Disneyland, photos at night

There are three things I learned when we were out and about last night catching not one but two parades. First, don't ask a stranger to take a picture and leave the camera setting in manual mode. I'm guessing most folks with their fancy DSLR cameras were just like I was a few weeks ago - happily shooting in automatic mode and calling it good. (And let's face it, the pics you get on automatic are really, really good and should suffice for 99% of the shooting situations you find yourself in.) Second, you can turn off your flash at Disney if you're using a fancy DSLR camera because in most instances with the right settings there is more than enough ambient light to capture the shot. Third, shooting in the RAW format gives you a lot more room to manipulate your photos in the event a little editing magic is needed to polish your pics.

Shutter 1/80 Aperture f/1.8 ISO 1600

Shutter 1/80 Aperture f/1.8 ISO 1600

Shutter 1/80 Aperture f/1.8 ISO 1600

Shutter 1/125 Aperture f/1.8 ISO 1600

Shutter 1/80 Aperture f/1.8 ISO 1600

Shutter 1/125 Aperture f/1.4 ISO 1600

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