an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)
The process or art of decorating or adorning something
A thing that serves as an ornament
(idea) mind: your intention; what you intend to do; "he had in mind to see his old teacher"; "the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces"
(idea) the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"
An opinion or belief
A thought or suggestion as to a possible course of action
A concept or mental impression
(idea) a personal view; "he has an idea that we don't like him"
Christmas: a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
"Xmas" is a common abbreviation of the word "Christmas". It is sometimes , but it, and variants such as "Xtemass", originated as handwriting abbreviations for the typical pronunciation, .
If you want to experience a true Christmas feeling, New York City is the place to be for you. Colorful lights everywhere, a huge Christmas tree in the middle of the city and “sales” signs on every shop.
Xmas Lights
One of the few times I have used "live view" on the D700.
Just taking a few "bokeh" shots of the lights and thought it would be a good idea to get the a ceiling "snowflake" decoration in the shot. I could have stood on a chair, but "live view" makes this unnecessary!
Added a bit of "grain" in Capture NX2 - shot at iso560 using "auto iso" so no native grain.
50mm 1/60s f/1.4 iso560
Have yourself a Melly Xmas Tree!
For my friends who call me melly. ;)
I was browsing through flickr yesterday and was inspired by all the holiday shots. Decided to do one with my tiny little tree. The lights were simply too long and that's where I got the idea to entangle myself into the tree as well.
Such a magical time of the year! I wish you all a happy holidays!
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