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Backlighting

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Backlighting is light illuminating from behind the subject. This is very tough to correctly expose for and causes havoc with your camera’s light meter. If you are outdoors and the light source is the sun, the best way to meter for backlighting is to point your camera to one side of the sun or the … Continue reading "Backlighting"
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The Lost Expedition – Expedition Everest

Posted on by Barrie Brewer
Copyright © 2007 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D50, 18-200VR, 1/20s shutter, f3.8, 800 ISO I think the best queue in all of Disney World has got to be the Expedition Everest queue at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. I could spend hours in that line just looking at all the amazingly cool stuff! Of course, that doesn’t keep … Continue reading "The Lost Expedition – Expedition Everest"
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MouseFest Photowalk Invitation

Posted on by Barrie Brewer
Have you heard of photowalking yet? Photowalks are a great way to spend time with other photography enthusiasts, get a little fresh air, exercise, and have some fun taking pictures. Technically, photowalking is defined as “the act of walking [or wheeling] with a camera for the main purpose of taking pictures of things that the … Continue reading "MouseFest Photowalk Invitation"
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Where in the World? #45

Posted on by Barrie Brewer
This was Challenge #44: And here’s the answer: Copyright © 2006 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D50, 18-200VR, 1/25s shutter, f4 This is just a tiny portion of one of the beautiful mosaics that can be found in Cinderella’s Castle in the Magic Kingdom. There are five mosaics in the passageway under the castle that leads from … Continue reading "Where in the World? #45"
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Here Comes the Disney Parade!

Posted on by Barrie Brewer
Copyright © 2007 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D50, 18-200VR, 1/1000s, f5.6 My Pic of the Week is from the Disney Dreams Come True Parade in the Magic Kingdom. I was standing in front of the flagpole where I was able to get an unobstructed head-on view of the Grand Marshall, Mickey Mouse, leading the parade down … Continue reading "Here Comes the Disney Parade!"
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Sidelighting

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Sidelighting is light illuminating from a 90 degree angle to the subject. This gives an almost three dimensional effect to the subject being photographed. As seen below in this photo of The ESPN Club at Disney’s Boardwalk Resort, the sidelighting creates shadows in the restaurant’s exterior features showing depth in a two dimensional medium. Sidelight … Continue reading "Sidelighting"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Chimpanzee Puppeteer

Posted on by Scott Thomas
This week’s Disney Pic of the Week theme is Parades! Nikon D70/18-200VR, 1/100s, f/4.2, 400 ISO, +0.3 EV, 35mm Focal Length The chimpanzee puppeteer entertains guests during Mickey’s Jammin’ Jungle Parade at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The colors, costumes, music and floats with Disney characters and guests makes for one of the “fun-est” parades at Walt … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Chimpanzee Puppeteer"
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Where in the World? #44

Posted on by Barrie Brewer
This was Challenge #43: And here’s the answer: Copyright © 2006 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D50, 18-200VR, 1/160s shutter, f6.3 This highly decorated and colorful bus is actually a refreshment stand found in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. It is located on the path to Asia as you are heading towards Expedition Everest. There were many guesses but … Continue reading "Where in the World? #44"
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Night Scenes – The Future’s so Bright

Posted on by Lisa Berton
This building in Disneyland formerly housed Carousel of Progress. Personally, I wish it were still there. Inside Innoventions you’ll find video games, trivia contests, a glance into electronics that are coming our way and opening any day now, Dream Home. I haven’t seen it but the images I have seen of the previous Home of … Continue reading "Night Scenes – The Future’s so Bright"
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Frontlighting

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Almost as important as the amount of light for a photograph is the direction the light is coming from. In the next three weeks, I’ll show you how the direction of light effects your photographs. It doesn’t matter what kind of camera you use, light properties and direction remain the same. Frontlighting is light illuminating … Continue reading "Frontlighting"
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