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Disney Pic of the Week: Epcot at Night

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Night time in any Walt Disney World park or resort is magical. Use of lighting and shadows enhances the architecture’s colors and shapes. The Morocco pavilion in Epcot’s World Showcase is beautiful at night. The patterns found on the fountains and in the buildings is hard to pass up photographing them. The lighting after dark … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Epcot at Night"
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Photographing a Disney Icon: Spaceship Earth

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I missed a Disney Pic of the Week a couple of week’s ago. You know how it goes sometimes. I got busy, was traveling…yada, yada, yada…I ended up missing the post. I want to make it up to you today. The one I missed was for Spaceship Earth. I figure it is my second most … Continue reading "Photographing a Disney Icon: Spaceship Earth"
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Photographing Disney Statues in the Magic Kingdom

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The Hub in front of Cinderella Castle was expanded a couple of years ago into the Central Plaza. When that happened the Disney character statuettes which were near the Partners statue moved to the new Main Street Plaza Gardens in front of Casey’s Corner and Plaza Restaurant. If you happen to have some free time … Continue reading "Photographing Disney Statues in the Magic Kingdom"
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Ruling the Animal Kingdom in Thirds

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The Rule of Thirds is a compositional rule in photography and other visual arts. The rule states that an image can be divided into nine equal parts by two equally-spaced horizontal lines and two equally-spaced vertical lines. The four points which I refer to as power points formed by the intersections of these lines can … Continue reading "Ruling the Animal Kingdom in Thirds"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Best of 2016

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As we begin 2017, Deb and I looked back and picked each other’s favorite Disney Pic of the Week photo from 2016. I really liked a lot of them but after a few years of not being at Epcot’s Flower and Garden Festival, this photo of a monorail cruisng over the colorful flower beds in … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Best of 2016"
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Fisheye Awakening at Epcot

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Lately, when I want to use a prime lens these days at Walt Disney World, I put the Sigma 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye lens on my full-frame digital SLR. A Nikon D750 in my case. This is the third time I have featured this lens on the blog. Let’s get started. Spaceship Earth is my Cinderella … Continue reading "Fisheye Awakening at Epcot"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Face Painting

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While I did not get a photo of someone getting their face painted, I did get the next best thing. A portrait of a Face Painter stationed just outside the entrance to Disney’s Kilimanjaro Safari. As you can see she is also advertising her Face Painting skills. Cast Member Face Painter in the African village … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Face Painting"
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Harps of Disney’s Animal Kingdom

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I enjoyed performances of musicians playing harps in Disney’s Animal Kingdom recently. The first one was a very unique instrument called a mandinka harp (kora) which is a 21-string lute-bridge-harp used extensively in West Africa made from a large calabash or bottle gourd. It makes a very pleasing sound. Muscian playing a mandinka harp in … Continue reading "Harps of Disney’s Animal Kingdom"
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Mickey Mouse Pumpkin Heads in the Magic Kingdom

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My last visit to Walt Disney World was the day after Labor Day here in the United States. Even so, the Magic Kingdom was all decked out for Halloween and the start of Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Parties later that week. Main Street USA had these bright and lighted lamp post decorations featuring Mickey … Continue reading "Mickey Mouse Pumpkin Heads in the Magic Kingdom"
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Partners and the Crane at the Magic Kingdom

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I got on the ferry to travel from the Ticket and Transportation Center on my last visit to the Magic Kingdom. I walked up the ferry’s stairs and made my way to the front railings. I looked over the Seven Seas Lagoon to see the beautiful sights as the ferry sailed closer. I first notice … Continue reading "Partners and the Crane at the Magic Kingdom"
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