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An Insider’s Look at the 2010 Flower & Garden Festival

Posted on by Debra Martin Koma
by Debra Martin Koma AllEars.Net Senior Editor It was a cold, rainy Saturday that found me traipsing through a near-deserted Epcot, touring along with Eric Darden, horticulture manager for the annual Flower and Garden Festival. Gone were the blue skies and sunshine of the previous day, but never mind — the show must go on, … Continue reading "An Insider’s Look at the 2010 Flower & Garden Festival"
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May Disney World Calendar

Posted on by Barrie Brewer
As Epcot’s Flower and Garden Show gets underway, I thought you might enjoy this Pluto topiary from last year’s show. The dates for this year’s festival are March 3 – May 16. I’m hoping to be there, are you? You will need to have Adobe Reader on your computer to download the calendar(s). Just click … Continue reading "May Disney World Calendar"
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That’s Amore!

Posted on by Barrie Brewer
Copyright © 2009 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D300, 18-200VR lens, 1/60 sec, f/8 During Epcot’s International Flower and Garden Festival, I think Italy has the prettiest flower displays of all the countries in World Showcase. Here’s Lady and the Tramp looking cute as can be!
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Dopey and Snow White

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Topiaries of Snow White and Dopey dancing in Disney’s Hollywood Studios.Nikon D70/18-200VR, 1/250s, f/3.5, ISO 200, EV -1.0, 18mm Focal Length I wonder if Dopey is thinking of auditioning for the American Idol Experience as he and Snow White are dancing in Disney’s Hollywood Studios which I’ve selected for my Disney Pic of the Week … Continue reading "Dopey and Snow White"
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Disney Pics of the Week – Topiary

Posted on by Barrie Brewer
Disney artists work in many mediums, not the least of which is shrubbery. Topiary is the art of creating sculptures from living plants such as trees and shrubs. Disney gardeners also create topiary from moss and vines. Topiary dates back to the Roman times where you would have seen stylized hedges and geometrically shaped plants. … Continue reading "Disney Pics of the Week – Topiary"
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Rule Breaking with Symmetry

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Symmetry in it’s purest sense is an object which, if cut directly down the middle, would be mirror images of each other. It’s one of the ways to break the Rule of Thirds correctly. Hope that doesn’t confuse you. It’s easy to find a symmetrical object but the images I’ve chosen to show you here … Continue reading "Rule Breaking with Symmetry"
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Photographing Christmas Lights at Disney

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Ready for Christmas yet? Shopping all done? Gifts wrapped? Yeah, me neither. Here is something you can start doing at Walt Disney World today. Taking pictures of the fabulous Christmas decorations in the themeparks and resorts. With more coming by the end of November with the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Disney’s Hollywood … Continue reading "Photographing Christmas Lights at Disney"
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Year of the Monkey

Posted on by Barrie Brewer
Copyright © 2007 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D50, 18-200VR, 1/400s shutter, f5.3 The China Pavilion in Epcot celebrates the Flower and Garden Festival with a display of Chinese Zodiac topiaries. My Pic of the Week is a topiary depicting the year of the monkey. If you were born in 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992 … Continue reading "Year of the Monkey"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Butterfly Topiary

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Barrie, Lisa and myself would like to welcome you to a new feature here on the Picture This! Photo Blog. One of the things you told us you wanted to see in the survey we conducted back in April was more theme park photography. In response, we are going to post three Disney Pic of … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Butterfly Topiary"
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Step Back in Time to 1972 – Back by popular demand

Posted on by Jack Spence
Last time I posted old pictures of WDW I received numerous emails requesting more. So here goes. Once again, all of these pictures were taken in January 1972, just a little more than three months after the “World” opened. These first two pictures are of topiary as seen while driving from the Main Entrance toward … Continue reading "Step Back in Time to 1972 – Back by popular demand"
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