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Portraits at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Bringing a heavy telephoto zoom lens is something I have only done at Disney’s Animal Kingdom a couple of times. In fact, the last time was back in 2013. Looking through these, I will be bringing it again. The lens I am talking about is the Nikon 80-400mm f/3.5-5.6 ED AF VR Zoom lens. It … Continue reading "Portraits at Disney’s Animal Kingdom"
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Re-Living an Old Trip to Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Back in 2013, I brought the Nikon 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED AF VR Zoom lens to Disney’s Animal Kingdom. This is the original version of the lens. It is a big, heavy lens which I use mostly for field sports and wildlife photography with an occassional visit to local zoos. Carrying it at a Disney themepark … Continue reading "Re-Living an Old Trip to Disney’s Animal Kingdom"
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Photographing Birds at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Photographing birds whether at Walt Disney World or out in the wild is a challenge. While many birds at Disney’s Animal Kingdom are content to stand and be still for photographs. Others are not. If you have ever watched the Eastern Golden Weavers inside the Aviary of the Pangani Forest Exploration Trail, you know what … Continue reading "Photographing Birds at Disney’s Animal Kingdom"
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Eliminating Distracting Backgrounds at Walt Disney World

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Here are a few ideas on how to separate your subject from its background which are often busy at Walt Disney World. I have previously gone into detail on how to use Aperture mode on a dSLR camera to blur out the background while keeping the subject sharp and clear. For compact cameras and on … Continue reading "Eliminating Distracting Backgrounds at Walt Disney World"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Action

Posted on by AllEars
This was a hard one for me as I don’t do very well taking “action” shots. However, recently I happened upon the Meerkats at Animal Kingdom just as their feeding and enrichment was beginning. It was great to watch as the first one timidly emerged from the hole to see is everything was safe. A … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Action"
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New Animals at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Things are always changing at Walt Disney World. At Disney’s Animal Kingdom, I photographed new residents on my last trip in December of 2015. The entrance to Discovery Island Trails before the bridge over to Africa is the home of the Cotton-top Tamarins (Saguinus oedipus). Cotton-top Tamarins are new world monkeys from Central and South … Continue reading "New Animals at Disney’s Animal Kingdom"
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Photographing around Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Posted on by Scott Thomas
I see a lot people when they first walk up to the Tree of Life after crossing the bridge just take a photo or look at the tree for a bit then walk off to either side around Discovery Island. I suggest to many of my friends and family, to take the short trail down … Continue reading "Photographing around Disney’s Animal Kingdom"
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Where in the World #133

Posted on by Barrie Brewer
This was Challenge #132: And here’s the answer: Copyright © 2010 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D300, 18-200mm VR, 1/80s shutter, f/8, ISO 800 I recently returned from a trip to Walt Disney World and one of my favorite moments was getting a chance to see this little baby gorilla. It was her 3 month birthday and … Continue reading "Where in the World #133"
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Animal Kingdom – You “Otter” See This!

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
One of the things we love about Animal Kingdom is taking time to watch the animals, whether it be the tigers and bats on the Maharajah Jungle Trek, the meerkats, gerenuks and gorillas in Pangani Forest, the cotton-top tamarinds or lemurs around the Tree of Life, etc. One of our very favorites, though, is the … Continue reading "Animal Kingdom – You “Otter” See This!"
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