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China’s Stone Dragons

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Dragon stone carving in front of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest at China.Nikon D700/50mm, 1/1600s, f/2.5, ISO 200, EV +0.3. I am constantly surprised at the amount of detail I find in all the pavilions in Epcot’s World Showcase. I found this craved dragon of stone in front of the Hall of Prayer … Continue reading "China’s Stone Dragons"
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Italian Volcano Ovens in Epcot

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Chefs work to feed the three wood fired ovens at Via Napoli.Nikon D700/50mm, 1/60s, f/1.8, ISO 400, EV +0.6 Napoli restaurant has become my favorite restaurant in Epcot’s World Showcase. On my last trip I got in low at the large communal table leading up to the open air kitchen featuring the three wood fired … Continue reading "Italian Volcano Ovens in Epcot"
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Hollywood Studios in Chrome

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In the past I have told you about how to use selective focus. Further, I have said it is a good way to make busy backgrounds disappear into a soft blur called bokeh. In looking over my past posts, I never showed you an example. Have you all seen the car on Sunset Boulevard under … Continue reading "Hollywood Studios in Chrome"
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Perspectives

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Perspective is defined as ” to look through”. For photographers, it means to look at something differently. To find new perspectives. At Walt Disney World, where people take millions of photographs each year, finding new perspectives can seem a daunting task. I look at it as finding “my” perspective and sometimes a little help can … Continue reading "Perspectives"
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Selective Focus

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I’m sure many of you have seen photos where the subject is tack sharp but the background is totally out of focus. This technique is called Selective Focus and is a simple one to master. Here’s all you need to do. First, put your camera in Aperture Priority mode. Second, set the aperture to the … Continue reading "Selective Focus"
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Photographic Innoventions: Watch Your Back(grounds)

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One of the problems we all have at Walt Disney World is distracting backgrounds. From sharing the resorts with thousands of other guests to uncooperative animals or characters, backgrounds are hard to control. So, what’s a photographer to do? First, you have to do some very obvious things each time you look through your viewfinder. … Continue reading "Photographic Innoventions: Watch Your Back(grounds)"
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Photographic Innoventions: Bokeh!

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No, it’s not the name of a new ballroom dance craze. Bokeh is used to describe a certain camera lens characteristic. Bokeh comes from the Japanese word “boke” which means fuzzy. Sounds like a strange characteristic for a lens to have, doesn’t it? Bokeh describes how the background looks when shooting with the lens at … Continue reading "Photographic Innoventions: Bokeh!"
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