Category: Blogs
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Mr. DAPs Photos of the Day from the Past
Some of you may noticed that there have been some glitches on DAPs Magic. This has been a bit of a headache for me as over the last few years I’ve been posting photos on this blog that I have taken. Sadly, many of these posts have disappeared. Thankfully, we still have most of the…
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SS Palo Alto
There are few things that inspire the imagination more than abandoned and decrepit buildings, theme parks, and ships. Or in this case, a shipwreck. The SS Palo Alto can be found at the Seacliff State Beach. She was once a cement ship built to be a tanker for World War I. Towards the end of her…
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A Sunset for the Birds
The other night we wandered down to Seacliff State Beach. It is one of my favorite locations in the Santa Cruz area because of an old ship that rests in peace there. It has become a home for birds and sea lions mainly and is a great place to take some photographs. Imagine our surprise…
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My Photo on the Santa Cruz Wharf
Several months ago I was contacted by a woman representing a group pulling together an exhibit for the 100th anniversary of the Santa Cruz Wharf. They asked if they could feature one of my pictures for their celebration and I gladly complied. While up in Santa Cruz this last weekend, I stopped by the wharf…
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A Broken Fence
Some images evoke poetry. This scene is one of those. It is an old decrepit fence that has been standing here for who knows how long. However, every time I see it I find myself reaching for a camera. There is something beautiful about it as it falls apart. It reminds me of Robert Frost…
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A Fence and Flowers
This morning I decided to take a walk around the neighborhood I’m visiting this weekend. As I was wondering around I found this delightful fence with these flowers growing around it. It just seemed too perfect to not take a photo of so I did…and then I took some more…and more…. I’m sure you can…
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The Little Mermaid swims down the runway in a new Collection by British Menswear Designer, Bobby Abley.
This week during London’s Men’s Fashion Week, Designer Bobby Abley, brought out a whole new side of the Little Mermaid in his Menswear Collection. The clothing line includes many of the summer staples with tanks and T-shirts, as well as some sweatshirts featuring key icons and characters of the Animated Film. What got me excited were the custom skateboards, one…
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Creator of fan-comic “Pocket Princesses”, Amy Mebberson, to be new Artist in Residence at Wonderground Gallery
I was very excited to see the announcement this morning from Amy Mebberson that she will again be appearing as the Artist in Residence at the Wonderground Gallery this July at Downtown Disney! I’ve been a long time fan of her work, stemming from the web comic “Pocket Princesses”, which is a hilarious one spot illustration…
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Her Majestic Majesty
Grace, beauty, majesty, oh… and and then there is that evil thing. Whatever you think of the Evil Queen, she is a fun person to photograph at Disneyland. You never know what she will say (to kids or adults alike) or what will come next. On the day I took this picture she could be…
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You Want Thingamabobs?
You want thingamabobs? We sure do… You may have noticed there have been a few weird things going on with the DAPs Magic websites. We had a bit of a database failure and so we are now in process of reconstructing as much of everything as we can. Sadly, this photoblog appears to be unrecoverable…
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Star Wars Half Marathon Weekend Sells Out!
Hellllloooo Geeks! Unless you’ve been hiding inside a Tuan-Taun, you probably knew this last week marked the open registration for the Inaugural Star Wars Race Weekend! True to form, as with other runDisney events, this race weekend sold out within hours breaking yet another record sell out time. Just in case you missed the big…
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Zoot!
Quite often on Sundays we take a few minutes to stop by Buena Vista Street in Disney California Adventure to watch Five and Dime. This fun and jazzy show is one of my favorite bits of entertainment that is found in Disney California Adventure and rarely do I miss it on the weekend. This moment…
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The Positive Side of Disneyland Price Increases
The Disney community has been buzzing the last 24 hours since the Disneyland Resort again raised prices. This happens pretty much every year in recent memory and really should have come as no surprise. Over the past 24 hours I have been talking to people both that have a range of opinions on the matter.…