Creativity Exercise #20: Holiday Spectacular

[evil4blue]

Creativity Exercise #20: Holiday Spectacular

With the Holidays fast approaching, cameras will be clicking away feverishly.

Your goal this month is to snap some artistic photos that are holiday themed.

I have no real instruction, other than try to make the photo look less like a family snap shot and something that looks throughout. Think about the stuff you do and don't include in the frame. Look at different lighting and angles. Try looking for new and inventive subject matter.

These don't all have to be serious shots. This is a joyful season, so introduce some levity to your shots as well.

Good luck and Happy Holidays!

**Normally I request only basic photo editing, but this time you can do whatever editing you want.

**Each participant can post as many shots as they like, but try not to go crazy.

Next Exercise: 01-01-2007

[Beauxtx1]

I can't believe no one else is posting, so I'll start it out.

I tried to get creative with some Chrismas lights and camera motion.

Whatcha all thinkin'?

Larry

[xjben]

Here are three shots from this week I took at the Zilker Trail of Lights.



- Ben
Canon 300D, 100mm Macro, etc...

[Breezy]

SOOC hope it qualifies

and here is another

[STP Images]

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[SaundraU]

Here's Mine.

[Mattmcc]

Hi, new here but I thought I'd contribute some creative shots I did over the last week:

This one was done purposely out of focus to look at all the purty specular highlights:


This was done using a 15sec exposure while moving the camera:


Same concept, different subject:


Finally, an exploding tree, which would have looked a lot cooler had I used a tripod and zoomed slower:


All the best,

Matt

[Wes]

Here's one that I shot of the front of the Gaylord Resort in Grapevine.

[CoppellStereo]

What is that I am opening?! OH YEAH! my new 30D!

[CoppellStereo]

but that last post i guess wasnt my entry, it was just the most exciting moment im my life of course, but here is my entry... Manger Scene, just a few of the ones i took, no editing done, nor color correction, shots taken as is in full manual mode

[RightAngle]

eh?

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[mblachly]

Way behind in posting.



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