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Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #17

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This was Challenge #16: And here’s the answer: Copyright © 2007 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D50/18-200VR, 10/640s shutter, f5.3 Heather Young is this week’s challenge winner. She was first to guess that this lovely jewel is on the turban of Jafar. Jafar can be found on the front of the villian’s float in the Disney Dreams … Continue reading "Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #17"
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Focus on Disney World – Rockin’ Roller Coaster

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Copyright © 2007 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D50/18-200VR, 1/400s shutter, f10 In my last tip I talked about deciding whether to orient your pictures either vertically or horizontally. Take a look at this photo of the guitar outside of the Rockin’ Roller Coaster at MGM Studios. Is this a vertical or horizontal composition? That was actually … Continue reading "Focus on Disney World – Rockin’ Roller Coaster"
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Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #16

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This was Challenge #15: And here’s the answer: Copyright © 2006 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D50/55-200, 10/2500s shutter, f10 Christina Romano is this week’s challenge winner. Way to go Christina! With the help of her sister, Jessie and her dad, Nick, Christina was the first to let me know that this sculpture resides in Italy at … Continue reading "Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #16"
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Photographic Innoventions: dSLR Chistmas Gift Giving

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I’ve been looking at all the Day After Thanksgiving sales brochures online over the past few days. There are some great deals coming out for the digital camera owner on your list. Here are some of ideas: Camera/Lens Dependent Gifts Memory Cards Rechargable Batteries UV Lens Filter Circular Polarizer Lens Filter Non-Dependent Gifts Micro-Fiber lens … Continue reading "Photographic Innoventions: dSLR Chistmas Gift Giving"
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Focus on Disney World – Orientation

Posted on by Barrie Brewer
Copyright © 2007 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D50/18-200VR, 1/1250s shutter, f5 One of the first things you should think about before taking a photograph is whether it will look better with a horizontal or vertical composition. Because of the way that cameras are built, it feels more natural to hold them horizontally. Consequently, most photos are … Continue reading "Focus on Disney World – Orientation"
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Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #15

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This was Challenge #14: And here’s the answer: Copyright © 2006 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D50/18-55, 10/2000s shutter, f7.1 OK, that was an easy one! Nearly everyone knew that this was a photo of Daisy Duck hiking with Hewey, Louie and Dewey at Camp Minnie Mickey in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Congratulations to Casey Wittekind! She was … Continue reading "Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #15"
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Photographic Innoventions: Disney Props

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The definition of a prop is something used in creating or enhancing a desired effect. The entire Walt Disney World resort is full of props. Some conspicuous and some not. I’m going to show you an example of each from Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The first prop is found in Chester & Hester’s Dino-Rama which is … Continue reading "Photographic Innoventions: Disney Props"
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Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #14

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This was Challenge #13: And here’s the answer: Copyright © 2007 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D50/18-200VR, 1/1000s shutter, f8 Kudos to Tim Wingfield! He did some very creative detective work and was the first to come up with the right answer. This torch is between France and the United Kingdom in Epcot’s World Showcase. Tim wasn’t … Continue reading "Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #14"
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Focus on Disney World – Leading Lines

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Copyright © 2007 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D50/18-200VR, 9.3s shutter, f8 One way to make the main subject of your photograph stand out is to compose your shot with leading lines. Leading lines are lines in a photograph used to guide your viewer’s eye through your photograph. When deciding how to compose your shot, consider where … Continue reading "Focus on Disney World – Leading Lines"
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Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #13

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This was Challenge #12: And here’s the answer: Copyright © 2007 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D50/18-200VR, 1/500s shutter, f8 Everyone’s a winner! There were more responses than ever to this week’s challenge and everyone knew that the photo was taken in front of the France Pavilion in Epcot. Jennifer Snapp was the first one to send … Continue reading "Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #13"
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