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Not everything is as it seems at Walt Disney World.

Walt Disney began his career as a storyteller. When his kids were young, he would spend time at local amusement parks. During that time, amusement parks weren't the most wholesome or cleanest places to take a family. Walt came up with the idea to build an amusement park where the entire family could spend the day in a safe, clean, and fin environment.

As he drew up plans for Disneyland, being the storyteller that he was, one of his decisions to save money was to invest in the what he considered to be "on stage" - the areas of the park that guests could see, and leave the backstage areas unfinished. So much of what you see as you experience one of the Wald Disney theme parks is a facade.

Disney's Hollywood Studios was initially designed to reflect actual working sets and on purpose several of the icons at several attractions are purposely "unfinished" on one side to invoke the feeling of being on a real movie set and seeing the back stage part of the prop.

The Shot:
Camera: Sony A6000
Lens: 16-50mm kit lens
Exposure: 1/640 sec at f/8.0
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 23mm
Post-Processing in Lightroom CC

Reflections of Main Street

Reflections of Main Street

The Shot:

• Aperture: f/5.6
• Shutter Speed: 1/250
• ISO: 100
• Focal Length: 50mm
• Three bracket HDR 
• Post Processing: Lightroom

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The Magic Kingdom

A view of the Magic Kingdom from Bay Lake Tower.

The Shot:

• Aperture: F/8.0
• Shutter Speed:  1/125 sec
• ISO:  100
• Focal Length:  50mm
• Camera:  Sony A6000
• Lens:  Sony SELP1650 16-50mm Kit Lens
• Post Processing:  Lightroom

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"Hidden Mickey"

In Swahili, Fichwa means hidden.  So there you have it, hidden mickey in plain sight.

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Another Tribute to the Great Movie Ride

If you sat on the left side of the ride vehicle, once you enter the Alien's scene if you looked down over the edge, you would see a computer screen with names.  These are the imagineers who worked on the attraction.

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Epcot

Spaceship Earth as seen from the monorail.

The Shot:

-  #shotoniphone

-  Shot with an iPhone 7 Plus

-  Post-processing with Lightrrom

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Disney's Hollywood Studios

Disney's Hollywood Studios, the crossroads of the World!

The Shot:

• Aperture: f/8.0
• Shutter Speed: 1/500
• ISO: 100
• Focal Length: 20mm
• Three bracket HDR 
• Post Processing: Lightroom

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Cinderella Castle

Cinderella Castle as seen from Prince Charming Regal Carrousel.

The Shot:

• Aperture: f/9.0
• Shutter Speed: 1/320
• ISO: 100
• Focal Length: 16mm
• Three bracket HDR 
• Post Processing: Lightroom

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Chip N Dale

Chip N Dale play in front of Cinderella Castle

The Shot:

-  #shotoniphone

-  Portrait mode

-  Post-Processing Lightroom

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Disney's Polynesian Village Resort at Dusk

Disney's Polynesian Village Resort as seen from Moorea House with the Magic Kingdom in the background.

The Shot:

-  #shotoniphone

-  Post-processing Lightroom

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The Tree of Life - #shotoniphone

To get this view, walk to the back of Discover Island.  If you are coming from Asia, head to Africa.  Just before you reach Africa, there is a walkway that leads to an area with some tables near the water.  This is the view from that area.  Sometimes there is a Photopass photographer there.

The Shot:

-  Shotoniphone

-  iPhone 7 Plus

-  Camera: Lightroom Mobile RAW

-  Post-processing:  Lightroom

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Monorail Monday

Monorail Monday

The Shot:

-  #shotoniphone

-  iPhone 7 Plus

-  Camera:  Lightroom Mobile "Pro" in RAW

-  Post-processing:  Lightroom

Cinderella Castle as seen from the lobby of Disney's Polynesian Village Resort

Cinderella Castle as seen from the lobby of Disney's Polynesian Village Resort.

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The Shot:

-  iPhone 7 Plus

-  Post-processing with Lightroom

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The Tree of Life - Disney's Animal Kingdom

The Tree of Life

The Shot:

• Aperture: f/8.0
• Shutter Speed: 1/250
• ISO: 100
• Focal Length: 39mm
• Post Processing:  HDR image in Lightroom

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Norway During Golden Hour

Golden Hour has a way to make anything look just a bit more magical.

The Shot:

• Aperture:  f/8.0

• Shutter Speed:  1/60

• ISO:  200

• Focal Length:  25mm

• Camera:  Sony A6000

• Lens:  16-50 Kit lens

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Rapunzel's Tower

Storm clouds loom over Rapunzel's Tower.

The Shot:

• Aperture:  f/9.0

• Shutter Speed:  1/320

• ISO:  100

• Focal Length:  34mm

• Camera:  Sony A6000

• Lens:  16-50 Kit lens

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Tomorrowland

The rocks in Tomorrowland got a new paintjob.

The Shot:

• Aperture:  f/8.0

• Shutter Speed:  1/320

• ISO:  100

• Focal Length:  50mm

• Camera:  Sony A6000

• Lens:  16-50 Kit lens
• 3-bracket HDR post-processed with Lightroom

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A Sea Serpent in the Magic Kingdom

Have you ever noticed this sea serpent in the Magic Kingdom?

The Shot:

• Aperture:  f/8.0

• Shutter Speed:  1/500

• ISO:  100

• Focal Length:  27mm

• Camera:  Sony A6000

• Lens:  16-50 Kit lens

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The Haunted Mansion

Welcome, foolish mortals, to the Haunted Mansion. I am your host, your... ghost host. Kindly step all the way in please and make room for everyone. There's no turning back now.

The Shot:

• Aperture:  f/4.5

• Shutter Speed:  1/25

• ISO:  1600

• Focal Length:  26mm

• Camera:  Sony A6000

• Lens:  16-50 Kit lens

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A nice quiet place to relax on Main Street

If you are in the Magic Kingdom on Main Street and you're looking for a nice quiet place to sit and enjoy your Starbucks or ice cream, there is a nice quiet spot on one of the side street of four corners.

The Shot:

• Aperture:  f/9.0

• Shutter Speed:  1/60

• ISO:  400

• Focal Length:  22mm

• Camera:  Sony A6000

• Lens:  16-50 Kit lens

• Technique:  3 bracket HDR post-processed in Lightroom

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