DougMJr Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I have recently gotten into photography. I decided to take my camera on a quick trip to Fantasy Island yesterday. I shot most of these in manual mode with f-stops ranging from 4-15 and variable shutter speeds. If you have any suggestions on how I can improve my photography please let me know. We arrived around 1PM, with our discounted tickets in hand. The Golden Nugget. New for 2011 Mind Warp (It could be called whiplash because that is pretty much half of the ride.) The modest Ferris wheel. This was my favorite ride there. Long ride cycle allowed for some great views. Not too tall, but tall enough. The "spinning" Wild Mouse. I'm a fan of Disk-O's. Reasonably priced games! And they have IGOTIT! It rained a little bit, so the slides were closed while the crew dried them off. Wild west theming, love it. This slide beat me up a little bit. Silver Comet at it's peak. I spy a frog hopper. The Toilet Bowl. While a lot of the park is pavement, there are some nice gardens near the entrance. Sssscchhhh! Sleeping Giant! All Aboard! They have a great selection of rides for little kids. They even have some playground slides. The Free canoes was a highlight of the day. You got to canoe around a small island inhabited by Native American Statues. The reason why we're here. Nerd Shot! Nice Curves! The Support Structure. Down they go! Do the Disk-O! No Thanks! First time on one of these, fun! From the ferris wheel. Weee! Do they know what they are in for? I don't think so! Splash! Drenched! There is also a nice car ride. Everyone loves the Star-Flyer! Mind Warping in progress. Awesome, intense, Ride. Nerd Shot! Comet! Everybody Loves the Silver Comet! This was my first Photo TR, if you have any comments or criticisms please let me know. I plan on heading up to Darien Lake soon with my camera for TR #2. Until then... Doug "the shutter button does what?" Mandell. Kid to the right, priceless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsislandfreak Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Mind Warp looks amazing. Great TR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoCo Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Lots of great shots in here! This is another park I'm sorry I never visited while I was still living on the East Coast. Those three flume rider close-ups totally made me LOL. And Mind Warp looks like a complete nightmare. I'll take the Tilt-A-Whirl, thank you very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geauga Dog Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 You did a fine job capturing Martin's. There were quite a few angles I liked. Mind Warp is an excellent and intense ride. Glad MFI was willing to install something that is a first in the U.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilosandwich Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 i am sad because i love martins fantasy island Ive only been there twice but next week i go to Marineland so its not all bad. . . . dragon mountain is waiting the other thing i find weird about buffalo is that even though it has a lower population than Detroit it manages to support 3 amusement parks! detroit used to sport 3 but now it has none Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rastuso Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Houston has tons more people than both, and has a lone small park with one disintegrating coaster. -RO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimster Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Very nice photos! Thanks for sharing. Looks like a nice park. The name of it though makes me want to yell "De plane! De plane" or "Smiles, everyone! Smiles!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wood Dragon 1988 Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Brings back good memories of a TPR trip long ago. I thought MFI was a great little park! I hope to go there again sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InkblotKat Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 that looks like so much fuuuuunnnnnnnnnn *w* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilosandwich Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 The chances of me getting to this park this weekend are slim but Marine land is a go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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