Tag: Selective Focus

Shopping in Epcot

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Do you like to shop? Even when on vacation at Walt Disney World? When traveling with my wife and two daughters, shopping is a part of the trip. I do like to shop though not as much as they do. Luckily, I have a camera with me and find my own kind of shopping…capturing details … Continue reading "Shopping in Epcot"
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Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue at Fort Wilderness Resort

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The Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue dinner show playbill from the Pioneer Hall balcony.Nikon D700/28-300VR, 1/50s, f/3.5, ISO 4000, EV 0, 28mm focal length. My wife and I have attended the Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue dinner show at the Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground six times since our honeymoon back in 1983. Back then the Hoop-Dee-Doo was considered … Continue reading "Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue at Fort Wilderness Resort"
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Prime Epcot

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Prime Epcot When I am in a photography funk and want to challenge myself, I take my favorite zoom lens off my camera and put on my Nikon 50mm f/1.8 prime lens. What I call the Nifty-Fifty. I did this for a day at Epcot and came away with some of the best photos I … Continue reading "Prime Epcot"
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Framing Spaceship Earth in Epcot

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Last fall I spent a few hours with Disney photographer extraordinaire Bob Desmond at Epcot. Bob has been photographing for Disney for over 20 years. After meeting with Bob near Japan in World Showcase, I asked him what he found to photograph after so many years. He gave me a couple of things right off … Continue reading "Framing Spaceship Earth in Epcot"
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Hollywood Studios in Chrome

Posted on by Scott Thomas
In the past I have told you about how to use selective focus. Further, I have said it is a good way to make busy backgrounds disappear into a soft blur called bokeh. In looking over my past posts, I never showed you an example. Have you all seen the car on Sunset Boulevard under … Continue reading "Hollywood Studios in Chrome"
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Escaping the Yeti

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Screaming expeditoners hurtle down Everest to escape the Yeti.Nikon D70/18-200VR, 1/200s, f/5.3, ISO 200, EV +0.3, 95mm focal length Expedition EVEREST dominates Disney’s Animal Kingdom’s Asia in size and sound. I found a quiet camping lantern to focus on while screaming expeditioners escaped their encounter with the Yeti in the bokehed background for my Disney … Continue reading "Escaping the Yeti"
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Another Cinderella

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Cinderella Fountain Statue.Nikon D70/18-200VR, 1/20s, f/5.3, 200 ISO, +0.3 EV, 80mm Focal Length For my Disney Pic of the Week on Fantasyland, I have chosen a different angle of this lovely Cinderella Fountain statue I showed previously as Queen Cinderella. Here she is her step-family’s maid holding one of her woodland friends with the shoppes … Continue reading "Another Cinderella"
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More Nifty-Fifty

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Mickey’s MouseKosh overalls drying near the garden outside his Country House in Toontown Fair.Nikon D70/50mm, 1/640s, f/1.8, 200 ISO, +0.6 EV Drying outside his Country House’s garden, Mickey’s MouseKosh overalls are selectively focused. By setting the aperture to f/1.8 on my nifty-fifty (50mm prime lens) and carefully focusing on the overalls throwing the background out … Continue reading "More Nifty-Fifty"
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Selective Focus

Posted on by Barrie Brewer
Copyright © 2007 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D50, 18-200VR lens, 1/320s shutter, f9 My example of selective focus is this photo of the marble stones outside of China‘s Temple of Heaven in Epcot’s World Showcase. This type of photography works very well when you want to highlight the wonderful detail that makes Disney parks stand out … Continue reading "Selective Focus"
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Disney Pic of the Week – Selective Focus

Posted on by Lisa Berton
We’re going to get a little more advanced this week and work on learning selective focus. While there are some point and shoot cameras that have some freedom in their focal point selection this is really geared towards SLRs whether they’re 35mm or digital.. When you want to make part of your image stand apart … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week – Selective Focus"
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