POTD - Melody Time

Melody Time, a photo by DisHippy on Flickr.

Another one of my favorite gators in the world! lol. I had an absolute blast shooting photos of these guys, and I can't wait to get back and visit so I can shoot more photos. This was taken with my ultra wide angle, but cropped back to be a little better composition. Please let me know what you all think as any suggestions are welcomed and appreciated. Enjoy!

One Year Later - 2011 Disney Trip Report - Day 6

I have to put a little bit of a heads up on today's post, and that's to settle in, it could be a long one. Today was the day that Jenea and I were going to Epcot to attend the Disney Photography Blog's 2011 Flower and Garden Festival Meet. This all started when I was asking on Twitter if anyone else was going to be down at the same time we were. That of course got Cory Disbrow's attention, probably because he hadn't been in the parks in like a month and that's just crazy talk! Anyway, Cory was a pretty easy sell on the idea that we could do a little meetup to shoot the beautiful color around Epcot.

We ended up with nine people total in the meet and we met up right under Spaceship Earth. I remember my parents and even Jenea to some extent wondering why we were going to shoot photos we people we'd never met before. The way I looked at it though, is I already knew all the people I met in person that day through our conversations on Flickr and various other social networks. This was just putting faces to names, and those names we Cory Disbrow, Ryan Pastorino (I know! I knew them before they were famous podcasters! LoL), Jeff Krause, Katie Marino, Andreea Radu, both Larry White and his wife Kathy, Jenea, and myself.

POTD - Clocks And Crafts

Clocks And Crafts, a photo by DisHippy on Flickr.

Today's shot is very fitting as the next day in my trip report is from the day this was taken. Shooting with some great photographers at the Disney Photography Blog's Flower and Garden festival meet. We had a lot of fun and I got a lot of neat shots once the sun finally came out. Please let me know what you all think as any suggestions are welcomed and appreciated. Enjoy!

POTD - Things May Get Fishy

Things May Get Fishy, a photo by DisHippy on Flickr.

In catching up on my blog reading, I came across Tom Bricker's review of the Rokinon 8mm fisheye lens. Some of you may know, I've been looking at this lens for quite a while. When I read Tom's review, I found out that they had released another version of this lens that has an auto exposure chip built in so it will meter on my D90. My new lens is something I already know is going to be a great addition to my bag. The couple of test shots I've taken with it around the house are a lot of fun so I can't wait for some good weather on a day off to get this bad boy outside. :) I know a lot of great photographers shoot with this lens, I hope I can do it justice.

Disney Photo A Day Trivia Contest

I've eluded to this contest for about a week, so it's time to get to it! I've been graciously provided a pair of promo codes of the "Disney Photo a Day" iOS app where you are presented with a beautiful new Disney photo everyday. I decided the best way to give these out on the site is to have a little contest.

POTD - Down In The Briar Patch

Down In The Briar Patch, a photo by DisHippy on Flickr.

Here we have a nice, sunny blue sky shot of Splash Mountain. It was getting very sunny this early afternoon, but still had a great sky. Please let me know what you all think as any suggestions are welcomed and appreciated. Enjoy!