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Cinderella Castle Study in Long Exposures

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Here is a simple study on the effects of shutter speed when doing long exposures. As I waited for the projection and firework shows, I photographed Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom using longer and longer shutter speeds. Each photo was taken with a Nikon D750 full-frame digital SLR camera using a Nikon 24-120mm lens … Continue reading "Cinderella Castle Study in Long Exposures"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Mickey Ears Souvenir

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Who has not tried on a Mickey Ears Souvenir Hat? Anyone? I thought so. Disney makes thousands of different Mickey Ears Hats from the classic Mickey Mouse Club to Attractions and Rides. Not to mention movie tie-ins like this one for Belle in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast movies and stage shows. Young woman trying … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Mickey Ears Souvenir"
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Meeting Eeyore in the Magic Kingdom

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Meeting Eeyore at the Crystal Palace Restaurant Character meal.Nikon D750/24-120VR, 1/160s, f/5.6, ISO 500, EV 0, 65mm Focal Length, Bounce Flash. One of the joys of Walt Disney World is sharing the fun with family. Here you see my grandson being introduced to Eeyore by his mother (my daughter) at the Crystal Palace Character meal … Continue reading "Meeting Eeyore in the Magic Kingdom"
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Returning to Future World

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Spaceship Earth being illuminated at dusk in Epcot’s Future World.Nikon D750/Tokina 11-16mm, 1/125s, f/2.8, ISO 5000, EV +0.3, 16mm Focal Length. I will be flying down to Walt Disney World next week to take in all the wonders of new lands, attractions, shows and rides since my last visit. If you have anything you would … Continue reading "Returning to Future World"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Disney’s Hollywood Studios Landscape

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Of all the parks at Walt Disney World, Disney’s Hollywood Studios is the hardest to find a location for landscape photography. Now, if you want to consider cityscapes an off shoot of landscape photography then this photo of Sunset Blvd. with the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror looming over it works. People walking on Sunset … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Disney’s Hollywood Studios Landscape"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Epcot Landscape

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Okay, I cheated this week for Epcot’s Landscape Photography photo. Yes, I choose this photo from The Land’s Soarin’ Around the World presentation using the widest lens I own, a 15mm Fisheye lens. Soarin’ Around the World in The Land pavilion.Nikon D750/Sigma 15mm Fisheye, 1/125s, f/2.8, ISO 6400, EV 0. The characteristics of a Fisheye … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Epcot Landscape"
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Disney Photographer Habits Part 2

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A couple of weeks ago I wrote about a few bad habits you want to stay away from when photographing at a Disney property. This week I want to go over a couple of good habits. I am often asked how I get such good photographs of Walt Disney World. I do a couple of … Continue reading "Disney Photographer Habits Part 2"
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