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Don’t Stand when Photographing at Walt Disney World

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Hey, listen up! Don’t stand when photographing if you want to take unique and different photographs at Walt Disney World or anywhere else. I will say most of the photos we take we are standing and it shows. They are not as interesting as there are so many of the same everywhere you look online, … Continue reading "Don’t Stand when Photographing at Walt Disney World"
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Disney Pic of the Week: 1980s

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Mural seen in the queue as guests wait to ride the Maelstrom in Norway.Nikon D70/50mm, 1/20s, f/2.5, ISO 1600, EV +1. While I visited Walt Disney World many time during the 1980’s, I did not get a digital SLR camera until 2005. For my 1980’s photo, I found something I photographed in 2009 which was … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: 1980s"
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Looking Down at Walt Disney World

Posted on by Scott Thomas
If you are a Walt Disney World veteran, you know when walking around the resort to look up and down and all around as Imagineers have placed details in all directions. This week I want to point out a couple of details you would miss if you did not look down. In Norway, you no … Continue reading "Looking Down at Walt Disney World"
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Photographic Patience at Walt Disney World

Posted on by Scott Thomas
I covered this week’s theme on Patience before in a blog post entitled, “Play the Waiting Game at Walt Disney World” back in 2013. In it, I talked about waiting until I got a people free photo opportunity. This week I talk about another kind of patience. The kind we all face being a photographer … Continue reading "Photographic Patience at Walt Disney World"
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Shopping Around Epcot’s World Showcase

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Shopping in Epcot’s World Showcase pavilions can be a lot of fun and very expensive. I prefer to “shop by camera” and to record items I find during my visits as the merchandise changes over time. For instance, upon leaving the Frozen Ever After ride and entering Puffin’s Roost shop in Epcot’s World Showcase Norway … Continue reading "Shopping Around Epcot’s World Showcase"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Goodbye to 2015

Posted on by Scott Thomas
As the Norway pavilion in Epcot’s World Showcase prepares for Frozen Ever After, we bid goodbye to the Maelstrom boat ride through Norway’s lore, wildlife and off shore oil platforms. Before boarding the longboats, the queue was overlooked by huge murals giving a preview of the ride’s scenes. Mural in the queue to ride the … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Goodbye to 2015"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Wood

Posted on by AllEars
Wood — what would you have selected for your Pic of the Week for this category? I remember years ago, perhaps late 90s, seeing a wood carver in Canada making one of the totem poles that later became part of the area. Unfortunately, I can’t find any photos of that. But what I did find … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Wood"
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Flowers and Trolls in Norway

Posted on by Scott Thomas
A Troll topiary pops up out of a field of wildflowers.Nikon D700/24-120VR, 1/125s, f/8, ISO 2200, EV -0.3, 24mm focal length. Appropiately, a troll pops up among beautiful wildflowers in Epcot’s Norway pavilion during the Flower and Garden Festival. A bright and beautiful Disney Pic of the Week about Flowers.
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Norwegian Fashion

Posted on by Lisa Berton
Looking to shop your way through Walt Disney World? Stop at the Norway pavilion in Epcot, and enter The Puffin’s Roost. Here you’ll find plenty of tempting Norwegian merchandise to take home. There are warm hats for those cold winter nights, viking toys for playing make believe, and snacks to keep you full. Disney Pic … Continue reading "Norwegian Fashion"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Norway

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Norway is a mysterious country and its pavilion in Epcot brings that out. You meet trolls in the shops and attractions. Roofs are made of grass and flowers. The exhibits inside the Stave Church tell the story of Norway’s Vikings. One night as I was waiting for Illuminations to start, I turned around and noticed … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Norway"
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