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Photographing Christmas Lights at Disney II

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Last year I gave you some tips on how to photograph Christmas light decorations at Walt Disney World and at home. This year I want to show you a couple of my results using those tips. I visited the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Disney’s Hollywood Studios last December. Putting my camera into … Continue reading "Photographing Christmas Lights at Disney II"
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3rd Annual dSLR Christmas Gift Giving Guide

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What a difference three years make when I put out my first Christmas buying guide on the Picture This! Photoblog. Used to be Black Friday (the Friday after Thanksgiving in the United States), was the only time you could get amazing deals on everything from apparel to electronics. Now, retailers are putting out door buster … Continue reading "3rd Annual dSLR Christmas Gift Giving Guide"
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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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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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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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Pano-Magic

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I recently attended a photo workshop where I saw some fantastic panoramic images. As the presenter went through the steps to create them, I got so excited that when I got home last night I searched through my Walt Disney World photos to see if I had any candidates for a panoramic. Though I did … Continue reading "Pano-Magic"
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More Nifty-Fifty

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Mickey’s MouseKosh overalls drying near the garden outside his Country House in Toontown Fair.Nikon D70/50mm, 1/640s, f/1.8, 200 ISO, +0.6 EV Drying outside his Country House’s garden, Mickey’s MouseKosh overalls are selectively focused. By setting the aperture to f/1.8 on my nifty-fifty (50mm prime lens) and carefully focusing on the overalls throwing the background out … Continue reading "More Nifty-Fifty"
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Emotions in Our Photos

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Last week I gave you some of my favorite photography links, this week I want to talk about one of those links. Photofocus by photography Scott Bourne wrote an article entitled, “10 Ways to Know You Made a Good Picture“. Most of them I have talked about here before like exposure, light, backgrounds, composition and … Continue reading "Emotions in Our Photos"
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Five Great Photography Websites

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What? Summer is over? The kids are back (or soon will be) in school. Labor Day is Monday. And, my blog vacation is over. In reflecting on all that I know many of you will start and/or return to exploring photography. I thought I’d help you out by giving you Five Great Photography Websites I … Continue reading "Five Great Photography Websites"
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