What a day! It’s almost midnight and we haven’t stopped since we got here around 3pm. Waves of folks are checking into the hotel. It’s hard to walk 5 feet without running into someone who is here for the event. We spent our afternoon setting up our tables and meeting and greeting all the folks … Continue reading "MagicMeets Friday Evening"
Well things are starting to crank up. The ballroom is 95% ready…almost all the sponsors are here….the PA system and everything else is almost ready….and look who has arrived!!!! That’s right…it’s Steve Barrett and some lovely lady we’ll call “Venus” for now. Seriously I am so excited I don’t know if I will sleep tonight. … Continue reading "Excitement Building MagicMeets!"
Well I’ve been here less than 24 hours and things are already happening. A few of us, including Fred Block (MagicMeets), Louis Mongello (DisneyWorldTrivia), Mike Newell (WDWToday) , and myself have already started getting the main ballroom ready for Saturday’s MagicMeets event. I know you’re thinking, “Mike, how about some pictures?” We really want to … Continue reading "Friday Morning Report From MagicMeets 2007"
9:30am — Just spoke to Fred on the phone. Things are going great. Here is Fred’s morning report: Just woke up a little while ago. We were in the ballroom late last night getting a head start on things. Screens and projectors needed to be setup and fine tuned and audio systems had to be … Continue reading "Magic Meets – Friday Morning Update"
Cinderella topiary at Epcot’s Flower and Garden Festival. Copyright © Scott Thomas Photography 2007Nikon D70/18-200VR, 1/160s, f/11, 200 ISO, -0.3 EC, 18mm Focal Length In digital photography, exposure is the total amount of light allowed to fall on to an image sensor. It’s really quite simple even though there’s a lot of science and engineering … Continue reading "Photographic Innoventions: Mechanics of Exposure"
Photos being sent live from cell phones. Mike Scopa has arrived in Harrisburg. Fred just called.. he’s **so** excited. “All the months and months of planning are coming together. You can already feel the Disney Magic in the air.” He’s got a busy afternoon still. Headed now over to one of the Sponsors, Kathy’s Christmas, … Continue reading "Magic Meets – Thursday Afternoon Update"
MagicMeets Organizer Fred Block arrived in Harrisburg yesterday. As chairperson, he needed to get to the hotel a few days early to make sure everything is as planned. Those of you who have run events know how those last minute items always get you! Fred tells me he has a busy day planned including meeting … Continue reading "MagicMeets – Pre-Meet setup"
Copyright © 2007 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D50/18-200VR, 1/200s shutter, f4.9 Say hi to Donald Duck, star of the new Mexico attraction “Gran Fiesta”. This was taken outside of the Mexico pavilion at Epcot where Donald was doing a meet and greet with park guests. In between posing with children Donald turned and gave me a … Continue reading "Focus on Disney World – Donde esta Donald?"
