Well, last trip I took two different shots of HS without going into the park...I initially didn't process these or post them thinking they weren't really that great. But looking back, I decided to try giving them a little love and see what could come of them.
The first was a snapshot in the true sense. It was the day I checked in, and was just heading out to Marketplace from Boardwalk to grab a bite to eat. The busses out of Boardwalk are a PITA when they stop at all the other resorts, so I opted for the relaxing mode of boating to Hollywood Studios and then taking that bus to Marketplace.
Just walking past the front gates on the way to the busses, I noticed the lovely sunset and the lights just coming on in the park. I only had my ultra-compact T100 along, but still wanted to get a shot of that for posterity:
A few nights later, the situation was much more challenging. I was on the way back from the busses heading to the boat to Boardwalk (having come from Magic Kingdom by way of the Wilderness Lodge Boat then the bus to Hollywood Studios). Again, the lights caught my eye, but this time it was night, I had no tripod, and only my 18-250 F3.5-5.3 lens. Still, I figured it was worth a try...so I went to ISO800 and stood as steady as I could for a handheld snap:
Nowhere near as good - the lights are blown out and the rest is too dark...but I was able to boost the skies' relative brightness enough to see the spot beams arching out and some of the foreground widewalk (the original was basically all black). So even though not one of my best, I was at least happy that some post processing brought out enough detail to see where I was, and somewhat captured the atmosphere of that night scene.
The first was a snapshot in the true sense. It was the day I checked in, and was just heading out to Marketplace from Boardwalk to grab a bite to eat. The busses out of Boardwalk are a PITA when they stop at all the other resorts, so I opted for the relaxing mode of boating to Hollywood Studios and then taking that bus to Marketplace.
Just walking past the front gates on the way to the busses, I noticed the lovely sunset and the lights just coming on in the park. I only had my ultra-compact T100 along, but still wanted to get a shot of that for posterity:
A few nights later, the situation was much more challenging. I was on the way back from the busses heading to the boat to Boardwalk (having come from Magic Kingdom by way of the Wilderness Lodge Boat then the bus to Hollywood Studios). Again, the lights caught my eye, but this time it was night, I had no tripod, and only my 18-250 F3.5-5.3 lens. Still, I figured it was worth a try...so I went to ISO800 and stood as steady as I could for a handheld snap:
Nowhere near as good - the lights are blown out and the rest is too dark...but I was able to boost the skies' relative brightness enough to see the spot beams arching out and some of the foreground widewalk (the original was basically all black). So even though not one of my best, I was at least happy that some post processing brought out enough detail to see where I was, and somewhat captured the atmosphere of that night scene.
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