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Pretty ridiculous crowds. The park is already at capacity (around 11am) and they are only letting in groups of people at a time to Potter. Forbidden Journey is at a 90min wait. Olivanders wand shop was reported to be 45min while the coasters were all less than 20min. There were more than 5,000...

Same here. 1080p24 is my favorite. Only use 720p60 if you're wanting to slow it down later in post. For instance, I shot an entire video at EPCOT at 720p60 and then played the whole thing back at 24p (40% speed) for a really nice slow-motion dream effect. 1080p is going to be the highest...

The website usually goes live around the second week of June. You can assume that every Thursday-Sunday is an event night in October, with the last Friday & Saturday of September also being event nights.

Stat for stat it comes down to this: Pros of the 7D: • New 19-point AF System (5DMK2: 9-point AF System) • New 63 Area Metering with Color (5DMK2: 35-zone Metering) • Exposure Compensation +/- 5EV (5DMK2: +/- 2EV) • Dual Digic4 (5DMK2: Single Digic4) • 8fps Burst (5DMK2: 3.9fps) • 100%...

Last rumor I heard for FFL was that it was going to be replaced by a Bourne Identity style stunt show similar to LMAX at DHS. However, with the new apartments going up on the other side of the fence line, I can't see that happening.

The Avis at the Double Tree isn't very good. They only have one person working, which means if you have an early morning pickup time, you'll be waiting with about 2-3 other people who are also picking up their cars that morning. When it came time to get my reservation for a medium sized vehicle...

No this was in the late 90s when they were expanding the park. Kong was only 6 or so years old when they were wanting to add another attraction, not replace existing ones. They needed another reason to visit USF after IOA openned. Apollo 13 came out in theaters in 1995. Men In Black premiered...

Thanks for posting the pic, I guess I wasn't thinking clearly about it. To me that football pic is very dramatic and stylized. I was stuck thinking about using it in the parks. I come from a video background so we use CTO and CTB to match whatever keylight we have (like using CTB if we have...

That's why I specified dramatic lighting such as a rim light... Most of the pictures I see people taking in parks are just your average shots and nothing I would see needing gels, which is why I was questioning PhotoDave's use of it. @PhotoDave: Do you have an example of your style utilizing CTO?

But with RAW allowing custom white balance is CTO or CTB necessary? I could see if you were using it for dramatic lighting like a rim light or something, but would it be necessary for portrait style, flat images?

I agree about the brand forums sometimes being stuck on trying to put down other brands. I prefer the FredMiranda.com boards personally. Also, sometimes lens flares can be cool and add a bit of "flare" to the photo. The more you shoot, the better you'll get!

I too would avoid the 50D. Pick up a used 40D instead, or even an old 5D. Only get a 7D if you want the video features and 18MP (even the new T2i would be fine for that though). You won't notice much of an improvement from camera to camera as much as you would a new lens. You can always buy a...

Prior to Men In Black, Universal was going to construct an indoor rollercoaster themed after "Apollo 13" where the cars would be enclosed similar to Mission Space but instead of screens would actually have windows and along the track would be dark ride elements. They actually have a patent filed...

Went to Food & Wine and was having a good time. We went counter-clockwise starting in the UK taking pics of every drink and food we purchased. Made it to Norway and was stopped having a drink (I cheated and grabbed a Margarita from Mexico) and rice pudding. Looking through all of our photos from...

I can all but guarantee that a Saturday in May will be somewhat crowded... Especially with Harry Potter having just opened..

Terrible! They have all that un-used property south of IOA they use for construction holdings! Why not use that?! Or use the new office building they built by the Hess station that has nobody in it? If this is going in the un-used employee lot, then they're pretty much canning any future...

Expect it to open before April... However, Hogwarts may not open when the Island does, but will be shortly after...

On February 6, Universal Orlando will kick off its 15th year of Mardi Gras - the biggest and most authentic Mardi Gras celebration outside of New Orleans. Guests will experience the spirit of Bourbon Street in the heart of Universal Studios, with authentic Cajun cuisine, a spectacular parade...

Furthermore, Macy's sends down about 8 people who help coordinate the parade and stay down the entire run... It may not be an exact version of the parade, but it's definitely an excellent smaller version that Universal and Macy's have partnered to do for the last 8 years...

So the Jonas Brothers were there but didn't perform? Are they doing those on-the-spot pieces around the parks this year or something? Who all is left to perform now that today's taping was cancelled?