Disneyland (10 Big Images)

ChrisJ

It was my son's 1-month birthday yesterday, so we whisked him off to Disneyland.

It's springtime, and the flowers are out!

(special props to anyone who can tell me how I got this perspective. :wink)

The castle was shimmering with magic


Peter Pan's Flight was our first stop


Off to California Adventure for a little farm fun


Big brother can enjoy water anywhere

But gets a little tuckered out when he skips his nap

Don't forgot to stop and smell the flowers


Back to Disneyland for a little Rocket Ship pick-me-up


Look out below


Oh yeah, I almost forgot the birthday boy.

:bday He actually slept most of the day...

Hope you enjoyed my Disneyland snaps.

Tee Why

Hey pretty nice perspectives. Nice pink bloom on the trees.
Let me guess, off one of those double decker buses?

NomadRip

I haven't been there in soooo long. I'll guess you were on the train?

ChrisJ

Thanks Tom and James! Gold star to you, Tom. It is indeed from the double-decker bus. I had never ridden on it before. It was nice to get a different perspective... I also liked this one:

darkdragon

I love these pictures! When I was there, I was trying to get some interesting/different shots too... but i failed. I was in a group of 8 though - that includes two children that needed to be wrangled all the time. I was just glad I only got lost once. Hahahaha.

Never thought to ride the bus!

Were you using an SLR the whole time or a P&S? If an SLR, what lens/es did you have with you?

I'm hoping to go back soon before tourist season but not sure if I should take SLR or P&S.

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Tee Why

I think the second shot and the b/w backlit shot of the spinning ride is good. Consider brightening it up a touch and increasing contrast a touch as well.

If you also add a touch of red in the color, it'll also make it warmer in feeling as well.

ChrisJ

darkdragon wrote:

I love these pictures!

Were you using an SLR the whole time or a P&S? If an SLR, what lens/es did you have with you?

I'm hoping to go back soon before tourist season but not sure if I should take SLR or P&S.

Thanks, darkdragon!

I probably would never have ridden the bus except for my 2-year-old. We go on *all* the main street vehicles now.

I used my Canon 20D and the often maligned EF-S 17-85mm lens. I recently upgraded to the EF-S 17-55mm and wanted to get some good example shots with the old lens before I tried to sell it.

If you can afford the bulk and weight, it's worth taking an SLR. Lots of great color and detail, interesting people too (both cast members and visitors). Though I would recommend leaving it with someone before getting on Space Mountain or Indiana Jones!

ChrisJ

Tee Why wrote:

I think the second shot and the b/w backlit shot of the spinning ride is good. Consider brightening it up a touch and increasing contrast a touch as well.

If you also add a touch of red in the color, it'll also make it warmer in feeling as well.

Thanks for the comments, Tom. I also noticed that there's an unintentional tilt on the rocket ship shot, and a little bit of cloning to do on the bottom left. I'll play around with it and see if I can come up with something I like. I've still never tried adding color to a straight B&W.

BeachBill

Very nice.

ChrisJ wrote:

I probably would never have ridden the bus except for my 2-year-old. We go on *all* the main street vehicles now.

After many years of living in Orange County and several of those years having annual passes to DL and later CA, I never once rode any of the vehicles on main street. Probably because we usually only went to the park at night, and they usually were not running then.

We only moved away six months ago and my wife is already talking of taking the kids to DL over a long weekend. Now you've given me some ideas for new shots the next time I'm there.

ChrisJ

BeachBill wrote:

Very nice.
Now you've given me some ideas for new shots the next time I'm there.

Thanks, Bill! Glad to be of service. It's definitely a fun place to shoot. Some day I'll have to "forget" the kids and go some fellow shooters again.

cunarder534

Nice work, Chris. Digging #2 It is a different way to see something that is so recognizable.

ChrisJ

cunarder534 wrote:

Nice work, Chris. Digging #2 It is a different way to see something that is so recognizable.

Thanks, Tim. I knew when I saw the smooth reflection I had to take a shot. I got the flag waving just right, too.

ChrisJ

Tee Why wrote:

I think the second shot and the b/w backlit shot of the spinning ride is good. Consider brightening it up a touch and increasing contrast a touch as well.

If you also add a touch of red in the color, it'll also make it warmer in feeling as well.

Try this, I'm not sure I'm happy with it yet, though...