I use the Partners statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse a lot on this blog to show various techniques. Today is no exception.
My party had an early morning breakfast in the Magic Kingdom and as I walked up Main Street USA I could see the nice lighting on Cinderella Castle and the Partners statue. With few other guests around, I had time to do something I often tell others to do: Take a wide shoot, a medium shot and a close up.
For the first two photos, I had my camera in Aperture Priority mode with it set to f/16.
Partners statue in front of Cinderella Castle: Wide View .
Nikon D750/24-120VR, 1/125s, f/16, ISO 280, EV +0.3, 24mm Focal Length.
Shooting in the verticle or portrait in f/16, I had everything in focus from the front of the statue to Cinderella Castle in the background. I made sure to balance the fixed objects around the statue in the composition.
Standing in the same position, I zoomed in to tightly frame the statue to include the bass with the quote and use Cinderella Castle as the background.
Partners statue in front of Cinderella Castle: Medium View .
Nikon D750/24-120VR, 1/125s, f/16, ISO 720, EV +0.3, 85mm Focal Length.
These next two photos, I moved in closer to the statue and took another medium photo but this time leaving out the base. I also went to Program mode letting the camera select the shutter speed, aperture and ISO.
Partners statue in front of Cinderella Castle: Medium View Recomposed.
Nikon D750/24-120VR, 1/125s, f/6.3, ISO 100, EV +0.3, 46mm Focal Length.
Being closer allowed me to completely use Cinderella Castle as the backdrop. Being close, the camera opened up the f-stop to 6.3 giving the background a soft focus.
On this last one, I zoomed in tight on the Walt Disney side of the statue. The aperture got even wider at f/4.5 and gave the background the nice bokeh effect.
Partners statue in front of Cinderella Castle: Wide View .
Nikon D750/24-120VR, 1/320s, f/4.5, ISO 100, EV +0.3, 105mm Focal Length.
You can do this anywhere there is a stationary object or have a very patient model to work with. Family members can be helpful…sometimes.
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