Today, I’ve got another take on Beauty and the Beast from the most recent Flower & Garden Festival. I shot this from the far side of the fountain using the Nikon 70-200 2.8 at 135mm. The compression from the longer focal length makes Impressions de France appear closer behind them. Finally, the highlights on Beast and Belle were a little strong so I had to use 2 total shots blended to get them just right. Enjoy!
I’ve gotten bored of the straight on shot here so I opted to mix it up with a side shot. Additionally, I used my Rokinon 12mm fisheye and got low, shooting at…
Immediately after shooting Illuminations from behind Belle and the Beast I took this shot from the front. The unexpected side effect is the smoke from the fireworks was still drifting past and…
Our day at the Flower & Garden Festival this year was a very overcast day. While this gives you flat lighting it often means the backgrounds suck because the sky is an…
I can’t take credit for this composition. I saw something similar done about a year ago by another photographer. (I couldn’t find the original to credit them, sorry!) I’ve had it in…
It feels like I have been on a Magic Kingdom tear lately so let’s switch it back over to Epcot today. The whole reason for my last visit after all was for…
Today’s photo is probably a very common angle shot of the Beast and Belle topiaries displayed in the France Pavilion. I did bend down slight so there would be more flowers in…
The really wonderful thing about the Flower & Garden Festival, besides the food of course, is all the wonderful flower topiaries through the park. It really opens up a lot of photo…
For this shot, I definitely did a bit of working the scene first. I will start taking shots and moving around and making adjustments until I get something I feel is the…
No night of shooting at Epcot is complete without a few final shots at the entrance to Epcot in front of the planter and Spaceship Earth. This is especially true during the…