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: Pin Crazy!

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Pins from the movie, Bolt, hanging in the Epcot Future World Pin Station.Nikon D70/18-200VR, 1/60s, f/4, 200 ISO, +0.3 EV, 50mm Focal Length Don’t you wish you could have been given credit for the idea of Disney pins? Pin trading is an extremely popular hobby for fans. Disney creates pins about everything and anything related … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Pin Crazy!"
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Case for Using a Polarizer Filter

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In this age when photo software can duplicate almost any effect film photographers used filters for, I still find one filter very useful. The Polarizing filter does just what polarizer sunglasses do, they cut down on the glare from the sun. Most people use a circular polarizing filter which means the filter moves once it … Continue reading "Case for Using a Polarizer Filter"
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Norwegian Cast Member

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A Norwegian Cast Member pours some spirited beverages at Epcot’s Norway Pavilion.Nikon D70/18-200VR, 1/15s, f/4.8, 200 ISO, +0.3 EV, 52mm Focal Length While waiting for Illuminations to start, I noticed this cart with a nice Norwegian Cast Member serving bear and other drinks in the Norway pavilion. He makes a rather good addition to this … Continue reading "Norwegian Cast Member"
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Those Colorful Dapper Dans

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The Dapper Dans barbershop quartet entertain guests along Main Street USA.Nikon D70/Tokina 11-16, 1/40s, f/13, 200 ISO, +1.0 EV, 11mm Focal Length If you are walking down Main Street USA, keep an ear out for the Dapper Dans Barbershop Quartet. Performing since Walt Disney World’s opening in 1971, you’ll find them sometimes dressed all the … Continue reading "Those Colorful Dapper Dans"
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Super Zoom on Safari

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In 1998, a wannabe wildlife photographer’s dream came true when Disney’s Animal Kingdom opened. I’ve always wanted to bring a super zoom telephoto lens to this park and I did just that during Mousefest 2008. There were three specific locations at Animal Kingdom I wanted to try my super zoom lens, Nikon’s 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED … Continue reading "Super Zoom on Safari"
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Wide World of Disney

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A wide angle lens for a digital SLR camera is usually considered a lens of focal length 24mm lens or less (for full frame SLR it’s about 1.5 times more or 35mm). Wide angle lenses can take in a wider field of view then normal, telephoto or telephoto zoom lenses. On my last trip to … Continue reading "Wide World of Disney"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Restaurants

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This week’s Disney Pic of the Week is on Restaurants (and not food). Walt Disney World has a feast (pun intended) of places for you to eat at to meet anyone’s culinary tastes. Disney puts in as much imagineering into their restaurants as they do their parks. Such that you can be in Downtown Disney … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Restaurants"
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Scott’s Disney Photography Top 10

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When Lisa first proposed doing an end of year Top 10 list on what each of us liked to photograph at a Disney resort, I was worried I could not come up with one. Turns out I could have done a few Top 10 lists but I’ll start with this one. To be honest, except … Continue reading "Scott’s Disney Photography Top 10"
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Beast of a Show

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Belle kicks her way through a musical number in the Beauty and the Beast, Live on Stage.Nikon D70/18-200VR, 1/80s, f/6.3, ISO 400, EV +0.3, 35mm Focal Length Disney Hollywood Studios offers three stage shows and two stunt shows and by far my favorite is the Beauty and the Beast, Live on Stage based on the … Continue reading "Beast of a Show"
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Osborne Lights

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Some of the Osborne Lights at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.Nikon D70/18-200VR, 1/8s, f/4, 200 ISO, +0.3 EV, 18mm Focal Length A trip to Walt Disney World during the end of the year holiday celebrations isn’t complete without a trip to Disney’s Hollywood Studios’ Streets of America where Disney has brought the Osborne Family Spectacle of Lights. … Continue reading "Osborne Lights"
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