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Re-Living an Old Trip to Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Posted on by Scott Thomas
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

Posted on by Scott Thomas
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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Disney Pic of the Week: Pandora

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Pandora Grinch Tree in Valley of Mo’ara at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.Nikon D750/16-35VR, 1/125s, f/16, ISO 900, EV 0, 20mm Focal Length, Intensify CK. Pandora’s Valley of Mo’ara at Disney’s Animal Kingdom is full of other worldly plants and animals. None more strange and beautiful as the large Grinch Trees growing throughout the planet.
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On the Edge of Mission: Space

Posted on by Scott Thomas
How many times have you gotten home or back to your resort room and, when going through your photos, you find distractions around the edges? I used to have a lot until I trained myself to see the around the edges before pressing the shutter button down. Here’s an example of what I mean. I … Continue reading "On the Edge of Mission: Space"
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Hidden Mickeys at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Posted on by Steve Barrett
Let’s study a few more possible Hidden Mickey images. As you might expect, Pandora – The World of Avatar is replete with unusual design elements. For example, lanterns and light fixtures of various shapes and sizes hang along the Standby entrance queue of “Na’vi River Journey.” At the lower part of the cover of the … Continue reading "Hidden Mickeys at Disney’s Animal Kingdom"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Dinoland USA

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Sign for Chester & Hester’s Dino-Rama in Dinoland USA at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.Nikon D750/28-300VR, 1/250s, f/8, ISO 100, EV 0, 35mm Focal Length. The Disney Imagineers had a lot of fun with Chester & Hester’s Dino-Rama in Dinoland USA in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Portraying it as a 1950’s style USA roadside attraction was genious in … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Dinoland USA"
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Varying the Point of View at the Magic Kingdom

Posted on by Scott Thomas
I use the Partners statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse a lot on this blog to show various techniques. Today is no exception. My party had an early morning breakfast in the Magic Kingdom and as I walked up Main Street USA I could see the nice lighting on Cinderella Castle and the Partners … Continue reading "Varying the Point of View at the Magic Kingdom"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Asia

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Motorcycle outside the FastPass entrance to the Rivers of Light show.Nikon D750/28-300VR, 1/125s, f/3.5, ISO 110, EV 0, 28mm Focal Length. The Disney Imagineers really went to town when it came to details throughout Disney’s Animal Kingdom. I have found Asia to be the most colorful and suprising of all the lands there. Right down … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Asia"
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Photo Ratios on Walt Disney World Images

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Photographic ratios come in many sizes. Most digital SLR cameras follow the 35mm film ratio of 2×3 which many people know as 4×6 or Standard size. The photo of Cinderella Castle at dusk in the Magic Kingdom is shown in the 2×3 ratio. For years it was hard to find frames for this ratio but … Continue reading "Photo Ratios on Walt Disney World Images"
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