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Wednesday

#Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop: February Calendar Shot

Hi there Disney photography fans. Welcome to The Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop here at Focused on the Magic where each week we get together to share our #DisneySide vacation photos.

Would you like to link up your #DisneySide photos and blog hop with us? They can be from your blog, Instagram, Flickr, Twitter, Tumblr or SmugMug. You get the idea. The Link-up at the bottom of this post.

There is a theme that you can follow if you wish. This week's theme is "Your Calendar Shot" for February. I had a tough time choosing just one picture to be featured for the whole month on my desktop calendar. February is one of my favorite months for a Disney World trip. The weather is beautiful which makes it easier to get some good pictures and there are always new things to see and do.
What's your favorite time of year?

Focused on the Magic Calendar Shot for February Wordless Wednesday

Time to link up your Wordless Wednesday photo...

#Disney Wordless Wednesday: November

Welcome and thanks for stopping by The Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop here at Focused on the Magic where each week we gather together to share our Disney vacation photos.
Would you like to link up your #DisneySide pictures and blog hop with us? Look no further than the bottom of this post.
November has arrived and it's time for our calendar shot.
Do you have a favorite fireworks display?

Time to link up your Wordless Wednesday photo...

#Disney Wordless Wednesday: July

Welcome to The Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop where each week we gather together and share our Disney vacation photos. Would you like to link up your #DisneySide pictures or hop around to all the blogs linked up? Look no further than the bottom of this post.
This week's theme is July Calendar Shot

Time to link up your Wordless Wednesday post....

Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop ~ The Merry Month of May

O, the month of May, the merry month of May, So frolic, so gay, and so green, so green, so green!
Taken from a poem by Thomas Dekker (c. 1572–1632) The Merry Month of May.

Welcome and thanks for stopping by The Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop here at Focused on the Magic.com where we gather with bloggers to link up and share our #DisneySide Wordless Wednesday Disney vacation posts.

I hope you'll join us by linking up your pictures and hopping to see all the great vacation photos the blogs have posted.

The theme is "Your Calendar Shot for May".Next week we'll be coming to you from Walt Disney World. I'll be on my solo trip so I thought I'd share the first thing I plan on doing, Wishes Nighttime Spectacular.

What's the first thing you do when you get to the parks?

Time to link up your Wordless Wednesday...

Wishes Magic Kingdom Fireworks Spectacular

Welcome friends and thanks for stopping by The Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop here at Focused on the Magic.com where each week we gather with Disney Bloggers to link up and share our #DisneySide Wordless Wednesday vacation picture posts.
The theme this week is:Your February Calendar Shot.For February I went with romance. I think Wishes is the most romantic fireworks show at Walt Disney World. I always look forward to seeing it with my husband. What's your favorite romantic fireworks show?

Time to link up your Wordless Wednesday...

Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop Focused on the Magic

Happy New Year friends!! Thanks for stopping by The Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop here at Focused on the Magic.com. This is always the highlight of my week seeing your pictures and visiting with you on your blogs.
I hope 2014 brings you all good health, wealth and most of all happiness! Oh, and a trip to your Happy Place too!
Our theme this week is, Your January Calendar Shot. What better way to kick off the new year than with a blast of fireworks from Wishes at Magic Kingdom in the Walt Disney World Resort.

Wishes ~ The Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop, Focused on the Magic.com.

Time to link up your Wordless Wednesday...

Silent Sunday in the Park

Do you have pictures that *speak* for themselves?

I've been sharing mine off and on for awhile now and thought you might like to join in by linking up your Silent Sunday picture. I would love to see yours!

Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop ~ Happy 4th of July!

Welcome to The Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop here at Focused on the Magic where each week we gather with other Disney Bloggers to link up and share our Wordless Wednesday or Almost Wordless Wednesday Disney related picture posts.

Welcome to this week's edition of The Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop here at Focused on the Magic.com where each week we gather with other Disney Bloggers to link up and share our Disney Wordless Wednesday or Almost Wordless Wednesday Disney related picture posts.

There is a theme each week that you can follow if you wish. This week's theme is "Your February Calendar Shot". Simply choose any Disney picture you would like to use on a calendar if you were to make one or one that you think best represents February. Post it and link up the url. Here is a link to make and design your own free calendar: click here.

February Calendar Shot ~ Focused on the Magic

Wishes, Magic Kingdom #DisneyPhotography by Deb Silhan

Time to link up...

Welcome to this week's edition of The Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop here at Focused on the Magic.com where each week we gather with other Disney Bloggers to link up and share our Disney Wordless Wednesday or Almost Wordless Wednesday Disney related picture posts.

There is a theme each week that you can follow if you wish. This week's theme is Disney Time.
If you've been reading the Disney Blog or visiting the Disney site lately you'll have an idea of what we're talking about. If not click here.

On Disney Time, everything is magic and everyone is just about the same age. The memories that you create together live in your hearts forever.

Time to link up...

Wordless Wednesday ~ Wishes Nighttime Spectacular

Happy New Year and Welcome to The Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop here at Focused on the Magic.com where each week we gather with other Disney Bloggers to link up our blog posts to share our Disney Wordless Wednesday or Almost Wordless Wednesday Disney related picture posts.

To kick off the new year our theme this week is, "Your Calendar Shot". You don't have to follow along with the theme. All Disney related pictures are welcome! You can link up Facebook pictures, Twitter, Tumblr, Reddit, Flickr or video posts.
I chose a picture I took in October at The Walt Disney World Resort of

Wishes Nighttime Spectacular

It was taken on a magical night and I thought it would be a picture I could enjoy looking at as a cover shot on our 2013 calendar as well as the whole month of January.

Time to link up...

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Sunday

Destination Disney ~ Quoting Cinderella

This week we are focusing on one of my favorite inspirational Disney quotes from Cinderella. It's our way of celebrating the recently released Cinderella Two-Disc Diamond Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo.

Tuesday

Almost Wordless Wednesday ~ Wishes for Nolan!

Welcome to The Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop here at Focused on the Magic.com where each week bloggers gather to share and visit Disney Wordless Wednesday or Almost Wordless Wednesday Disney related picture posts.

You don't have to link up to enjoy the blog hop fun. Hop around and have a look at all the great pictures linked up.

We welcome Facebook pictures, Twitter, Tumblr, Reddit, SmugMug, Flickr, video post or your own blog post. You can even email me your picture and I'll post it for you.

The rules are few and linking up is simple. Scroll down to the bottom of this post to have a look, and if you still have questions, hop over to The Disney Wordless Wednesday 411 page for more information.

My post this week is dedicated to @Dis_Nolan, a wonderful member of The Disney Fan Community who has passed. Even though we never got to me in person, we shared many good times online. I remember logging on at 3am during the WDWRadio Marathon Weekend and chatting with Nolan, who was as happy and upbeat as ever. He went on to break the chat record too! His positive spirit, wit and humor will be sorely missed. My heart is very heavy but I know Nolan's heart is free to enjoy Wishes every night at peace.

"WISHES"

MUSIC COMPOSED BY GREGORY SMITH

Star light, star bright,

First star I see tonight.

I wish I may, I wish I might,

Have the wish, I wish tonight.

Oh, a world of wishes, A world where dreams come true.
So make a wish, see it through.
Dare to do what dreamers do.

CHORUS:

Wishes...
Dream a dream.
Wishes...
Set it free.
Wishes…
Trust your heart.
Just believe.

We’re all just children, Reaching for our dreams. They’re shining high above us, And even though it seems so far (so far) We put our faith and hope on a shooting star.

Oh...

CHORUS:

Star light, star bright,
First star I see tonight.
I wish I may, I wish I might,
Have the wish, I wish tonight.
We’ll make a wish and do as dreamers do.

All our wishes,

Will come,

True…

Wishes, wishes.

Our friend Kathy Kelly wrote a beautiful article for WDWFanZone about Nolan which you can read here.

Capturing Wishes in The Magic Kingdom ~ Tips and Tricks

Wishes is one of the most exciting fireworks shows at Walt Disney World, the other being Illuminations at Epcot. Capturing photos of Wishes and sharing them over and over when I get home is a family tradition of ours. It’s a bit of a challenge to take pictures of Wishes but with a little planning and practice you’ll be comfortable capturing great memories.

Focused on the Magic - Tips for Capturing Wishes Fireworks

5 things you'll need:

A camera with the ability to manually set the controls such as F-stop and ISO and Shutter Speed.
Fresh batteries. Memory enough to take 100 shots. Later you want to try out an ND filter but for now leave it home.
A stable surface such as a tripod, gorilla pod or the Disney Quadpod (trash can) which are conveniently located every 20 feet in the parks. I’m touting tripods but I really don’t like them. For years I wouldn’t bring one to the parks. Mine was just too cumbersome to carry on rides and if I stored it in a locker I didn’t enjoy going back for it before Wishes started. I would shoot handheld (with pretty good results) or place a small beanbag on a Disney Quadpod. My favorite Disney Quadpod is located in front of Casey’s Corner. You’ll need to get there early to claim it as it’s become quite popular over time. The Velbron UltraMax IF tripod changed my mind about tripods. Whereas my other tripods were heavy and big, the UltraMax is incredibly compact (14”) extends to 60”, weighs about 2lbs and it can hold 5lbs which does push the limit on my camera with a lens. Oh and it was reasonably priced too! I believe it’s been discontinued but I’m sure there’s a current model that’s far superior.
A shutter release (cable or remote) or self-timer on the camera. I use a basic cable release. Nothing fancy with a short cable. You can do without it but why not have the extra stability for long exposures?
A small flashlight on a lanyard that’s easy to turn on with one hand. Your other hand may be holding your camera, tripod or shutter release. Bright but compact as you don’t want to disturb guests during the show.

√ a large dose of ºoº patience and pixie dust!

Next you’ll need a good location. You might want to scope this out earlier in the day. My favorite is on Main Street, USA. I like to be far enough back that I have a clear view of the front of the castle and a large expanse of sky framed by Main Street. Another great spot is the train station platform before they put up the Christmas tree, when the flagpole is removed. Even with the flagpole in place the view of the skyline is tremendous.

Which lens to use? I’ve shot Wishes with a Nikkor 18-200mm set at 18mm and also 35mm from Casey’s on Main Street with good results. I find my Nikon 50mm to be too tight until halfway down Main Street. The Sigma 30mm lens is my favorite leaving plenty of room to crop later if need be. Most kit lenses or primes will do the job.

Almost Wordless Wednesday ~ Fall

Come along and join the fun! Link up your Disney Almost Wordless or Wordless Wednesday posts, make new Disney friends, visit with old friends, see some great pictures at

The Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop

with me, Debs Dis @ Focused on the Magic

This week has been all about fall colors and Wishes for me. Monday I had the honor and privilege to be a guest blogger for Beth at Pursuing the Magic in her series, Wishes around the Web and I wrote a post all about the Fall Decorations in The Magic Kingdom. To top it off The Yellow Magical Blogorail did a series on Fall too! So, I thought I'd offer up another shot of Wishes in a beautiful fall color.

Wishes around the Web ~ My Guest Post

Today I have the honor of being a guest blogger for one of my favorite Disney blogs, Beth's Pursuing the Magic & her Wishes around the Web Part 2.

Last week in Part 1, Beth shared a wonderful heartwarming family memory of Wishes. This week, I will be sharing a few photography tips and tricks for taking pictures of Wishes.

While you are there be sure to check out Beth's countdown series, 100 Things to Do in Disney. and The Magical Blogorail, which Beth is the founder of and I'm a proud member of.

I'll leave you for now with fall colors from Wishes....

Congratulations to all my Disney friends who've made it to round 2 of the selection process for the 2012 Walt Disney World Moms Panel. I'm sending you loads of pixie dust on fairy wings & prayers that you'll glide through to a coveted position on the panel. Best Wishes!!!
Thanks for stopping by.

Have a Disney day!

Tuesday

Birthday Wishes

Welcome to The Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop
hosted by, Debs Dis @ Focused on the Magic.
Won't you join us in the hop? It's a fun way to make new Disney friends, visit with old friends and see Disney Wordless and sometimes Almost Wordless Wednesday pictures taken by Disney bloggers from around the world.

This week's theme:
Celebrations

There are so many wonderful ways we've celebrated occasions Disney style. It was during a birthday celebration that this shot of Wishes was taken.

What a great way to celebrate with fireworks, a parade!

an Italian birthday song

and a candle to blow out...

May Your Wishes Come True

Welcome to

The Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop!

Hosted by Deb @ Focused on the Magic. Come along and join the fun! Post a link to your Disney themed Almost Wordless or Wordless posts, make new Disney friends, visit with old friends while you blog hop!
Everybody neat and pretty?

May Your Wishes Come True.....