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Disney Pic of the Week: The Fab Five

Posted on by Scott Thomas
If you hang around any Disney fan, you will eventually hear the term: The Fab Five. No, a Fifth Beatle was not discovered. The Fab Five refers to the lovable Walt Disney created characters: Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck and Pluto. You usually only see them all together during live stage shows in … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: The Fab Five"
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Light and Shadows at Minnie Mouse’s House

Posted on by Lisa Berton
What can separate one photo from another is the quality of lighting. If you take a look at where lights falls and can recognize where the shadows are and how they affect the scene, you’re already taking better photos. Natural light is beautiful. It feels different than trying to create perfect lighting because it’s genuine … Continue reading "Light and Shadows at Minnie Mouse’s House"
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Easy Enhancements for Digital Photos

Posted on by Lisa Berton
There are plenty of reasons as to why photographers do post-production work on digital images. For instance, a shadow may have been so dark that detail was lost or someone’s arm crept into the frame and needed to be cropped out. Simple adjustments like these were made in the darkroom by dodging the print or … Continue reading "Easy Enhancements for Digital Photos"
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Twilight Zone Tower of Terror in HDR

Posted on by Scott Thomas
For those of you who have attended a special event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios like Star Wars Weekend or maybe an ESPN Weekend, you know about the area past Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster and to the side of the Tower of Terror. I had only been back there during the day previously. Three weekends ago, … Continue reading "Twilight Zone Tower of Terror in HDR"
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Advanced Dark Ride Photography at Walt Disney World

Posted on by Scott Thomas
I have talked about my attempts at photographing Disney dark rides in the past. I have not been satisfied with my results thus far. So, I contacted an expert. Michael Besant is an accomplished dark ride photographer and I asked him for his secret. Turns out I was not the only one to inquire and … Continue reading "Advanced Dark Ride Photography at Walt Disney World"
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Wilderness Lodge in HDR

Posted on by Scott Thomas
I never seem to be at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Resort in the morning when the Sun direction would light up the side of the lodge which faces Bay Lake. In the late afternoon, the Sun direction makes it hard to photograph. The range of light is too large. Our eyes can handle it but our … Continue reading "Wilderness Lodge in HDR"
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Spaceship Earth Triptych

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A triptych is a work of art which is divided into three sections. I took a photo of Spaceship Earth looking right up one of the pylons. I decided to use FX Photo Studio to make a few special effect versions of the Spaceship Earth photo and create a triptych from them. A triptych of … Continue reading "Spaceship Earth Triptych"
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Disney Panoramic Views

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Back in October of 2009, I wrote a post called Pano-Magic about how to best take a set of photos to create a panoramic image. This post will show you some common mistakes made when taking photos for and creating the panoramics in post-processing. Due to the locations, all of the photos were taken hand-held. … Continue reading "Disney Panoramic Views"
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Inside Spaceship Earth at Epcot

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Dark rides are very hard to photograph at Walt Disney World. Not only is the lighting very moody and low but the ride vehicles move so you have to keep your shutter speed around 1/60th of a second. Remember, you can not use flash in a dark ride. Disney Cast Members will interrupt the ride … Continue reading "Inside Spaceship Earth at Epcot"
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Chess Playing Pirates of the Caribbean

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Skeletons playing chess in the Pirates of the Caribbean to an eternal stalemate.Nikon D700/50mm, 1/20s, f/1.8, ISO 6400, EV +0.3. When you enter the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction in Walt Disney World and take the right queue line, you will see two skeletons playing chess. Imagineer Marc Davis set up the chess pieces so … Continue reading "Chess Playing Pirates of the Caribbean"
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