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.

Walking on Sunshine

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Early morning light casting shadows.Nikon D70/18-200VR, 1/50s, f/16, 200 ISO, +0.3 EV, 72mm focal length As photographers, we all work with light and shadows to create our images. However, when I was looking for something with these two elements for this Disney Pic of the Week on my last trip to Walt Disney World, I … Continue reading "Walking on Sunshine"
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Perspectives

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Perspective is defined as ” to look through”. For photographers, it means to look at something differently. To find new perspectives. At Walt Disney World, where people take millions of photographs each year, finding new perspectives can seem a daunting task. I look at it as finding “my” perspective and sometimes a little help can … Continue reading "Perspectives"
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Project Tomorrow

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After riding the latest version of Spaceship Earth, I was pleased to see the exhibit area being used again. The new sponsor, Siemens AG, has created Project Tomorrow: Inventing the Wonders of the Future. As you enter the exhibit, you can not help but notice the huge Earth before you. In a bit of technological … Continue reading "Project Tomorrow"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Morocco

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The Morocco pavilion in Epcot’s World Showcase is the only one sponored by its country’s government. When it was being constructed, the King of Morocco sent his royal craftsmen to lay all the tile work, carvings and paintings you see in the pavilion. This northern African country makes for a beautiful Disney Pic of the … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Morocco"
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Telephoto Landscape

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Mistakes. We all make them. Most of the time when we make a mistake, it doesn’t work out to good. Sometimes you get a pleasant surprise. Such as the case in the photo below of Expedition EVEREST taken from the bridge between Africa and Discovery Island. I had just finished walking the Pangani Forest Exploration … Continue reading "Telephoto Landscape"
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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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The Funmeister!

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Funmeister Mascot of Pleasure Island.Nikon D70/18-200VR, 1/6s, f/9, 500 ISO, +0.3 EV, 28mm Focal Length The Funmeister or Moon Man mascot can still be found around the remains of the original Pleasure Island entertainment complex and thought it a fitting tribute for my Disney Pic of the Week on Pleasure Island.
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Magic Hour

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Being Disney fans, we consider every hour at a Disney park or resort magical. In photography, each day has two Magic Hours. These are the half hour before and after sunrise and sunset. When the sun is low or just below the horizon, it creates amazing colors in the sky and on the objects around … Continue reading "Magic Hour"
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In Camera Cropping

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Many times I have taken a photo which looked good in the viewfinder but, when reviewing it in the camera’s LCD display, not so much. It happens when I am not careful and forget to look around the edges before pressing the shutter release. In the photo below I was intent on Space Mountain before … Continue reading "In Camera Cropping"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Main Street USA Windows

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Last December, I took my first tour at Walt Disney World called KEYS TO THE KINGDOM and learned about the history of the Walt Disney Company and the Magic Kingdom. Though I was aware of the windows on Main Street USA, I never actually took the time to read many of them. On this tour, … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Main Street USA Windows"
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