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Seeing the Elephants on the Jungle Cruise

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Taking the Great Jungle Cruise at Disney

One of the highlights of our last trip to Disney early on was the jungle cruise. The bad humor is just my kind of humor. If you have ever been next to me on the sidelines than you know that I was doing dad humor before it was a thing. That is exactly what you can expect on the cruise. It was also a fun exercise to try and make the fake animals and settings look real. One of my favorites from the cruise was this photo of an elephant busting through the brush. At some point I would love to head to Africa for a real safari. Until that day comes I will just have to settle for the wonderful world of Disney.

Planning the Next Trip

We have been tossing around the idea of heading back to Disney lately. I think that it would have already happened if not for some other fun trips coming up in the future. Disney is another thing altogether though with the amount of planning that you have to do way ahead of time to make it all go smooth. I do have a lot of fun making photos at Disney though. That is only secondary to the fun that the kids have as they walk around there. It really is a special place.

The Week In Photos

Last week was a weird week. The first three days were very heavy with sports, and then as the week went on the focus shifted to more quiet family moments. I was still making stuff every day, but not the kind of stuff that I share on the weekly post. This coming week will again be very heavy as I have three days of golf with a baseball game thrown in during the first three days of the week. From there the rest of the week is up in the air. You can see some of my favorite photos from the past week here on my Exposure page.



A Grauman’s Theatre Replica

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A Very Fake Grauman’s Chinese Theatre at Hollywood Studios in Florida

The ‘Great Movie Ride’ is a fun way to spend some time at Disney if you are a movie buff. I have a post dedicated to the ride here that you can look up if you are interested right here. The ride takes place inside of this very fake replica of the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. That helps get you into the big movie spirit right off the bat. Many great movies premiered at the actually theatre in Hollywood. This replica has many of the features that make the actual theatre look so spectacular. It was worth a minute or two to make a picture of it.

The Return of Summer

As the school year winds down the summer will soon begin. That means that more family trips are on tap. When traveling with two kids photography is not the primary objective. Part of what I try and do on a trip is to find time to make some photos while everyone else is resting. That usually means that I am always tired on vacation, but when will I ever see this stuff again? This summer we have a couple of trips planned already that should be very fun. I am sure that you will hear all about them when they happen through this blog.


Taking The Monorail

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Waiting For The Monorail

When we go to Disney there usually are not many moments for me to make some photos aside from a quick grab and go. Even with that I can still have some fun making photos on a trip. The photo above was one of those moments where I made the decision to hang out for a second while the family moved ahead. With two small kids my wife will not get too far ahead of me, and I can wait for the moment that I am looking for. Here I decided to that this was a cool scene, and it would be worth my time to wait for the monorail. As it turned out I did not have to wait long, and I was back with the family in no time. I was able to make an image that I had in my mind though which is important as well.

Coming Back To Make A Photo

In sports photography you rarely get a second chance to make a photo. When the moment passes you can’t ask for a redo. Here I saw a moment earlier in the trip from a little further away, and I could not make the image. With that in mind I made sure to be in the right place the next time that I was in the area. It feels good when you get a second chance to make an image. This is one of my favorite storytelling images from the trip.


Traveling The World At Epcot Again

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Visiting Japan Without A Passport

It is hard to believe that it has been nearly two years since our last trip to Disney. Disney is a great place for the kids, but I love it too. Places like Epcot give me endless photo opportunities. Granted you don’t have all day to make photos. I am usually holding a place in line for a Princess while the kids are doing something else. During that time though you are stuck in one place for a long time, and you can find things to photograph.

Discovering Views While You Walk

Sometimes you have a long time to set up a shot at Disney, and other times you do not. Here we were walking after dinner one night when I came upon this scene. I saw it while in the group, and quickly broke off to make this photo. I saw this composition while walking by, and it was the best one. You have some ugly elements in the foreground that you would not want in your photo so you are pretty much locked into what I have here. It is an interesting look though. Most of my Disney photos are made this way. The progress of the family is stopped while I make a photo. Another great time to make a photo is during one of the many bathrooms breaks you find yourself in the middle of with kids. My wife would take them to the bathroom while I made a few photos. If you look at my Disney photos and a map of the bathrooms you would be surprised at the correlation.

The Monster Dances

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Having Fun In China at Epcot

While walking around Epcot you run into random shows that are pretty great. Here is one example of that. While walking through China we stumbled across this great show where two dancer act as one dragon. It was great to watch, and really was impressive. Both dancers were very good at what they did, and they showed great athleticism as well. These are the little things that Disney does that makes the trips there so special.

Finding Hidden Gems

This was a photo that I passed over for some reason during the initial edit. It did have some distracting elements on either side of it, and I used to be married to the 4×6 ratio. Maybe that was the problem. Two years later it is hard to remember why you passed over an initial photo. With sports photos I am very harsh on what I keep and store for years and years. My vacation photos for some reason don’t face that kind of scrutiny. Maybe that is because it is much easier to find the good sports photos. You look for the peak moment or a moment of some kind. The rest are gone. On vacation it seems like you are always choosing from very similar moments. Luckily I don’t always trash everything that I don’t initially find so something like this can live to see another day.

President’s Day With The Presidents

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Hanging Out At The Hall of Presidents at Disney World

If you know me personally then you know that I have always enjoyed looking at how our Presidents became what they are today. It is really cool to sit in the Hall of Presidents and listen to some of them talk about our country. They do a great job of making these Presidents look real enough from where you are sitting. It will be interesting to see what happens to this exhibit over the course of the next few years.

A Presidential Pano

One thing about the Hall of Presidents at Disney is just how wide that it is. It is impossible to get it all in one picture without including too much of the nonsense around the stage. One way to get rid of that problem is by making a panoramic image. I stitched together five shots of the Presidents to make this one image. I think that I did a quick job of it in the moment and some of the Presidents are a little fuzzy, but some of them are a little fuzzy in real life so maybe that is not so bad.

Alone Time At The Grand Floridian

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Getting Some Time Alone At Disney

For most of our trips to Disney the kids are the main concern. The trip is all about their enjoyment. Sometimes though I get a moment to myself to have some fun. Just on the other side of this fountain the girls were having a tea party. With some time to go where I wanted to go I explored the grounds of a few of the hotels. The monorail is a great way to get around quickly so I could do all of the exploring that I wanted to, and still get back to where I needed to be to pick them up.

The Beauty Of Disney

It really is amazing how much attention to detail is paid at Disney. They really do think of everything, and the grounds are amazing to walk through. This hotel had so much to photograph that I started to wonder how I would get it all done. I always say that these trips are for the kids, but they really end up being about me as well. I am the one who is always bringing up the fact that we should go back.

Reflections Of Disney World

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Thinking Of Disney

We made our first trip to Disney in the summer of 2015. That was followed up immediately by another trip just after Christmas that year. We have had so much going on since that we have not made it back. Maybe it is time to think about another trip to the Magic Kingdom.

Stopping To Make The Photo

At certain times the princess castle is off limits. If you have someone inside of it getting made up you have to go way around to get in. That was the case when I made this photo. I was with my youngest heading to meet my wife and the oldest. We had to go way around, but it worked out as we found this great spot. We paused to make the photo and move on. I love it when a detour turns into a spot you should have been to all along.


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