Lisa Berton

It’s Mush, Dude!

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Dude, All-Star Sports is one of the value resorts at Walt Disney World. Each building is dedicated to a different sport, dude. As you can see, this pool is at the totally radical Surf’s Up! Duuuude, you can’t catch a wave in this pool. My entry for Disney Pic of the Week, Pools.
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Follow-up to Where Have All the Camera Stores Gone?

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I previously posted a blog regarding Ritz Camera stores imprending auction. Reuters reported on July 21st that the auction of remaining Ritz Camera stores lasted roughly 24 hours beginning on July 20th. In the end, David Ritz, CEO of Ritz Camera Centers, Inc along with financial backers collectively set up as RCI Acquisition LLC won … Continue reading "Follow-up to Where Have All the Camera Stores Gone?"
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Icons and Settings: The New Breed

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Last week I went over the most commonly found species of camera settings and their accompaning icons. This time I’ll navigate you through those found in the deep dark jungles of digital point and shoots and in alphabetical order no less!. Get your penlights ready. Backlighting – When your subject is standing in front of … Continue reading "Icons and Settings: The New Breed"
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Disney Pic of the Week – Africa

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I bless the rains down in Africa. I bless the rains. I bless the rains down in Africa. Do do doo. Wait, I’m getting word from Scott that this week’s Disney Pic of the Week is not about Toto’s song. It’s about the Africa portion of Disney’s Animal Kingdom. I wish he and Barrie were … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week – Africa"
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Paging Mr. Tom Morrow

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My contribution for our Tomorrowland themed Pic of the Week is of Innoventions in Disneyland. This building once housed Carousel of Progress which is now performing at Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. Canon EOS A2, Canon 28-90mm USM, Fujifilm Pro 400
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Commom Icons and Settings

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Regardless of whether you shoot film or digitaly, point and shoot cameras have simplified features. In an effort to help you take better pictures and to stear folks away from only using the Auto mode, settings such as Portrait, Sports, and Landscape can be selected with the touch of a button or spin of the … Continue reading "Commom Icons and Settings"
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Right Before Your Eyes

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Take my advice and make time to watch Miyuki. She’s a well-loved treasure found in the Japan pavillion in EPCOT. Give her the name of any animal and watch her create it out of rice candy. She’s absolutely incredible. The woman works FAST so have your camera ready to go and set it to a … Continue reading "Right Before Your Eyes"
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Where Have All the Camera Stores Gone?

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The latest news to come down the photography and retail pikes is that Ritz Camera Centers, Inc which consists of Ritz Camera, Wolf Camera, Inkley’s, Kits Camera, Dean’s Photo, Cameras West, and Camera World may close their doors forever in as little as two weeks. What happened? This past February the privately owned company filed … Continue reading "Where Have All the Camera Stores Gone?"
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Face Detection

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This (or something similiar) is the icon for face detection that you’ll find on cameras. Digital cameras have changed quite a bit in the past few years. One major advancement in digital photography is face detection. Simply put, the software in the camera enables it to scan what the lens is pointed at and look … Continue reading "Face Detection"
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Vacation as You Wish

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Everyone needs an escape from their own reality. If we didn’t then Disney parks would be empty and movie theatres would never sell tickets. I was ready for an escape myself and when I found out that Disney was bringing some Pixie Dust to Boston I asked if any of my fellow Disney fans were … Continue reading "Vacation as You Wish"
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