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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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Reflective Disney

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Reflections at Walt Disney World can be found in mirrors, windows, metal surfaces and in the rivers, lakes, fountains with still water. When using a reflective surface make sure you are not in the photo (unless your intention is to make a self portrait), watch for distortions and over exposed areas. It is hard to … Continue reading "Reflective Disney"
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Big Al Sings

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I give myself self-assignments all the time. On my last trip to Walt Disney World, I wanted to get better photos of the Country Bear Jamboree show than I have in the past. Unfortunately, Lisa had not yet published her excellent guide on how to use a Point and Shoot camera to best photograph the … Continue reading "Big Al Sings"
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WDWPhotography.com

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In June of 2010, a new photography blog on Walt Disney World was launched by two young and talented flickr photographers, Adam Hansen and Cory Disbrow. As Cory writes in the blog’s introductory post, “…we wanted to take a somewhat EPCOT Center approach and adopt Walt Disney’s idea of ‘edutainment’. By that, I mean we … Continue reading "WDWPhotography.com"
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Walt Disney World at f/2.8

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Fast lenses for digital SLR cameras have a maximum aperture of f/2.8 or bigger. Except for the Nifty-Fifty which are 50mm prime lenses at f/1.8, fast lenses are expensive. Most of the lenses in this class are considered some of the best ever made. Over the last three years, I have purchased two f/2.8 lenses … Continue reading "Walt Disney World at f/2.8"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Dark Rides

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Dark rides are the most challenging for us Disney photographers. Light is only available directly on the places Disney wants it and, while our eyes have no trouble, our cameras get starved for light. For years I got blurry photos. In fact I still do but I’ve gotten better. Fast prime lenses like the 50mm … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Dark Rides"
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Spring Waterfalls

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It is Spring. Both on the calendar and in the air where I live in upstate New York. Most of the United States has had serious bouts with Spring fever. Spring is also the time of rain and melting snow. The old adage of April showers bring May flowers and all that. This is the … Continue reading "Spring Waterfalls"
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The Red Beast

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Remember this photo? This is how my photos looked when I first attempted to photograph Beauty and the Beast, Live on Stage with my Nikon D70 camera. Up until then, the camera’s automatic White Balance setting was handling photographing around the Walt Disney World resort a breeze. I was able to save this photo via … Continue reading "The Red Beast"
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My Flickr Project Part III

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Hope you have enjoyed this series on how I used flickr, the popular Internet photo sharing community website, to improve my Disney photography. This is the last one for now. I am sure I will re-visit this concept in the future. It was both fun and extremely challenging. Especially this set of photos. Matt Pasant … Continue reading "My Flickr Project Part III"
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