Picture This! from February 2008

Photographic Innoventions: Watch Your Back(grounds) Again

February 29, 2008 by Scott Thomas

We’ve all done it. You get off of the Tower of Terror a few minutes before the afternoon parade is to start and rush down Sunset Blvd. You get there and all the curb side places are taken. In fact, people had staked out their places hours before. As the crowd is three deep, you … Continue reading "Photographic Innoventions: Watch Your Back(grounds) Again"

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Light Meter: The 2008 Spring Line Part 2

February 27, 2008 by Lisa Berton

Continuing along with an exploration of new camera models making their way to stores soon, we now take a look at Fujifilm and Olympus. Although they have a combined total of 16 new products, I’m only going to cover 4 from each. Consider this a sample of what they offer. Fujifilm The J50 is an … Continue reading "Light Meter: The 2008 Spring Line Part 2"

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Focus on Disney World – March Calendar

February 25, 2008 by Barrie Brewer

If you read my December 25, 2007 blog, you know that my holiday gift to you is that each month I will post a photo calendar page that you can print out and use at home or work during 2008. Here is March’s calendar page for downloading. This photo is of the Main Street Philharmonic, … Continue reading "Focus on Disney World – March Calendar"

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Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #29

February 24, 2008 by Barrie Brewer

This was Challenge #28: And here’s the answer: Copyright Â© 2006 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D50, 55-200, 1/400s shutter, f10 The Atlantic Dance Hall is a gorgeous art deco club on Disney’s Boardwalk. I originally fell in love with this place several years back when they played swing music. A local swing dance club would liven … Continue reading "Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #29"

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Photographic Innoventions: Watch Your Back(grounds)

February 22, 2008 by Scott Thomas

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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Light Meter: The 2008 Spring Line Part 1

February 20, 2008 by Lisa Berton

While fashion divas and divos have already released their wild and crazy spring line on us, the camera industry is just about to start releasing theirs. OK, so maybe calling cameras wild and crazy isn’t quite on spot or is it? Canon has 4 new PowerShots due out as early as March. Let’s take a … Continue reading "Light Meter: The 2008 Spring Line Part 1"

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Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #28

February 17, 2008 by Barrie Brewer

This was Challenge #27: And here’s the answer: Copyright Â© 2007 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D50, 18-200VR, 1.0s shutter, f8 Sam’s BBQ is from the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights. This spectacular holiday display can be found at Disney’s Hollywood Studios during the Christmas season. Congratulations to Derek Carty, this week’s winner. Jim Thompson, Patty … Continue reading "Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #28"

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Photographic Innoventions: Bokeh!

February 15, 2008 by Scott Thomas

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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Light Meter: Sequence

February 13, 2008 by Lisa Berton

There are times when a picture truly is worth a thousand words. When you have several photos in sequence they are worth more than a thousand words, they tell a story. If you just keep shooting, you never know what might happen. Take a look.

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Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #27

February 10, 2008 by Barrie Brewer

This was Challenge #26: And here’s the answer: Copyright Â© 2007 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D50, 18-200VR, 0.4s shutter, f4.5 This sculpture is in the lobby area of the Impressions de France film in Epcot’s World Showcase. I’ve always thought that this was a gargoyle but I just learned that this replica of a stone carving … Continue reading "Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #27"

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