griffon Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 Seeing that the weather was supposed to be nice on Saturday, I decided to take some newly acquired camera gear down to Busch Gardens Europe and get some shots this weekend. Knowing that the park would be a mad house, I left early and got to the park just before 10:00. The lines didn't get bad until about 11:30, so I was able to get 4 rides on Apollo, 1 BBW, and 2 on Alpengeist before I called it a day and resorted to taking photos through mid-afternoon - then I had to head back home. Maybe I'm not as much of a coaster nerd any more, but I've really gotten to the point where I would rather take pictures in the park than wait in long lines. I get a bigger kick out of taking new and different photos of the same rides I've been on a hundred times. I really need to get to some new parks I was really impressed with the operations on the coasters today. Every ride was dispatching trains like crazy which was great for the lines and the photos. Overall it was a great day, with perfect weather. Hopefully it will be this clear next weekend at KD. So here you go... I took most of these with my new telephoto lens (70-200mm). But I also threw on a wide lens (17mm) for a couple shots. And finally, one cascade shot of the waterfall at the entrance. It got up to about 80 in the afternoon which made Pompeii rather popular The ye old wagon No trip to BG would be complete without at least one shot of flowers Good scenery in the Eagle reserve Even though they always look mad BG is a great place to see bald eagles I thougth this angle was cool, even though it's not as sharp as some of the others Don't look down Getting ready to take flight I present to you this picture only because of the dude on the far right side My favorite shot of the day. It came from the skyride and I wasn't looking at where the camera was aimed. Surprisingly awesome. Soaring through France Notice how everyone feels about Griffon The best looking DarKastle sign in the park I think the goal here is to let the trees keep growing so pretty soon you won't know it ever existed The Wolf is better at night. However, photos of the wolf are better during the day Alpengeist is the best It's the Alpenloop The Grand Skyline My favorite angle of the Monster LNM crew was dispatching trains like crazy, which makes for good photos. LNM embarks on one of many trips through the land of the dragons None of these people care about the fact that BG has absoutely nothing new this year. Not quite on par with donkeys, but I decided to get some agricultural shots early in the morning. This farm is across the street from my neighborhood. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeja Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 WOW! All these pictures are amazing! I always love close ups, especially from coasters and yours are truly incredibly good! That picture of Pompeii is just perfect, IMO! I sure hope I can visit BGE one day... Good work! No, perfect work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosferatu Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 Great photos! Nothing beats going to a themepark with a telephoto lens What camera do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctriceman Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 Great pics! I can't wait to get back to bge next month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber.Fiber Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 WOW! These are awsome photos! I love all of them, Your camera must have been expensive. Is it one of the Canon SLR's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groteslurf Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Those are really awesome shots. Can't wait to visit BGE next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffon Posted May 19, 2008 Author Share Posted May 19, 2008 Cool, thanks. Yea, I've had a Canon Rebel XTi for about 8 months now, and it's been great. With any SLR camera it all depends on the glass your using though. It's becoming an expensive hobby but I'm getting better every time I go out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimace Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Wow, awesome pictures! BGE is such an awesome park, this TR makes me want to get back up there so badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazydaveh Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 I am drooling over those pics! Holy Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esvadj Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 I was also there Saturday, the park was the most crowded I have seen in a while. When traffic is backed up onto I-64 just to park, you know you in for a busy day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packfanlv Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 I have to agree with everyone else. Those photos are incredible. BGE is on my to do list for when I get back to the states. The park really does look incredible! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosferatu Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Too be taken with a Canon those shots are very good I'm more of a Nikon person myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolliger&Mabillard Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 I have no idea why BG parks always look so nice-beautifully lanscaped and such. They're always so nice to look at. Great PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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