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Pluto at Mount Rustmore

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Pluto with his Mount Rustmore likeness on Castaway Cay.Nikon D700/28-300VR, 1/200s, f/7.1, ISO 200, EV +0.7, 145mm focal length. If you have ever been or will ever go on a Disney Caribbean cruise, a must photo op is at Mount Rustmore (that’s rust, nor rush) where the clever Disney Imagineers re-purposed some all sea junk … Continue reading "Pluto at Mount Rustmore"
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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Rock Formations

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Imagineered rock formations on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.Nikon D700/28-300VR, 1/160s, f/8, ISO 200, EV 0, 105mm focal length. After leaving Disneyland, Scott is now in the American Southwest photographing colorful rock formations like those seen around the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad in the Magic Kingdom. You can follow Scott’s adventure on his Twitter account @sthomasphotos … Continue reading "Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Rock Formations"
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Poster Effect on British Revolution

Posted on by Lisa Berton
Last week I posted a quick reference to various In-Camera Color Special Effects available in most point and shoots. We’ll now take a closer look at what the poster effect does to images and it’s origin. Posterization has been a cool darkroom process for decades and decades. I would take a slide which is a … Continue reading "Poster Effect on British Revolution"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Dark Rides

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Dark rides are the most challenging for us Disney photographers. Light is only available directly on the places Disney wants it and, while our eyes have no trouble, our cameras get starved for light. For years I got blurry photos. In fact I still do but I’ve gotten better. Fast prime lenses like the 50mm … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Dark Rides"
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Disney Pic of the Week: National Treasure

Posted on by Scott Thomas
When I suggested this theme, Barrie and Lisa were not too keen about it. I kept telling them to think about the National Treasure movies and look for them at Walt Disney World. In the meantime, Disney unveiled the National Treasures exhibit in the American Heritage Gallery which is located inside the American Adventure pavilion. … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: National Treasure"
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Photographic Innoventions: Creative Uses of Aperture

Posted on by Scott Thomas
As we learned earlier, aperture is the size of the opening in the camera’s lens measured in f-stops. I know it sounds weird but the smaller the f-stop number the larger the opening. I want to show you today how you can take advantage of apertures to create outstanding photographs. Maximum Depth of Field or … Continue reading "Photographic Innoventions: Creative Uses of Aperture"
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