Walt Disney World Attractions We Take for Granted

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Yesterday I took you on an Epcot Film Festival Tour. Many of the films are ones that I (and I’m sure others) don’t watch very often. Ones we, take for granted. Today, I’ll expand that topic to include other attractions around Walt Disney World which we may take for granted. In the Magic Kingdom there … Continue reading "Walt Disney World Attractions We Take for Granted"
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Maharajah Jungle Trek Photo Tips

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Komodo Dragon on the Maharajah Jungle Trek The Maharajah Jungle Trek is a walking trail featuring the beautiful and powerful Asian Tigers. Unlike the Kilimanjaro Safari (see link below), you can take your time viewing the animals. At least until those with you bug you to move on. You will need a camera that can … Continue reading "Maharajah Jungle Trek Photo Tips"
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A is for Aperture Control

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Aperture seems to work in reverse to common sense. Measured in f/stops, the smaller the f/stop, the larger the aperture or opening of the camera’s iris and the more light is allowed to hit the sensor. It also controls the Depth of Field or how much or how little the plane of focus is in … Continue reading "A is for Aperture Control"
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Photographic Innoventions: Bokeh!

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No, it’s not the name of a new ballroom dance craze. Bokeh is used to describe a certain camera lens characteristic. Bokeh comes from the Japanese word “boke” which means fuzzy. Sounds like a strange characteristic for a lens to have, doesn’t it? Bokeh describes how the background looks when shooting with the lens at … Continue reading "Photographic Innoventions: Bokeh!"
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Photographic Innoventions: Look Up!

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The Crown and Crest store in Epcot’s United Kingdom pavilion. © Scott Thomas Photography 2007Nikon D70/18-200VR, 1/15s, f/3.5, 450 ISO, +1 EV, 18mm Focal Length While “researching” family crests and name histories in the United Kingdom’s Crown and Crest store in Epcot, I suddenly remembered the old Walt Disney themepark fan’s adage, “Look Up!”. I … Continue reading "Photographic Innoventions: Look Up!"
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