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Looks like there's no automatic decode of the BB Code tags.  Major bummer. Individual photos can be manually viewed by cutting and pasting the IMG tags, but that's hardly usable.  Wonder how the attached file is saved.

OK, I took this photo on the President's Cruise a couple of weeks ago.  I really don't have to tell you what play it's from.

It's encouraging that Celebrity, Carnival, most of RCI, and Princess (the last being from my experience) appear to allow cameras with TTL/viewfinders in their venues.

Holland and RCI's Liberty of the Seas, it won't make any difference to 99% of the passengers, but it's good to know beforehand what is prohibited.

Thanks for your observations! If you run into a prohibition, please post it.

We were on the Independence last May and enjoyed the ice show. I did not bring a camera with me and made a few cell phone images figuring it would be nice to have one in my book. The next we met the violinist from the show and made a new friend. In course of conversation over dinner we mentioned we had really crappy seats for the show and she offered to get us in early for the next show. Soooo, I brought a 5D III and a 24-105 F4, sat in the front row and made pictures all night long. No one said boo to me. Our new friend did say thank you when I handed her a thumb drive of pictures for her and the skaters to enjoy. Oh, that one picture in my book turned into 4 pages.....location, location, location...

Amen. (Wish this site had a thumbs-up feature). The ice show is really a challenge on that small rink. Like photographing caffeinated squirrels.

My mentor said half of the job is showing up early, half is talking to people, and the third half is the photography. The seat next to my favorite one in the stage theatre had a "Reserved" sign for the production show. The stage manager confirmed it was just that one seat, so I sat next to it. A lady about my age sat down in it and commented on my gear (10-22 on the 5D and EF 70-200 F2.8 on the 80D). She was the Dance Captain's mother.

The justifiably proud mom said that she judged photographers on how well they caught her daughter's high kicks and said that since I'd not seen the show or rehearsal before that it would be really tough. I gave her a card and said "Let me try". Luckily she introduced me to her daughter so I could explain why her stills looked a bit...different. The dancer understood and went out of her way to be accommodating the rest of the cruise.

If you do stage photography, you would understand why no photography is ever allowed in a theater, unless you have prior written permission. I’ve never seen a theater show that allows photography. Sometimes at a school concert, but that’s about it. Everything is copywrited. Sets, lighting, costumes....

Hmm. The Dance Captain (Steph) on the Freedom and I spoke about which cast members lacking production stills for their books so I'd make sure to concentrate on them. The stage manager cleared up a question about which side the singers would use to interact with audience members so I'd know where to sit for the best shot.

I've heard from two folks that all cameras are prohibited in the theatre of the Liberty. (Use of flash and any video is prohibited for all indoor Royal performances on other ships).

What other ships have similar prohibitions? I do stage photography and need to steer clear of those ships.

The people who use flash (especially during acrobatic shows!), video (with audio) and tablets (held above the head with the brightness turned up) irritate me also.

What's been the best unlisted item you've gotten in the MDR? Not something served earlier/later on the trip, but not on the menu at all.

 

Friends have taken a recipe for sticky toffee pudding that chefs on Princess have done a great job on. We've asked if they could fix Filipino food on the Royal's Freedom OTS, expecting an easy entree like pancit, and the (Filipino) chef made 2 full family style meals.[/quote)

 

I can see odering something for dietary needs or steak or chicken or plain pasta but bringing a recipe for the chef to make seems a little presumptuous to me

 

Friends were talking to a chef and asked if the ship ever served sticky toffee pudding. He said that it didn't, but if she had the recipe he'd make it.

What's been the best unlisted item you've gotten in the MDR? Not something served earlier/later on the trip, but not on the menu at all.

Friends have taken a recipe for sticky toffee pudding that chefs on Princess have done a great job on. We've asked if they could fix Filipino food on the Royal's Freedom OTS, expecting an easy entree like pancit, and the (Filipino) chef made 2 full family style meals.

Nasi Goreng.

Was this on Princess by chance?

I love their MDR and have never failed to eat a dish in 14 years of cruising, but their Nasi Goreng was just plain bad.

Anybody on the 2018 President's Cruise leaving September 29th?

Tidal pool on the next island over. Southern Leyte, Philippines.

Works from the app, giving Tapatalk a shot.

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I'm a stage photographer and have to upload proofs for the talent. And my dad is 86, so having phone connection with Ooma is a plus.

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Tuscan hailstorm on the RCCI President's Cruise, 2017. Mr. Bailey (who wasn't in charge of the weather), refunded the cost of the excursion for everyone. I'd have been happy to pay just to get a photo of a shivering Italian cowgirl.

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Sandy in Black by Brad Leonard.

Hi Jay,

In the photo stream section of Flickr, click on a photo. The image will enlarge. Just below it, to the right, are five icons. Click on the middle one (a curved arrow).

A box will pop up. The secret is to select BBCode, that's the markup language used in the Cruise Critic forums. It took some playing with the Preview Post feature, but when you get it right, you'll see your photo before posting.

Hope this helps,

Brad

Four ships in the harbor

A busy day for Phillipsburg, St. Maarten. Aboard the Independence of the Seas (Second from left).

4 ships by Brad Leonard, on Flickr

A friend who's a landscape photographer clued me in. He says that all of the major brands make great bodies, but the big investment is in lenses. You can still use a 40 year old lens on a modern body (if the mount is the same), and that glass holds its' value a lot more so than the body. I bought Canon because that's what we used at work and I was the de-facto evidence photographer on search warrants for 21 years, plus my friend also used them.

After buying my first pro lens last month (70-200mm EF S II) I see what he means. It cost as much as my first two DSLR bodies and the 80D it's used on, combined. On a sunny day for medium length shots, a late model cellphone would take just as good a picture. But in the production shows with low light and continual movement, you need a bigger sensor and a fast lens.

2x Canon T5i

Canon 80d

70-200 mm EF L

10-22 mm

500 mm nightstick

18-55 and 75-300 kit lenses

Gimbal mount for video

The white lens is new. I bought it for production stills. Photographing musical theater and bands is the highlight of my cruises.

Hola! Retired Technical SA, currently a production photographer. Good news, fewer chalk outlines and evidence markers in photos. Bad news, short setup times.

Next cruise - Southampton to Miami on the Navigator, November 6, 2017.

Retired Postal Inspector and Forensic Computer Examiner from St. Louis MO and Southern Leyte, Philippines.