While growing up, one of the most interesting things abou tChristmas, for me, was sitting down in front of the tree after it had all been decorated. I would turn out all the lights, except for those on the tree...and let my eyes go slightly out-of-focus. It always made the lights sparkle and gave it a more dreamlike feel. With the help of a little filter attached to the lens, I was able to recreate that effect here. Although I'm much happier with this image than the ones I had taken a few nights ago (and discarded), I think there will be at least two more coming along. One with all the presents (before Connor gets to it!) and one with my wonderful wife and great little boy. Consider this to be Christmas Tree version 1.0!
Shot with my favorite Nikon D40x, Exposure Time is 1 second at f/13, ISO 640. Nikon 18-55 VR Lens. On a side note, I'm trying to show that you don't need a 2 or 3 thousand dollar camera and lens that cost almost as much to make great photos. I'm using Entry Level gear.
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