Below are my attempts at taking pictures at night, during Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party at the Magic Kingdom. I think I have quite a bit to learn still. The low light at night, combined with the bright lights on most of the subjects (and the fact that those subjects were moving) really challenged me last night. (Taken October 27, 2011)
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Like so many of my best photos, these too were shot at Epcot, during the International Food and Wine Festival. Howard Jones ,who happens to be one of my favorite artists from the 80′s, was the guest performer on this evening.
The concert was fantastic. Not all artists from the 80′s still sound so good some 20-30 years later, but HoJo really is the exception with the same great range, voice quality and energy I remember in high school. There were definitely some diehard fans in the audience with us too.
I used the shotgun approach, taking over 200 pictures thinking that some of them were bound to turn out. Given the lighting conditions and the distance I was from the stage, I was satisfied with the results. No post processing modifications were made. All photos were taken with Canon’s kit 250 mm lens.
Below are pictures from two sets he performed on October 23, 2011. If anyone really likes any of these shots, email me the picture number (found in the URL after clicking on the photo) and I’ll be happy to send you a high resolution version.
This was actually my first attempt at creating a panoramic shot. I thought the World Showcase Lagoon at Epcot would be a good place to try this out. This is actually a set of 11 individual photographs, stitched together with the help of Photoshop Elements. Due to the dimensions of the photograph, you will need to click on the image below to view the photo in a new window. (Taken October 1, 2011)
Below are some family photos I have that I’m working on restoring. I’ll continue making improvements to these photos as I become more skilled at using the editing software.
The photos below are of my fraternal grandparents, Pairlee Williams Rogers and Clayton Rogers. The first photo is the Williams family, my grandmother being the youngest one sitting in the middle. I’m guessing this photo is around 1908.
With my new camera, this was one of the first HDR photos I took during a walk on Cocoa Beach with my friend Kevin. I love the way you can see the rain storm under the main thunderhead cloud. I honestly didn’t even notice that until after I got home and started looking at the photo more closely.
Minimal alterations were made using HDR Effex Pro. (Taken August 28, 2011)
Although I’ve taken numerous pictures of Spaceship Earth at Epcot, as have millions of people, I really liked the color and perspective of this particular shot. (Taken October 1, 2011)
