Post your Christmas lights pictures here

[alfredo]

It looks like night scenes will be the December theme. While you are out looking for that special image, see if you can snag a few Christmas lights images then post them here.

Kitch is cool.

[Robb]

1. Too cold, man. But I shot these last year

...or maybe the year before, as I look closer. Time flies. :D

[alfredo]

2. They look very good. You can hear the snow crunch under your feet

in that first one.

[qnr]

8. Lovely. Something tells me they didn't climb the trees to place the lights in

the first one :)

[ManiacJoe]

10. Excellent job with the exposure in #2.

[Celebration]

3. need three pics of our neighbor's house

Because they are on the corner, they decorate all around--Ahem, they sorta stand out.

[qnr]

7. Now I want to see what their backyard looks like :) n/t

[Mira]

4. Kitsch in my neighborhood

[qnr]

6. Nice sharp photo. I'm not a big fan of those inflatable things, but I guess it pleases

the kids.

[alfredo]

9. Every wonder why honey (Hunny) tastes like butt?

[qnr]

5. Love the way yours came out. Looks almost like a poster.

Someone went overboard

I like the colors

Some apartment lights

[alfredo]

11. The seal on my sliding doors failed so moisture clouds

the view. It reminds me of a Hubble image.

[qnr]

15. Well, the Hubble of the early years, at least :) n/t

[Mz Pip]

12. Oh Christmas Tree

Oh Christmas Tree.



Mz Pip

[Mira]

13. Oh, that's gorgeous. Almost gets me in the mood of the season. So very nice.

Thanks

[qnr]

16. Lovely. I like the soft feel to it. n/t

[regnaD kciN]

26. That reminds me so much of the trees of my childhood...

...back in the early '60s. Partly because of the colored lights (my family went to all-white when we got back from Europe, and never used colored lights on the tree again), and partly because of all the tinsel, glass ornaments, and other pretty and very fragile things we could never have nowadays in my grown-up, three-cat home!

[qnr]

14. More lights, just for the heck of it

The depth of field is pretty shallow in all of these, they were taken with a legacy OM mount Vivitar 70-300mm, a legacy OM mount Telesor MC auto 2x converter and a 4/3 sensor, for a 35mm equiv of 1200mm (I was out to play around with some astrophotography and decided to catch some nearby lights too).

Neighbor's lights, taken at 1200mm equiv

Stars!

Illuminating the wreath

[Mira]

17. One more from around the corner

[Mira]

18. A couple more - from my short lived almost useless shooting spree

[Mira]

19. This is from last year - and when I went to maybe catch it

in the dark, this season, the people are there, but no lights. No lights anywhere on the street. No money for the "juice" is my bet.

[tekisui]

20. Our Holiday Tree.

[Celebration]

21. I likey! Very eclectic, like mine

Well like mine WILL be when I get it up. :rofl:

In the meantime, here are the "snowflakes" on the street that the city puts up every year.

[Cassandra]

22. This was my alternate for the contest

This wasn't really shooting in the dark but towards the dark; I was in the extremely well lit (and warm and dry) Time Warner Center. The lights change color (by sections or completely) in time to Christmas music. So, very corporate but very pretty. Outside is the traffic in Columbus Circle and the Holiday Market (crafts and small businesses) across the street.

[HappyCynic]

23. Crazy house...

Back in the Halloween thread, I posted photos of a house that went all-out in the decorations and promised to post photos of the same house with their Christmas set-up.





... Just kidding. This is definitely not the house. A fair number of decorations. But not the house.




THIS is the house:
A far shot to get an full image.


A closer shot of the side. Note the carousel is motorized so the figures inside go round and round.


A closer shot of the front yard so you can have an idea of the number of decorations.


The smaller section of the yard.


The main portion of the yard. (The three figures in the window are motorized and turn left and right.)


Here's a close-up of one of the signs (cropped from the large image so it's a bit grainy).


And on the porch.


Please excuse the slight graininess of the shots. I took these with the WX1 in Twilight mode so it upped the ISO.

[Celebration]

24. these are fabulous!

Cool gingerbread train!

It is a kid's dream to have parents who would do this. I just put a tree in the front window, some wreaths on the door, and that's about it. Pretty boring.

[regnaD kciN]

25. Hmpf! "Season's Greetings"...

Obviously a high-level operative in the War on Christmas. :rofl:

[soup]

27. Nothing says Christmas like

a rooftop martini? :rofl:

[regnaD kciN]

33. I'll drink to that...!

;-)

[apaflo]

28. Christmas, cold and dark... at the top of the world.

Incidentally, the antlers on those reindeer are real. So is the old dog sled.

[Mira]

29. Spectacular !!!!! Especially the third one. And welcome to DU and also the

Photo Forum.

[mth44sc]

30. From our home to yours

[Elfin Yeti]

31. You all inspired me to try my hand at night and lights!

The ornaments were quite large and were on a tree in the town square.

[alfredo]

32. The first one is my favorite. The snowflake on the

ornament echoes the tree.

[regnaD kciN]

34. Garden D'Lights at Bellevue Botanical Gardens...

I just shot these a few hours ago, and haven't really completed the post-processing, but wanted to include something.










And, inside the visitor center, a garden holiday lights aquarium:

[Mira]

35. This thread would have been incomplete without these,

they put me into the Christmas spirit I'm glad you posted them pronto.
All fabulously vibrant, the Aquarium shot is delightful, very different, and perfectly composed.

Merry Christmas to you!

[alfredo]

37. Wow!

[Elfin Yeti]

39. These are fantastic!

Nice work under tough shooting conditions! I especially love the last one!!

[regnaD kciN]

40. And a few more from Garden D'Lights...

...that I just finished processing.

[madamesilverspurs]

36. From our celebration in Pt.Townsend, WA

In the background is Admiralty Inlet. The tree sits atop a an old glassed-in display case; inside the case, my sister placed white fabric over colored lights, showcasing blown glass carollers and a glass tree surrounded by reindeer. Pretty effect!

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[alfredo]

38. Christmas music box