Tag: resort
A Sense of Place at Disney’s Port Orleans – French Quarter
Posted onPhotographer Scott Thomas shares his favorite Disney photos and photography tips each week in his Picture This! blogs.
How You Know It’s Time to Head Back to the Hotel
Posted onEven though you're visiting Walt Disney World, the Most Magical Place on Earth, there are times when you know you need to head back to the hotel for a break. Here are some ideas of what to do during your non-theme park hours.
Disney Pic of the Week: Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort
Posted onWalkway between the Swan and Dolphin Resorts.Nikon D700/28-300VR, 1/125s, f/22, ISO 720, EV 0, 28mm Focal Length. Walkway between the Swan and Dolphin Resorts looking towards the Dolphin Resort entrance. The Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort is not a Disney owned resort and is a part of the Starwood Hotels and Resorts chain of properties … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort"
A Little Preview of the Copper Creek Waterside Cabins
Posted onWe're now just about a month out from the grand opening of the new Copper Creek Villas and Cabins, the 14th Disney Vacation Club development -- and the second at Disney's Wilderness Lodge. AllEars Editor Deb Koma gives a sneak preview of the area's new waterfront cabins.
Disney Pic of the Week: Nassau
Posted onI have enjoyed a couple of excursions in and around Nassau, the capitol of the Bahamas. The last one was to the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island. After the tour, I enjoyed a lunch in one of the resort’s restaurants and then explored the resort on my own before having to catch a shuttle back … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Nassau"
Disney Pic of the Week: Polynesian Lobby
Posted onWhen the new Polynesian Village Resort lobby was revealed it sported a more open one from the last one which was dominated by a large tropical landscape including a waterfall cascading down through beautiful flowers. A few months later, a Tiki god was added to the center of the new lobby. The Tiki god is … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Polynesian Lobby"
Photographs from a Cruise on the Disney Dream
Posted onI live in upstate New York near Lake Ontario and it has been a brutal past six weeks from late January to early March. In fact, not only was February of 2015 the coldest one ever, it was the coldest MONTH ever recorded for my area. So, I hope you will forgive me if I … Continue reading "Photographs from a Cruise on the Disney Dream"
Using Hyperfocus at Walt Disney World
Posted onThis is the first 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. If you look at any travel magazines or websites, you will notice many of the photos showing such exotic places as tropical beaches, snowy mountain peaks … Continue reading "Using Hyperfocus at Walt Disney World"
Sleeping with the Lion King at Walt Disney World
Posted onI know I go on and on about photographing details while at Walt Disney World. Even the resorts are full of such details. Some are subtle. Some are not. While staying in the Lion King area of Disney’s Art of Animation resort, I walked under the scene you see below taken directly from the animated … Continue reading "Sleeping with the Lion King at Walt Disney World"

