Tag Archives: movie

Photographing Details at Tourist Attractions

One of my favorite things to do when visiting any travel destination is finding fun details which add to the story of the trip.  Sometimes I know about the details before I get there like Hidden Mickeys at Walt Disney … Continue reading

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Remember the 4th of July

To all my fellow citizens of the United States of America. Happy 235th Birthday!  Remember the risk our forefathers took on this date in 1776: A toast? Yeah. To high treason. That’s what these men were committing when they signed … Continue reading

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View 174: Bedford Falls

In 1946, the movie It’s A Wonderful Life introduced the world to Bedford Falls, New York.  A fictitious village in upstate New York which people living in Seneca Falls, New York thought looked very familiar.  Starting with the steel truss … Continue reading

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HDR Strikes Back!

There I was facing a photographer’s nightmare. A great subject in late afternoon Sun causing deep shadows on one side and bright light on the other.  A range of “stops” I knew my camera was never designed to capture.  Then … Continue reading

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View 104: Captain Jack Sparrow

Captain Jack Sparrow attempts to distract his foe by exclaiming, Look! It’s the Governor’s Daughter!, before running off stage at the end of the Magic Kingdom’s popular Jack Sparrow’s Pirates Tutorial outside the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. I used … Continue reading

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