Welcome back!

Recently, I spent an entire day photographing at Magic Kingdom. I wanted to get empty park pics (both before and after close), HDR pics (like this one I’ve already posted), and low-light pictures on rides such as Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean. I set out with a tripod, both of my DSLRs (Canon T3i and Canon 6D), an iPhone 5, and a bunch of extra batteries to capture my day over 17 long hours.
The pictures in this set are from before Magic Kingdom opened on a Tuesday morning, showing a leisurely walk up Main Street, USA from about 8:15am – 8:45am. There are 30 pictures in total, with 27 of them shot on my 6D with a 24-105 F/4L lens. The rest are iPhone pictures. I tried a few different edits/filters/whatever terminology you choose to use, because I’m learning Aperture and am enjoying what all it can do. I hope you guys enjoy the pictures!

Special thanks to @ClintSSmith for the Aperture tutorials and continuing photography advice!

Many, many more pictures to come from this magical day.
-ADA
@AtDisneyAgain

Note: if you like empty Main Street pictures, check out my Magic Behind our Steam Trains Tour post for a few more.

Monorail Gold drops folks off on the resort line.

Welcome to Main Street, USA. About right here is where I start to feel excited.

Emporium.

City Hall.

Where is everyone?

I love Old Glory.

Town Square Theater.

City Hall.

Cinderella Castle in the distance.

iPhone 5 panoramic.

Castle is closer…

Nobody.

Where is everyone?

Ah, they’re waiting to rope-drop Starbucks.

I miss the double-decker buses at EPCOT Center, in World Showcase.

A vintage look.

I love that castle.

Here’s what I looked like that morning. :)

I love this lady. Always singing her way down Main Street.

Getting a bit artistic.

Tried to make it look like the pictures we couldn’t afford to take whne I was a kid.

The payoff. A mostly-empty castle shot.

Walt.

Spires.

Reach for the sky!

Blue skies.

A look back at Casey’s. So empty.

From Crystal Palace.

Tighter shot from Crystal Palace.

iPhone shot from Crystal Palace.