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Anatomy of a Magic Kingdom Sunset

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On my trip last week, I was on my own Friday at the Magic Kingdom. Using an app on my phone, I had determined a location to photograph the sunset. It was from the bridge on the Wishing Well side of Cinderella Castle. With the sunset at 7:38PM and Wishes starting at 9PM, I set … Continue reading "Anatomy of a Magic Kingdom Sunset"
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Riding Down Everest in Disney’s Animal Kingdom

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Guests riding Expedition Everest in Disney’s Animal Kingdom.Nikon D750/28-300VR, 1/15s, f/22, ISO 100, EV 0, 28mm Focal Length. While Scott wishes he was riding Expedition EVEREST in Disney’s Animal Kingdom today, he is doing a Stay-cation this week and next. He did want to point out this is another motion photo using a slow shutter … Continue reading "Riding Down Everest in Disney’s Animal Kingdom"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Panorama

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I have written about how to create a proper panorama photo in the past and how NOT to create them. I did fail to mention the easiest way to create what I call pseudo-panoramics. A pseudo-panoramic is done by cropping an image taken with a wide angle lens in a panoramic aspect ratio like 16×9 … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Panorama"
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Great Movie Ride HDR at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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Today is my birthday and I am going to indudge myself with photographic candy. Late afternon at Disney’s Hollywood Studios means the Sun is behind The Great Movie Ride or GMR, for short. Especially, in early December when I was there last. I sure was not going to let the cloud filled sky go to … Continue reading "Great Movie Ride HDR at Disney’s Hollywood Studios"
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Spaceship Earth at Night in Epcot

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Before a trip to Walt Disney World, I will browse through photos on flickr and Google in search of ideas. I found this composition and put it on my shot list for the trip. Though the photo which was the inspiration for the photo of Spaceship Earth below was taken during the day, the rest … Continue reading "Spaceship Earth at Night in Epcot"
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macPhun with Spaceship Earth at Epcot

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Today, photo editing software comes in three flavors: Expensive, Cloud based subscriptions and bits and pieces (aka apps). The exception would be Adobe Elements. An excellent choice as it has most of the photo editing capabilities of Photoshop. I am still considering my next move in photo management software. Apple’s Aperture 3.x software is no … Continue reading "macPhun with Spaceship Earth at Epcot"
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Adjusting White Balance Inside the American Adventure

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One of my favorite entertainers is the Voices of Liberty a cappella group at Walt Disney World. They perform shows inside the American Adventure under the rotunda at Epcoot’s World Showcase. The area was designed for the acoustics and the talented singers take full advantage of them. But (isn’t there always one?), the lighting for … Continue reading "Adjusting White Balance Inside the American Adventure"
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Editing a Dinosaur in Disney’s Animal Kingdom

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You walk up to the Dinosaur attraction in Disney’s Animal Kingdom with your camera and carefully compose a photo by getting in close to the statue of Aladar. You move around until Aladar is looking into the frame adding interest. It is a bright, sunny day but your eyes see all the details and colors. … Continue reading "Editing a Dinosaur in Disney’s Animal Kingdom"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Disney’s Animal Kingdom

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Changes are in the air over at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, too, as Disney prepares the park of a new night time entertainment experience. Even the Tree of Life is having every one of its leaves replaced. That is like 103,000 of them! The image below was taken in October of 2014 before the leaf changeover … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Disney’s Animal Kingdom"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Christmas at Disney

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Visiting Walt Disney World any time of the year is magical…but, and I say this having experienced it several times, visiting during the Christmas holiday season is even more magical. All the parks and resorts get decorated in festive colors. Special parties, events and entertainment occur all over the resort. Disney characters dress in their … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Christmas at Disney"
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