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Disney Pic of the Week: Memorial Day

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History of American flags hang over the escalators in the American Adventure pavilion.Nikon D70/18-200VR, 1/30s, f/3.5, ISO 800, EV +1.0, 18mm (27mm FX) Focal Length. Walking up stairs or take the escalators to the American Adventure’s theater in Epcot’s World Showcase, you pass through the Hall of Flags. These flags were displayed at different times … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Memorial Day"
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Composing Photographs at Walt Disney World

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This week I am going to show you three photos taken at Walt Disney World and discuss them. I will share the equipment used, how I did it and why. The “why” here in the first photo is easy to explain. I was waiting for my family to check-in at the Port Orleans-Riverside Resort. I … Continue reading "Composing Photographs at Walt Disney World"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Grand Floridian Resort

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Bass fishing boat near the Narcoossee’s restaurant at the Grand Floridian Resort.Nikon D700/28-300VR, 1/200s, f/9, ISO 200, EV +0.3, 300mm Focal Length. The Victorian themed Grand Floridian Resort is hard to miss as you glide towards the Magic Kingdom on either the Express or Resort Monorails. The red roofs stand out in stark contrast to … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Grand Floridian Resort"
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Travel Photography in Morocco at Epcot

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What makes a good travel photograph? In our case, what makes a good Walt Disney World travel photograph? The photo below of the Fez House at the Morocco pavilion of Epcot’s World Showcase is a very interesting photo to me and, hopefully, to you. Is it a photo Disney would use in a brochure or … Continue reading "Travel Photography in Morocco at Epcot"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Polynesian Village Resort

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Tiki God statue inside the Boutiki shop of the Polynesian Village Resort.Nikon D750/24-120VR, 1/100s, f/4, ISO 6400, EV 0, 24mm Focal Length. Inside the BouTIKI shop at the Polynesian Village Resort there are wooden statues scattered around. The statues were made in Bali and weigh up to 1,000 pounds each including the one I share … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Polynesian Village Resort"
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Disney Vacation Planning for 2018

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As I take a deep breath now that Spring has arrived in the Northeast region of the United States, I am beginning to plan for my upcoming vacations. Two of them will be Disney related. In September, I will be going out to sea again on the Disney Cruise Line’s beautiful Disney Dream. This time … Continue reading "Disney Vacation Planning for 2018"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Contemporary Resort

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For the next three weeks, we are going to take a trip around the Seven Seas Lagoon with stop offs at each Monorail resort. And speaking of monorails… Riding up front on the Magic Kingdom Express Monorail heading to Disney’s Contemporary Resort.Nikon D70/18-300VR, 1/200s, f/11, ISO 200, EV -0.3, 18mm (27mm DX) Focal Length. Back … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Contemporary Resort"
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Re-Living an Old Trip to Disney’s Animal Kingdom

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Back in 2013, I brought the Nikon 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED AF VR Zoom lens to Disney’s Animal Kingdom. This is the original version of the lens. It is a big, heavy lens which I use mostly for field sports and wildlife photography with an occassional visit to local zoos. Carrying it at a Disney themepark … Continue reading "Re-Living an Old Trip to Disney’s Animal Kingdom"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Spring

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Peter Pan overlooks Captain Hook in United Kingdom pavilion topiaries.Nikon D750/16-35VR, 1/125s, f/16, ISO 220, EV 0, 22mm Focal Length. I ask you, what could be more Spring than the topiaries seen during Epcot’s Annual Flower and Garden Festival? All of Disney’s favorite characters literally spring to life in carefully groomed trees, shrubs and subshrubs … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Spring"
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Exploring Travel Photography at Epcot’s World Showcase

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Trash can with the World Showcase emblem in Epcot.Nikon D750/Sigma 15m Fisheye, 1/125s, f/16, ISO 450, EV 0. Epcot’s World Showcase is the closet to one of the original Epcot concepts of being a world exposition which features countries from all over the world. Each country pavilion features its architecture, people, food and music. As … Continue reading "Exploring Travel Photography at Epcot’s World Showcase"
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