you can say about this shot. Just pretty fireworks in all the colors you can imagine.
Been very busy the last couple day on the other side of the fence, so I missed #FireworksFriday... so how about #FireworksSaturday!
...at Edmond, OK's UCO Campus. So excited to have my camera back & to have spent such an awesome day with family & friends. #fireworksfriday
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This shot was from the July 3rd show back in 2013 from the Polynesian. This was one of my favorite locations to shoot before the DVC bungalows were built. This was near the very beginning of the show, so a bit of blue-hour lighting was still around to add to the shot.
I was lucky enough to be invited to spend some time at a friend's Bora Bora Bungalow last night, and it included a stunning view of the Happily Ever After fireworks. This was my first time shooting the show. The show loses a little bit, not having the projections, but I think everybody should watch just the fireworks in their first viewing, then see them in-park where they can enjoy the projections. Having both at first can be a bit overwhelming!
After meeting up with Tom Bricker and his wife Sarah, Justin and I decided that we might try photographing the fireworks from outside the Main Gate...Actually, this is an idea I have had for a while...I have seen other shots from here, and wanted to try it for myself...On this day, I did not have my entire photo bag, and used the fisheye lens that I had attached. While I really like the entry/exit queues and the brickwork in front, the Station and fireworks are kind of diminutive...Disneyland's fireworks are substantially smaller than WDW's, and most of them barely made it over the roof of the station.
Still, this is an interesting scene, enhanced by the fireworks, as opposed to an interesting setting for the fireworks...But I like it!
Happy Fireworks Friday!
Holiday Wishes taken from the Train Station during Pixelmania 2010
Technical Info: Shot with a Singh-Ray Vari-ND filter. NIK Color Efex Tonal Contrast filter was used in photoshop to enhance the fireworks.
Very happy with how my last IllumiNations shot turned out, even if it meant being called a rookie by Don and Jeff. They were surprised that I had never shot IllumiNations from Japan before, not even in my pre-local trips!
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