In search of Mickey Mouse (help please)

I have a somewhat unusual request -- I'm hoping that someone will share a photo of Mickey taken at Disney World/Disneyland (or some other Disney character).

We recently went to Disney, and our four-year-old neighbor asked if we could get him Donald Duck's autograph. I took a photo of Donald, downloaded a Disney script font, and created a personalized autographed photograph.

He loved it, but here's the problem: once his seven-year-old brother saw a photograph, he suddenly wanted one as well, and now upset that he was left out. Of course, he had absolutely no interest in a photo or autograph before we left, but now that his brother has one, it has become the most important thing in the world. I probably should have foreseen this, but hey, hindsight is 20/20.

Unfortunately, all of the other pictures I have a Disney characters have my children in them, and I don't have anything suitable to use. I'm looking for a fairly high resolution photo, with just the character (and if I can be picky, with the character slightly off center, so that I have room to put a personalized note on the side).

If someone has a picture, and/or can direct me to their online photo album to permit me to download one, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks.

-- Randy

Could you ask this guy?
Good luck,
Sandi

http://www.flickr.com/photos/disneymike/6533681/in/set-162935/

Sandy,

Thanks, I'll check (although I was hoping to find something with a slightly larger file size, as I think it would make a better 5 x 7 print.) Surprisingly, your link was one of the few pictures I could find of Mickey alone. There are a lot of pictures out there, but like all of mine, there are always one or two children hooked under Mickey's arms

I've got about 1500 pics from the World. I'll check them tonight, I may have what you are looking for.

You could always give the child a talk about how not to want somthing out of jealousy.

Haha, had to do that. You may be able to find one at a Disney online store, like the ones bands use for autographs. If its "that" important to the kid, when in a week it will be mangled on the floor of the closet never to be looked at again, you could order one, hand sign it with a sharpie, and let it go.

Not trying to be offensive, it's just funny how kids are. Actually, it's not funny...

i have this picture here from back in november...see if you can use it....

What did you shoot that with? D200/2x? What glass? It's crystal clear and dead on. Very nice image.

You are welcome to have one of this if it's any use to you.



Alex
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thank you very much...it was a beautiful sunny day and was shot with my D70 with my good old 18-70 Kit lens The fact that i was standing right up front by the stage didnt hurt either

David,

Although this is completely off-topic from the thread, I noticed your equipment, and wanted to ask a few questions if I might.

It looks as if you have D80 with a Nikon 18-200 mm VR lens. Right now, I have the kit lens for the D70 (18-70, I think), and also purchased a rather inexpensive Sigma 70-300 APO (with macro capability). I use to zoom fairly regularly, and like to shoot macro on occasion. However, the Sigma is often slow to focus, and the results I get from the lens are hit and miss. I'm sure that some (maybe most) of this is due to "pilot error", although the weaknesses of this lens have contributed to numerous bad shots.

I've been thinking about replacing the Sigma, and had been looking at the Nikon 70-300 (which I think you also have). However, then I came across a review recently for the 18-200 (I know it's been out for a while, but I had not been looking for lenses, so it did not pop up on my radar). I began to think whether I might not be better off simply replacing my current kit lens with the 18-200, as I thought it could cover most of the shots I take, and use the 70-300 on those relatively rare occasions when I need just a bit more reach. I thought this might be a good solution because changing lenses is quite a pain under the normal conditions in which I typically shoot pictures.

I shoot most of my pictures when I am with my children (on hikes, etc.). They are not always happy to wait while I change lenses (my wife is worse -- she simply walks away). Accordingly, the prospect of having a "walk around" lens with more focal length than my current kit lens was appealing. I also understand that the 18-200 allows you to shoot macro (according to the Rockwell review). Right now, I don't shoot enough macro to justify a dedicated lens for this purpose. I also don't shoot a lot of indoor sports -- none, in fact, right now. So having fast glass less critical to me. Rather, having a lens that focuses quickly, is sharp, and reflects colors accurately.

I saw some rave reviews on the 18-200, but I've also seen some negative comments, particularly in the lens forum on this site. Since you have both the 70-300 in the 18-200, I would appreciate any thoughts you have about the relative strengths of each lens, and which might make an appropriate new acquisition, given my circumstances. I realize that if I elected go with a 18-200, I'm going to have to wait -- I can live with that.

Thanks.

-- Randy

The 18-200 would be perfect for the situations you just described. My wife would also walk away (or just plain complain) if I had to stop to change lenses. The majority of negative 18-200 posts are written by people that have never used it and cannot accept that an 11x Superzoom is actually quite good. Its not perfect, but it is about as close to perfect as a Superzoom can be.

Agree with 'zzzzzzzzz' on this the 18-200 is a superb all in one lens from Wide angle to Telephoto in one go and is relatively sharp lens + VR(2) really rocks and works down to 1/15, it suffers from purple fringing slight at at 18mm/wide angle unfortunately sometimes.

I haven't had much chance to use the 70-300 Afs Vr and it replaced my 70-200 Afs 2.8 lens I had and unfortunately I had to ditch due to some medical ops but people have commented that the lens is sharp from 70-300 and is marginally better than 18-200.

However I prefer to walk around with the 18-200 and is my often used lens along with 24-120 Afs as it is an all in one lens that I don't need to worry about changing in the field.

I feel that the negative postings about 18-200 afs are mainly user expecting it to be on par of a 2.8. lens, e.g., 70-200, and also user problems and not the fault of the lens itself.
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Hi,

I have the Sigma 70-300 that you have described - and I am using it on my new Nikon D-70s which I totally love! I use to shoot film with a Canon Eos a2 - then had a simple digital which is very hard to compare to any regular SLR. That being said, with the lens...it is the first one that I started shooting pics with. I have only been using for less than a week - but have been pretty happy with it...in general.

The first 3 thimes I went out shooting, I was using the Auto Focus - which can be a bit spotty at times - especially on motion shots. Well, yesterday I took the non-lazy man's approach and started shooting a few with the manual focus - and man did I love it ! Although I am used to SLR and Manual focus, I forgot how much more fun it is - even though it takes a bit more time. Anyways, if you want to see my week of pics - I have posted a few of my pics on my site - http://www.mindyourblog.com/gallery/

Note - these are sized to 800 pixels - and are Not Edited - so what you see is what I shot. I hope it helps.

The PARK 2 and the flowers, etc...are all shot using the manual mode - all of the rest of the pics are using the Auto focus mode. But it will give you an idea of what you are capable of with the Sigma 70-300.

These are not like spectacular, but pretty cool. It's a good representation of the variety. I am trying to shoot different subjects - and will eventualy get more used to the Nikon d-70s. This is my first week of using a Digital SLR...and I am thrilled with being able to shoot and then come back and view.

I love this forum ! It really helped me make up my mind on the Nikon and the pictures really have inspired me - especially the one with the Hummingbirds. Truly incredible. Thank you to all the contributors!