December Photo Project: The Season

It's that time again! Time for the new Photo Project...

THE SEASON

I am not very big fan of projects that reflect a specific season, but right now I just really feeling the joy of the season upon me. So lets get out there and show what the seaon means to us. Wether you celebrate Christmas or Chanukah, Eid al-Adha or Bodhi Day, or even nothing at all, this thread is for you to show us why!

What the season means to me...hmmm...apart from chaos in my house, lack of money and school Christmas plays lol...

#1 Christmas Cards (one of my very first, extremely poor, attempts at a Christmas portrait lol) *cringes*

#2 Meeting Santa (a composite of 3 different images. The youth centre didn't even bother with a bg :( So I added a sunset and a Christmas Tree.)

#3 Cute Santa Hat pictures

We don't really celebrate Christmas as most have grown to know it, due to commercialization. However, working in a photo lab, Christmas has come to mean answering 5 billion what is a megapixel questions, etc. It also means it's time for Santa photos, which is a blast. Especially when the little ones see Santa for the first time :). It won't win an award, but here's an example of what we're doing for our Santa promotion.

Note the cheesy line in the background, and the wax covered cardboard reflects every bit of light...lol

As much as it may seem I hate it, I really do love Christmas, in the traditional "family" sense.

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Originally Posted by payn817

We don't really celebrate Christmas as most have grown to know it, due to commercialization. However, working in a photo lab, Christmas has come to mean answering 5 billion what is a megapixel questions, etc. It also means it's time for Santa photos, which is a blast. Especially when the little ones see Santa for the first time :). It won't win an award, but here's an example of what we're doing for our Santa promotion.

Note the cheesy line in the background, and the wax covered cardboard reflects every bit of light...lol

As much as it may seem I hate it, I really do love Christmas, in the traditional "family" sense.

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What is a megapixel?

lol.... one million pixels.

Then the next question is ...

What's a pixel?


I love that third photo Alison!

Petaluman's enjoy the "California snow" as they view the decorated boats.

http://gallery.photographyreview.com...xposurejpg.jpg

http://gallery.photographyreview.com...m/IMG_7021.JPG

http://gallery.photographyreview.com...m/IMG_7000.JPG

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However, working in a photo lab, Christmas has come to mean answering 5 billion what is a megapixel questions, etc.

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yeahhhh, gotta love that. I work in Best Buy digital imaging, so we get even less experiences people coming in. my favorite was "what's a megapaxel?" or when people constantly ask for "scandisk" cards.

you guys have uploaded some nice photos, But i cannot upload photos to this thread,
i have to go to the help thread, ill be back.

This is one of my favorite winter/holiday photos. It reminds me of a scene from a Norman Rockwell painting.

http://gallery.photographyreview.com...3117_house.jpg

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This is one of my favorite winter/holiday photos. It reminds me of a scene from a Norman Rockwell painting.

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Great pic Mike!

Add some glowing yellow lights to the windows and you'd have a real life Thomas Kinkade... :thumbsup:

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Great pic Mike!

Add some glowing yellow lights to the windows and you'd have a real life Thomas Kinkade... :thumbsup:

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Thanks John. It's funny you should mention the glowing yellow lights. I was working on that right before I posted the original.

hi guys :thumbsup:

my first effort at the christmas needle....

http://www.inspiredphotos.com/seattl...tle-needle.jpg


Jamie

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Thanks John. It's funny you should mention the glowing yellow lights. I was working on that right before I posted the original.

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I like this photo very much. To me it looks like the top of a cake...:p

Winter camping around Thanksgiving in the Gore Range of Colorado. Extremely old shot made on KR64 using an Olympus XA.

Sorry about the bad scan, it was one of my first tries years and years ago. The original slide is long gone.

My mother collects Santa Christmas ornaments. This is my favorite one.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...o/IMG_5648.jpg

http://www.odz-n-enz.net/photogaller...cie%20copy.jpg

These are Hanukkah decoration from my window!!! My first attempt taking lights pics with a dslr. I think i did good!!!

Marcie

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These are Hanukkah decoration from my window!!! My first attempt taking lights pics with a dslr. I think i did good!!!

Marcie

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Great pic Marcie!

This is the first one I have seen from you in the project. Thanks for joining in, it's always so great to see new photogs participating!

Happy Chanukah!

"I think I hear Sleigh Bells!"

I had the privilege of sharing the first night of Hanukkah with some family friends. Here 's my contribution.

I'll play, as it's nearly Hogswatch

wow, great photos so far.

Here's my submission.
http://alcsnet.com/photos/decorations.jpg

Nikon F80 -- Nikkor-AF 24mm f/2.8
Kodak Porta 400NC

as I've just finished watching Hogswatch, I'm in the mood

can't resist a few more ...

Could not resist taking this man at the mall. I do not know him, or who/what he was waiting for, but could only guess!

I'm enjoying a few days off and decided to play in Photoshop a bit.

http://gallery.photographyreview.com...isty-Color.jpg

Here is the original.

Merry Christmas and all the rest to you all!

Tim

Love the kid looking at the trains through the window Wombat. Good stuff.

Well here is my go at the project ..

http://www.quast-family.com/albums/stuff/DSC_0087A.jpg

Here's another one from last year. I'm still waiting for some snow this season. Nothing but rain and fog right now. This is from a scanned slide of Velvia 50.

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Here's another one from last year. I'm still waiting for some snow this season. Nothing but rain and fog right now. This is from a scanned slide of Velvia 50.

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Dude, this image is nothing short of mind blowing. I got a few such images on Velvia when I lived in Michigan, but nothing I'd want to compete with this. I love it, it really takes me back! :thumbsup:

Thanks for the very kind comments John, they are much appriciated. I don't like digging up old photos for current projects, but the weather around here has been very crappy to say the least. Nothing but rain and fog for the last week or two. It's going to be a muddy Christmas in my neck of the woods.

A little church we found while out looking at lights.

Needed a tripod but didn't take it with me when we left the car.

http://gallery.photographyreview.com...hurch_copy.jpg

We saw this decoration while on a Weihnachtsmarkt trip in Germany a few years ago.
Does he remind you of anyone on the forum ?

The Winter Blues have now set in. I was so bored today, I created this in PS.

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We saw this decoration while on a Weihnachtsmarkt trip in Germany a few years ago.
Does he remind you of anyone on the forum ?

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If he had red hair he'd be a perfect lil' Paul! :p

Had to post another one!!! This one is of my daughter lighting the menorah on the last day of Chanukkah!!

Marcie
Sony A100

http://www.odz-n-enz.net/photogallery/lastday2006.jpg

Merry Christmas everyone......
Greg

Still no snow in my area, but yesterday morning the frost was incredible!!! Happy Holidays to all.

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If he had red hair he'd be a perfect lil' Paul! :p

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Or just wait a few years ... mine is going white already
He lives in a box labelled "Wombat"

Donkey Love
well that's one translation of the "liebe esel" sign
I wouldn't title a photo "love your ass"

This is something I wish I had at this time of year...The Midas Touch!