The Mighty Castle The beautiful castle shifts and changes its color every few minutes.  The way the light cycles and changes on it is mysterious ... - Trey Ratcliff Read the rest of this entry here.
The RAW Fireworks (and yes, that is a handheld single shot) So, I have in my hot little hands an Advance Copy of Photomatix Pro 4.0 (BTW, the STUCKINCUSTOMS Coupon Code will still save you the most money).  Wow this thing is cool!  I'm in the middle of a full review/preview.  This isn't really it... just a preview of a preview.  I know... how lame of me, but I am so excited that I want to leak out a few details.Today's fireworks photo below from Disney World a few nights ago was just processed with Photomatix 4.  This is from a single RAW photo.  This was a handheld shot as I was walking along a pathway near the Crystal Palace.  Amazing, eh?- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Beautiful Disney World at Sunset Hey, you know... I can't stay mad at Disney for too long.  I think those issues are just at Downtown Disney.This photo below, from Epcot, is one of the reasons I keep coming back again and again.  It's such an amazing place, and Epcot may be my favorite new spot for photography at Disney.This is the "France" area of the World Showcase, which is a huge lake that is circumnavigated by about 10 different countries or so.  Each one has a cluster of buildings set in the theme of the country.  They are all quite authentic, and the areas are staffed with people from the countries.  The Norway area has authentic-looking and -sounding Norwegians.  The Germany area is filled with Germans in postcard-German-clothes.  The Canada area has people that look and sound like Americans.The afternoon had ripped open a wicked thunderstorm on the whole park.  It was subsiding around sunset, so the clouds were swirling about with these wonderful tempestuous formations.  I set up to take this shot before moving over to the Japanese area to watch the big fireworks show on the lake.  While I was taking these shots, by the way, I had sent my family into one of the pastry shoppes here in the France area to load up on wonderful little morsels to keep us fully loaded during the fireworks show!- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Galaxy Cafe When I was recently at Universal Orlando, Ethan and I made a late night getaway to do some exploration.  We were staying at the Portofino, and they have a wonderful boat system that skirts you down to the main park.  We jumped on the boat after dark to go down and visit this little area of shops, restaurants, and dozens of other interesting things to see and experience.  I've gotten him used to the idea of roaming aimlessly, taking photos of this and that, with no real goal other than exploration and noticing little things.Ethan and I stopped at a tiny trinket store and bought a few necklaces and bracelets for ourselves and the girls.  After that, we grabbed a few hot cocoas, got on the boat, and drifted back home.  We took our time, drank our hot cocoas, and helped each other put on our bracelets.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Bay at Portofino This isn’t really Portofino, but it sure does look like it, eh? We might even make the case that it is more pretty than the real Portofino! This is a beautiful resort in Orlando, over at Universal Studios.  All the colors in the sky and the buildings seemed to melt together, so I stopped for a quick photo.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Magic of Disney's Main Street at Night Disney after dark is very cool...  All the lights change and it comes alive even more, if possible.  One trick that I have picked up is the essential nap while at Disneyworld for the entire family.  We head back to the room after a busy morning and a carbo-bloat lunch for a family nap.  It keeps everyone sane.  And then, we can all stay up late with minimal chance of breakdown.  Seeing kids breakdown at Disneyworld is just not right... it's not so Disney...- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Moonlight over Everest If there is one thing that is almost as cool as being deep in the Himalayas, then it's being at Disneyland after dark near the Expedition Everest ride.  This is probably one of my favorite rollercoasters, and I endeavored to stay here late one night to try to grab the moon in the right spot.  The whole area is riddled with excellent little Buddhist offering temples, where you can submit fruits of offering in exchange for the blessing of not tossing your lunch right before the Yeti takes a swipe at your runaway train.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
A Giraffe on the Savannah Our giant reticulated friend, unable to articulate, was forced to gesticulate in the most ridiculous manner.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Sunset of Your Childhood Haven't your memories always been a little better than reality?  That's why reality kind of sucks sometimes (!) and it's fun to escape into our mind's eye.  This is what I try to achieve through this medium.  I also try to achieve it in real life, where it often fails in spectacularly sad ways.  But maybe our memories are better than we give ourselves credit for.  Here I was in Disney World, as young as ever, and seeing this real place with these real colors and tones.  I don't paint over these photos...all these colors are really there, and they are the same ones that are mapped into your brain for all time.  As you all know, I contend that many of us remember in HDR...- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

The RAW Fireworks (and yes, that is a handheld single shot)


So, I have in my hot little hands an Advance Copy of Photomatix Pro 4.0 (BTW, the STUCKINCUSTOMS Coupon Code will still save you the most money). Wow this thing is cool! I'm in the middle of a full review/preview. This isn't really it... just a preview of a preview. I know... how lame of me, but I am so excited that I want to leak out a few details.

Today's fireworks photo below from Disney World a few nights ago was just processed with Photomatix 4. This is from a single RAW photo. This was a handheld shot as I was walking along a pathway near the Crystal Palace. Amazing, eh?

- Trey Ratcliff

Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Photomatix Pro 4.0 (BTW, the STUCKINCUSTOMS Coupon Code will still save you the most money). Wow this thing is cool! I'm in the middle of a full review/preview. This isn't really it... just a preview of a preview. I know... how lame of me, but I am so excited that I want to leak out a few details.

Today's fireworks photo below from Disney World a few nights ago was just processed with Photomatix 4. This is from a single RAW photo. This was a handheld shot as I was walking along a pathway near the Crystal Palace. Amazing, eh?

- Trey Ratcliff

Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog." href="javascript:openLB(889283814,'',XLarge,'',568,768);">The RAW Fireworks (and yes, that is a handheld single shot) So, I have in my hot little hands an Advance Copy of Photomatix Pro 4.0 (BTW, the STUCKINCUSTOMS Coupon Code will still save you the most money).  Wow this thing is cool!  I'm in the middle of a full review/preview.  This isn't really it... just a preview of a preview.  I know... how lame of me, but I am so excited that I want to leak out a few details.Today's fireworks photo below from Disney World a few nights ago was just processed with Photomatix 4.  This is from a single RAW photo.  This was a handheld shot as I was walking along a pathway near the Crystal Palace.  Amazing, eh?- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

The RAW Fireworks (and yes, that is a handheld single shot)


So, I have in my hot little hands an Advance Copy of Photomatix Pro 4.0 (BTW, the STUCKINCUSTOMS Coupon Code will still save you the most money). Wow this thing is cool! I'm in the middle of a full review/preview. This isn't really it... just a preview of a preview. I know... how lame of me, but I am so excited that I want to leak out a few details.

Today's fireworks photo below from Disney World a few nights ago was just processed with Photomatix 4. This is from a single RAW photo. This was a handheld shot as I was walking along a pathway near the Crystal Palace. Amazing, eh?

- Trey Ratcliff

Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
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