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.

Disney Pic of the Week: Fort Wilderness

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I have always heard about how campers at Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground decorate their camping sites during the Christmas holidays. Last December, after eating dinner at Trail’s End, my family and I took a walk around one of the nearby camping loops. The holiday displays we saw rival, if not surpass, many home displays … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Fort Wilderness"
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Green Treefrog

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Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea) on a railing at the All Star Sports resort.Nikon D700/28-300VR, 1/15s, f/5.6, ISO 2000, EV -0.3, 300mm focal length Scott is on vacation this week. Before he left, he wanted to share a photo taken at Walt Disney World but not exactly a Disney photo. As he was leaving his room … Continue reading "Green Treefrog"
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Yacht Club Globe

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The globe in the Yacht Club lobby.Nikon D70/18-200VR, 1/15s, f/4.2, ISO 280, EV +0.3, 32mm focal length While waiting to be called for a table at the Captain’s Grille, my daughter checks out the globe in Disney’s Yacht Club’s lobby. I found out some interesting facts about this globe from the Walt Disney World website: … Continue reading "Yacht Club Globe"
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NFT

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Spiral Nutrient Film Technique seen during the Living with the Land ride.Nikon D70/50mm, 1/160s, f/6.3, ISO 200, EV +0.3 Spiral Nutrient Film Technique is a version of hydroponics and can be seen by taking the Living with the Land boat ride in Epcot’s The Land pavilion. NFT is just one way we can grow food … Continue reading "NFT"
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Doing the High ISO Dance

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One of the things I was looking forward to doing with my new equipment was using it on Walt Disney World’s dark rides. For the dark rides I set up my camera for spot metering and Auto ISO to go as high as 6400 with the slowest shutter speed of 1/125th of a second. I … Continue reading "Doing the High ISO Dance"
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New Gear!

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I want to first thank everyone who followed my trip down to Walt Disney World last weekend. I tweeted over 35 photos from my iPhone and many other tweets. I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did. What I did not tell you last week was I was bringing my new camera … Continue reading "New Gear!"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Queues

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Imagine my surprise when I headed up the Fastpass queue for Space Mountain last December to find it totally empty. Space Mountain was still experiencing unexpected downtime after a year long refit and I was the first to enter after one of them. The new video games where only showing patterns as they don’t become … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Queues"
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Road Trip!

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Dino-Rama Prop in DinoLand USA.Nikon Coolpix 995, 1/350s, f/7.5, 100 ISO, 0 EV The start of the long Labor Day holiday weekend in the United States starts tomorrow and I will be doing something for the very first time: Driving to Walt Disney World. My daughter (the one pretending to drive in the photo above … Continue reading "Road Trip!"
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Night Hat

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A night photograph of the Sorcerer’s Hat.Nikon D70/Tokina 11-16mm, 8s, f/11, ISO 200, EV +1.0, 16mm focal length, tripod Many photographers who love to photograph at Walt Disney World have a love-hate relationship with the Sorcerer’s Hat at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The Sorcerer’s Hat is a great subject to photograph, especially at night, but makes … Continue reading "Night Hat"
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FORE!

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A guest (not Brett Favre) practices his tee shot at ESPN: The Weekend’s Ultimate Sports Experience.Nikon D70/18-200VR, 1/40s, f/13, ISO 200, EV -0.3, 31mm focal length I attended ESPN: The Weekend back in 2009 and enjoyed walking around and photographing guests participating in the Ultimate Sports Experience set up between the Rock’n Roller Coaster and … Continue reading "FORE!"
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