Assignment: Christmas Decorations

[tracemcd]

Originally Posted by charmayne

Wow Charmayne , that is absolutely wonderful - I love every part of it ! Love the reflection, love the painting, love the little painted bow on top of the Santa! I think it is brilliant!!

Well done!!!!!

[karwash]

Originally Posted by mrlee_1979

Awesome shot Karwash... I love this little scene!
Lee

Thanks mrlee_1979! Appreciate the feedback. I like your picture too! Somehow Christmas lights always seem to get themselves into a knot. Your facial expression matches exactly what I have on my mind when untying them...

[star7729]

EXIF:
Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure: 0.067 sec (1/15)
Aperture: f/1.8
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 800
Exposure Bias: 0/6 EV
Lens: Nikon 50mm f/.18
Date and Time (Original): 2008:12:07 10:47:20

[karen1961]

here's mine,

Camera: Canon EOS 400D Digital
Exposure: 0.3 sec (3/10)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: Flash fired, red-eye reduction

[AnnetteJ]

Originally Posted by Saralonde

As for Christmas decorations, I'm busy putting mine up. Top branches only; my cat thinks the tree is his personal playground!

I can relate to that! First Christmas with my cat she had the tree down in the middle of the night! Fortunately I had at least had the foresight to use shatterproof non-glass baubles!! Then we did the top branches only thing, but I got fed up of weird naked lower trees, so now we only have small trees, high up! Max 3 or 4 foot, but I have 2 or 3 of them to make up for it!

[private]

Took this on the 6th of Dec 2008 - thought it fit here also...

Exif:

Exposure: 2.5 sec (5/2)
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 30 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire

[btingyap]

Tried out using Aperture Mask Technique I read sometime ago on the dangling christmas lights in the shopping centre... Here's my pic...




EXIF is as follows:

Camera Used: Nikon D300
Exposure: 1/30 secs
Aperture: F1.8
Focal length: 50mm
ISO: 800
Exposure Bias: 0
Flash: No Flash

[Angelsong]

I had a terrible time deciding which photo to enter in this contest! I LOVE Christmas and have already taken way too many photos!

Olympus E510
ISO 400
Speed 1/13
Aperture 5.1
Focal Lenth 102mm
On camera flash fired/diffused with my $2.00 diffuser and extra tissue paper wrapped around it. Fancy stuff!

[mattcryer]

Took this image to go on an invite for an upcoming Christmas party, hence the space left for text.

This is straight from camera, with only slight sharpening. The angels were created using an aperture mask, and come from the fairy lights on my tree.

[Antruby]

hand made Carollers