LDF's (YesIStayedUntilTwoAMToGetThese) Night Shots

[Mac Daddy]

So...Last week it finally happened. Grandma wanted to have the kids over to spend the night and I was free to stay out as loooong as I wanted. I've been aching to try some night shots for the last few months, especially after seeing some amazing shots by so many incredible Micechat photographers. So I finally had some time without someone pulling on my sleeve asking "Is it time to go yet?"




So off I went. I didn't arrive until 11:20 pm, and took the monorail in from DTD to save a bit of time. My first stop was the Sub Lagoon...




Followed by, of course, the Tea Cups...








and King Arthur's Carosel:




As I was taking shots of the Carosel, I began to notice a little known Disneyland fact. In the last half hour of operation, the CMs begin to speed the rides up in order to get the lines down sooner.

For instance......

One.....two....



THREE!




Dumbo also seemed a bit on the fast side...




I intentionally wanted to be in the park later as the crowds had begun to thin and it becomes easier to pick up some of the reflection on the pavement, etc. Fantasyland looks amazing at night...










I had so many shots I wanted to take, but the clock was just about to strike midnight.


Doh!




(More to come)

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[PrincessY]

Re: LDF's (YesIStayedUntilTwoAMToGetThese) Night Shots

Beautiful! I sure wish I knew how to do all that!

[Kritter]

Re: LDF's (YesIStayedUntilTwoAMToGetThese) Night Shots

I LOVE all the pictures.

Absolutely beautiful!

[hollywood1939]

Re: LDF's (YesIStayedUntilTwoAMToGetThese) Night Shots

Wow, how slow was the shutter speed in the 3rd to last picture? Love it so far!

[HuckSawyer]

Re: LDF's (YesIStayedUntilTwoAMToGetThese) Night Shots

Cool! That last cold hour used to be one of my favorites!

[CUatDL]

Re: LDF's (YesIStayedUntilTwoAMToGetThese) Night Shots

Wonderful photos!

Keep it up!

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Andy

[OrangeCountyKid]

Re: LDF's (YesIStayedUntilTwoAMToGetThese) Night Shots

These pictures are AMAZING! Great work! I can't wait to see more I love Disneyland the most at nighttime and these pictures prove why... it's so beautiful there!

[Datameister]

Re: LDF's (YesIStayedUntilTwoAMToGetThese) Night Shots

Lovely! Keep up the great work. Night photography is great...

[SCUBAbe]

Re: LDF's (YesIStayedUntilTwoAMToGetThese) Night Shots

Wow, how slow was the shutter speed in the 3rd to last picture? Love it so far!

Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D70s
Image Date: 2007:10:26 22:58:36
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 20.0mm (35mm equivalent: 30mm)
Exposure Time: 4.000 s
Aperture: f/22.0
White Balance: Auto
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual

[SCUBAbe]

Re: LDF's (YesIStayedUntilTwoAMToGetThese) Night Shots

I love the pictures.

[ksejr1]

Re: LDF's (YesIStayedUntilTwoAMToGetThese) Night Shots

awsome shots

[pratt55]

Re: LDF's (YesIStayedUntilTwoAMToGetThese) Night Shots

I think all the yours shots are great but I love how the lens or whatever you photog nuts call it caught this single person orange with their hands up in all the action of the tea cups.

[WeWantsTheRed'ead]

Re: LDF's (YesIStayedUntilTwoAMToGetThese) Night Shots

Wow these are awesome...

One day I'll finish my photo class, have a nice camera, and take great shots like all you people! You'll see!

...I'm learning.

[Neverlandtink]

Re: LDF's (YesIStayedUntilTwoAMToGetThese) Night Shots

Those are the coolest pictures I've seen all day. I must take a digital class!

Thanks for sharing. Awesome shots.

[Neverlandtink]

Re: LDF's (YesIStayedUntilTwoAMToGetThese) Night Shots

Wow these are awesome...

One day I'll finish my photo class, have a nice camera, and take great shots like all you people! You'll see!

...I'm learning.

Are you kidding? You take wonderful pictures!!

[Dustysage]

Re: LDF's (YesIStayedUntilTwoAMToGetThese) Night Shots

These shots are so incredible that I bookmarked the thread on del.icio.us (using the little icons under the first post in each thread)

FANTASTIC shots. Do you mind if I use them in the Disneyland after dark MiceChat video I'm putting together?

[MsKaren]

Re: LDF's (YesIStayedUntilTwoAMToGetThese) Night Shots

Those are some awesome photos!

[Mac Daddy]

Re: LDF's (YesIStayedUntilTwoAMToGetThese) Night Shots

These shots are so incredible that I bookmarked the thread on del.icio.us (using the little icons under the first post in each thread)

FANTASTIC shots. Do you mind if I use them in the Disneyland after dark MiceChat video I'm putting together?

Thanks for the encouragement everyone.

Dusty...Please help yourself to any that you need. I have to admit, I got several ideas from Photomatt from a thread he put together last Summer. I'll see if I can find the link as there were some great shots in that thread. There have been several others during the past few months as well, I believe, from Froggy, Jack, Mastergracey, Aniko, and quite a few others. Someone had an amazing thread with night shots of DCA just a couple weeks ago....I'm trying to remember who it was.

Up next....Haunted Mansion, Frontierland...and reefer madness on the DCA letters.

[MasterGracey]

Re: LDF's (YesIStayedUntilTwoAMToGetThese) Night Shots

You're amazing, LDF. Fantastic shots!

[dsnylndmom]

Re: LDF's (YesIStayedUntilTwoAMToGetThese) Night Shots

Those shots are amazing!! :clap: