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Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #18

Posted on by Barrie Brewer
This was Challenge #17: And here’s the answer: Copyright © 2007 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D50/18-200VR, 1/500s shutter, f13 You’re going to have to get up early to beat the Romano family! Once again, Christina, Nick and Annette Romano have won this week’s challenge. Christina was first to let me know that this cute little fish … Continue reading "Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #18"
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Photographic Innoventions: Telephoto Compression

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A camera lens which has a focal length over 100mm is considered a telephoto lens. This includes the popular zoom lenses which go over 100mm. Just like a telescope, the longer the focal length, the smaller angle of view is seen through the camera’s viewfinder. This has the effect of compressing objects at different distances … Continue reading "Photographic Innoventions: Telephoto Compression"
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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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Photographic Innoventions: Photo Cropping

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In the days of film, it was expensive and time consuming to go about cropping photos. With digital photography that is no longer the case. Even the most rudimentary photo editing software will let you crop. While it’s easier to “crop” in the camera, it’s not always possible. The only restriction is the size of … Continue reading "Photographic Innoventions: Photo Cropping"
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Focus on Disney World – Rockin’ Roller Coaster

Posted on by Barrie Brewer
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

Posted on by Scott Thomas
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

Posted on by Barrie Brewer
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

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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