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Disney’s Animal Kingdom Celebrates Birth of Endangered Gorilla

Posted on by Debra Martin Koma
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., March 1, 2010 — Guests visiting Disney’s Animal Kingdom are getting a special treat along the Pangani Forest Exploration Trail where they can get a rare glimpse of a newborn gorilla born Feb. 19. The critically endangered western lowland gorilla, whose gender is still unknown, is doing well and has already … Continue reading "Disney’s Animal Kingdom Celebrates Birth of Endangered Gorilla"
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Super Zoom on Safari

Posted on by Scott Thomas
In 1998, a wannabe wildlife photographer’s dream came true when Disney’s Animal Kingdom opened. I’ve always wanted to bring a super zoom telephoto lens to this park and I did just that during Mousefest 2008. There were three specific locations at Animal Kingdom I wanted to try my super zoom lens, Nikon’s 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED … Continue reading "Super Zoom on Safari"
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G-O-R-I-L-L-A

Posted on by Lisa Berton
It was a rough and bumpy ride on the Kilimanjaro Safari but lots of animals were out that day which made for an exciting time. Although Little Red really needs to stop fraternizing with poachers. Anywaaaay, after we exited the vehicle in an orderly fashion, I heard a Cast Member say if we took a … Continue reading "G-O-R-I-L-L-A"
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Alpha Male Gorilla

Posted on by Scott Thomas
The Alpha Male Gorilla as seen from the Pangani Forest Exploration Trail.Nikon D70/80-200D, 1/60s, f/5.6, 400 ISO, +0.3 EV, 200mm Focal Length After disembarking from your Kilimanjaro Safari, I recommend taking the Pangani Forest Exploration Trail back to the African village of Harambe in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. From the trail, you may come face to … Continue reading "Alpha Male Gorilla"
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February WDW Trip Report Part 3a, Sunday 2/3/08

Posted on by AllEars
Wow! I can’t tell you the last time I had a full day at WDW (it’s been several years) with absolutely NOTHING on the agenda. No dining plans, no meetings, no research, no meets… just a day for me to spend doing whatever I wanted. The first order of business was to NOT have a … Continue reading "February WDW Trip Report Part 3a, Sunday 2/3/08"
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Photographic Innoventions: Disney Props

Posted on by Scott Thomas
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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Photographic Innoventions: Dialing in Digital Exposure

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Positive Exposure Compensation of +0.3 EV.© Scott Thomas Photography 2007Nikon D70/18-200VR, 1/50s, f5.6, 200 ISO Exposure Compensation allows you to adjust the exposure measured by the camera’s light meter and telling the camera to allow more light in (positive exposure compensation) or less light in (negative exposure compensation). On your digital SLR camera, look for … Continue reading "Photographic Innoventions: Dialing in Digital Exposure"
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