Scott Thomas

Scott's "Photographic Innoventions" blog focuses on intermediate to advanced photography concepts and techniques relevant for Point and Shoot and Digital SLR cameras.


China Reflection

China Reflection

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Taking a pause this week to share this lovely photo in China’s World Showcase pavilion in Epcot. The trick here is to look for still water which I found in the late afternoon. China is one of my favorite Epcot World Showcase pavilions to photograph. Do you have a favorite?
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Tree of Life at 70mm

Focal Length with the Tree of Life

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If you are new to the Photographic Innoventions section of the Picture This! Photo Blog here at AllEars.net, the technical information I share with all my photos may be a mystery to you. This information is called metadata. Metadata is defined as a set of data that describes and gives information about other data. Digital … Continue reading "Focal Length with the Tree of Life"
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DJ R3X in Oga's Cantina

Disney Pic of the Week: DJ R3X in Oga’s Cantina

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Last we saw R3X, or Rex for short, he was piloting a Starspeeder 3000 for Star Tours. Eventually, as the story goes, Rex crash landed on Batuu near the Black Spire Outpost where Oga found him and had him reprogrammed as DJ R3X for the Cantina.  There, he streams the best music for the intergalactic patrons. … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: DJ R3X in Oga’s Cantina"
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TIE Echelon Ship

Spaceships of Galaxy’s Edge in Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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When I first saw Star Wars (now called A New Hope) back in 1977, I was thrilled with all the spaceships on the screen.  You can imagine my reaction when I walked into Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and saw those spaceships at full scale! Yes, it was totally awesome! Let us start with … Continue reading "Spaceships of Galaxy’s Edge in Disney’s Hollywood Studios"
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Black Spire Outpost at Night

Disney Pic of the Week: Black Spire Outpost at Galaxy’s Edge

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Black Spire Outpost is located on the planet of Batuu and found at Galaxy’s Edge in Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World. Black Spire Outpost has both Resistance and First Order factions within close proximity of each other but, at night, looks very peaceful. That is until First Order Stormtroopers stop to interrogate why you are … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Black Spire Outpost at Galaxy’s Edge"
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First Haircut 2018

Favorite 2019 Topics from Photographic Innoventions on the Picture This! Blog

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In years past I have picked my favorite photos. This year, I am sharing my favorite blog topics in order of their appearance.  You will see the photo and then my commentary below it along with a link to the original blog post. I will share my 2020 plans at the end of the article. … Continue reading "Favorite 2019 Topics from Photographic Innoventions on the Picture This! Blog"
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iPhone Casey's Corner Pianist

Disney Pic of the Week: Best Pic of 2019

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I reviewed all my weekly photos I shared here in 2019. There were many and it was hard to go against those photos taken at night. In the end, I went with a Human Interest photo taken with an iPhone 8 Plus. This was originally published as Disney Pic of the Week: Casey’s Corner Pianist iPhoneography … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Best Pic of 2019"
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Main Street USA Christmas 2013

2019 Christmas Wish from the Magic Kingdom

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I am enjoying the Christmas holiday with family and friends this week. I will be back next week to close out the memorable year of 2019. The night I photographed people streaming out down Main Street USA after the fireworks back in 2013, the flag pole and Christmas tree had been removed for the filming … Continue reading "2019 Christmas Wish from the Magic Kingdom"
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