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I just bought a new camera, which was all the excuse I needed to head up to Dollywood and try it out.

 

It's a Pentax Optio E40, and it was literally the smallest digital camera I could find that took AA batteries.

 

It's working out pretty well, so far. Certainly, it can do a lot more--and produces better pictures--than my old camera.

 

Observe....

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Here's something you might not have seen before. That guy's pants are advising him not to kill people.

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I really like this shot. Never could have got it with my old camera.

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This camera does much better than my old one with moving objects, too.

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This guy's horse is making syrup or something. The word "free" really jumps out at me here, for some reason. :o/

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A self portrait. I had time to kill waiting for the train to come by. That shot didn't turn out very well, though. :p

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This ride was not very popular today, due to the cold. But my new camera captured the splash pretty well, I think.

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I'm kind of cheating on the size here. (Please don't eat me, Wes.)

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The new camera also has "stitch assist," which help in creating panoramic shots.

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"What? I can't hear you! Um, no, I'm at the office."

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This picture was taken from Mystery Mine's queue. Again, the new camera's zoom feature comes in handy.

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Mystery Mine riders get an interesting view of the fall colors.

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My old camera was not so good with the zooming. This one is much better.

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Hooray, it works! (Note the cold weather mode of the water jets.)

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As good a place to start as any.

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Great TR you've got there. And judging by the pictures, I'd say you made a nice choice for your new camera. By the way, how were the crowds? The mid-ways looked pretty dead, but I see there was a full train on Thunderhead.

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Ok where in the heck is this at? I've been a dozen times and never seen this in the park.

 

Also, is it me or just my dirty mind...it looks like he's got a "package" to d deliver.

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^ See? I said you might not have seen it before.

 

It's actually outside the park, along the old entrance road, on a maintenance gate to the back of Rockin' Roadway. Though it is very much in a public area, it would be very tough to spot from a moving vehicle. Luckily, I was on foot.

 

Come to think of it, that would have been a good picture for the old "name this park" thread.

 

By the way, how were the crowds? The mid-ways looked pretty dead, but I see there was a full train on Thunderhead.

 

Very light. Thunderhead was only running one train, and they were barely filling it. Lots of re-riders.

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Hey man, another great TR. The new camera does well, particularly with the panaramas. Thanks too for the Smokey Mountain River Rampage shot.

 

Hope to be in that area for a spring break trip this next year.

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