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Disney Architectural Photography – Part 1

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Disney themeparks worldwide are home to beautiful and unique architectural structures. For the next three weeks, I am going to explore how best to photograph some of them. To photograph architecture specific types of gear and techniques are needed. Whether you are using a digital SLR, compact or even a phone camera, a wide angle … Continue reading "Disney Architectural Photography – Part 1"
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Disney Pic of the Week: The Seas with Nemo & Friends

Posted on by Scott Thomas
The Seas of the world are ever moving, always in motion. I really liked how Disney captured that trait of the sea at The Living Seas when it first opened and kept it with the re-imagined The Seas with Nemo & Friends in Epcot’s Future World. The sign to the attraction sits in the middle … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: The Seas with Nemo & Friends"
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Monorail Resorts at Walt Disney World

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Time to take a spin on the Resort Monorail this week. The monorail stops at the Contemporary, Polynesian Village and Grand Floridian resorts. Contemporary Resort on the Seven Seas Lagoon.Nikon D700/28-300VR, 1/125s, f/14, ISO 200, EV +0.3, 58mm Focal Length, Polarizer filter. Okay, so this photo was taken from a Motor Cruiser on the Seven … Continue reading "Monorail Resorts at Walt Disney World"
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Polarizing Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom

Posted on by Scott Thomas
This is the third of three blogs about subjects being taught at the Focus on Epcot Photowalk held on Monday, February 9, 2015. Click the link for more information. The previous two posts in this series talked about focusing issues. This week we turn towards changing the light entering our camera’s lens with a polarizing … Continue reading "Polarizing Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom"
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Epcot’s Mexico Pyramid

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Mexico’s Aztec Pyramid in Epcot’s World Showcase.Nikon D700/28-300VR, 1/100s, f/16, ISO 200, EV +0.3, 28mm focal length, polarizer filter. Florida has lots of blue sky which sets up the warm tones of Mexico’a pyramid in Epcot’s World Showcase. I used a Circular Polarizing filter to deepen the sky’s color even more for my Disney Pic … Continue reading "Epcot’s Mexico Pyramid"
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Norway Polarized

Posted on by Scott Thomas
A Polarizer filter was used to deepen the blue in the sky above Epcot’s Norway pavillion.Nikon D700/28-300VR, 1/60s, f/13, ISO 200, EV +0.3, 56mm Focal Length, polarizer filter. A circular polarizer filter is a favorite of mine. It does two things very well. Removes the haze of a blue sky and create a deep blue … Continue reading "Norway Polarized"
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Disney Pic of the Week – Filters

Posted on by Barrie Brewer
This week Lisa, Scott and I are sharing pictures we’ve taken using filters on our cameras. There are many kinds of filters that affect your image in different ways. Ultra Violet (UV) filters reduce haze and help to protect your lens. Polarizing filters reduce glare and increase saturation. Neutral Density filters make it possible to … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week – Filters"
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Monorail View of Spaceship Earth

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Spaceship Earth as seen from a Monorail.Nikon D70/18-200VR, 1/320s, f/9, 200 ISO, +0.3 EV, 18mm Focal Length Epcot’s Spaceship Earth is as iconic as Magic Kingdom’s Cinderella Castle. Riding the monorail around Epcot’s Futureworld, I concentrated on Spaceship Earth’s geodesic shape. This image has good light, good sun angle, height of the monorail track lifting … Continue reading "Monorail View of Spaceship Earth"
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