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WDW Cindys Castle 2 (2)

Nov, 2022

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Valhalla Falls, Nevada. I found it by luck.

this is so true.... and.... I finally did it.. .
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Found this out behind a wedding venue which shares land with an old mill. I thought it would be a perfect spot to get some photos, so I snapped a

I was in San Diego wishing my best friend congrats on graduating USMC Basic. I was going through the worst time.

One of my favorites that I've taken on a work trip.

Genuine and authentic happiness! My son and his then girlfriend.

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Location

This photo was taken at Magic Kingdom on my wedding rehearsal day, while myself and my full wedding party were already celebrating. I have become really good at photographing while moving, as it's the case here. They were ushering me off to get dessert and sit in a semi hidden location to relax. Also, if you know MK, this was on the Fantasyland (aka chaos and jam-packed land) side, there's no time to stop.

Time

I took this about 930pm. The colors were just so beautiful, the gold and the shifting pink to blue.

Lighting

Disney had only recently restarted the "Dream" lighting on the castle, where it shifts between colors. Here I caught this color, another castle picture on my profile is about 15 minutes later, and blue/purple.

Equipment

My cell phone. Samsung. No flash, as I explain below. No extras.

Inspiration

It was a magical day, magical trip, and the colors were just stunning after the repaint for the 50th. As a survivor of many things who deals with ptsd (intentionally not capitals because I'm choosing to fight the power it has over me), I try to find the beauty in everything, and capture it. It's daunting at times, but here I am.

Editing

Adding my watermark. Nothing else.

In my camera bag

Normally I would have my Nikon D3500 DSLR, but being my wedding night I didn't want to carry my bag. Especially since I would be on assignment here in just 4 days. I just wanted to be a regular guest.

Feedback

Don't use your flash if there's lighting already. Treat it like a day shot. If it's your first time catching a shot at night with gold and lights, don't walk. Slow down and take your time to be sure you don't get gold refraction. If you are good with that but want to do it walking, start with your phone, and big items. Turn on every motion stabilizer you have at first. Breathe out and hold it then hit the shutter. Breathing in, or holding an intake of air will cause your arms to move with your heartbeat. After you get down big models, work your way down to flowers. 80% of my travel shots are while walking, and some while running! Don't be afraid to practice! No photographer will ever be perfect. I look at my work and see things I can do better next time. Like this should've been done a few steps earlier. As long as you still want to learn, you're still a great photographer because you don't have an ego thinking you're the best!

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