Tuesday, February 05, 2013

My Favorite Disney Photo

When I think about my favorite Disney photo, a few com to mind.  Despite wanting to go with the typical "photo with a sweet story behind it," I've decided to share one of a different sort.

This is my current favorite Disney photo!
When we went on our trip to Walt Disney World in November, I borrowed my sister's DSLR "fancy pants" camera. I spent the cruise and trip snapping photos of EVERYTHING. I had hundreds of photos from each day, and each night I loaded them all to my iPad to delete the "bad" ones.  I experimented with camera settings and angles the whole trip.

The photo above started as this:
Plain, boring, framed in the center, has a tourist in the shot... Yes, it shows the whole circus car, but it's not that interesting.  Then I stopped, tilted the camera, and zoomed in, and I got the shot up top.  I love it!  It's my current desktop background at work.  Is it Tom Bricker, my favorite Disney photographer, quality?  Not even close!  Is it perfect?  Nope!  I look at it and see the shadows, and I wish I hadn't cut the word "Elephants" off, but it invokes (in me at least) the sense of whimsy I felt when I was standing in the middle of Storybook Circus.  

So I encourage you, on your next trip, to look for the non-typical shot.  Get close, change up the angle, and enjoy the surprising results!
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5 comments:

  1. KeeperOfBooks342/05/2013 11:58 AM

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  2. KeeperOfBooks342/05/2013 12:00 PM

    I figured it was tilted to show Dumbo & Timothy's perspective after they drank from the wrong bucket.

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  3. P.T.2/05/2013 12:17 PM

    Great shot and an excellent tip! Tilting definitely makes the photo look sleeker.

    You're going to laugh at my Photo Tip series that I've got scheduled to post next week. I swear I didn't copy your tip to move in and tilt the photo!

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  4. Heidi2/06/2013 10:36 AM

    I love this photo! It just screams "fun!" I must remember this tip next time.

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  5. Unknown2/07/2013 6:06 PM

    Love those! I can't WAIT to see Storybook Circus in person!

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