OK forum lets show the Holidays from all over the globe!

Rules:
--Post as many images as you like but only one image/post
--Include shooting info like lens, white balance, filters used…
--Previously posted images are welcome
--When posting images please do so by hitting the ‘Reply’ link below this top post, not the reply link to another post.
--Include a title in the subject line when you post (optional)

The top five images will be selected by the previous months winner and be included in a poll for members to vote for the winning photo. The winning image with be added to our new Monthly Challenge Winners Gallery

Many thanks to everyone who participates and makes these so much fun.

Jim

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I will use film until the last roll and last lab are gone. Go Navy

First Night with my new D40. 18-55mm

Camera: Nikon D40
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0/6 EV
Flash: Flash fired, auto mode
ISO Speed: 400


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http://www.flickr.com/photos/clickclackma/

Camera: Nikon D40
Exposure: 0.4 sec (1/2.5)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 20 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0/6 EV
Flash: Flash not fired
White balance: Tungsten

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mandyjansen/2092722743/

post-processing info: the EXIF data above is for the base shot, to get the lights on the house and other shadow details (slowest shutter speed). To get the detail on the brighter spots (highlights), such as the snowflake lights, the NOEL lights, the santa on the roof, etc., I bracketed to faster shutter speeds manually (as D40 doesn't have auto-bracketing) and I merged the shots by hand in Photoshop, as I didn't like the automated HDR version as much.

A really great picture. Beautifully put together.
Justintheframe

I really like the perspective! What a great HDR with photoshop. I use photomatix for my HDR. If you do alot of HDR you should give it a try. It saves alot of time and the results are awesome. Here is one I did recently with 4 bracketed photos( I have the D50)

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Baby George gets into the spirit of things!

Camera: D50
Shutter: 1/125
Aperture: F/4.5
Focal length: 32mm (18-55 kit lens)
Sensitivity: 200 ISO
Colour: Mode II (Adobe RGB) (converted to sRGB for upload)
White balance: flash
Trigger: built in flash, manual, 1/16 power
Slave: Jessops Minicell slave unit
Flash: Centon FH85 (GN:30), full power, bounced off ceiling

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D40x, hand held, 1/20th sec, f5.6, ISO 1600, 35mm (18-55mm kit lens), WB tungsten.

All lighting off in room, only incident light used. First set of photos with new d40x. USM 50%, 1.0,0.0, no other post processing. Ken

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/jlharris/2100092792/in/set-72157603417012506/

D50
Kit lens
Cloudy WB
Shutter Priority @ 1/60th

Well, here goes something very seasonal, and perhaps trite, but nevertheless for so many it goes with the season:

http://ncordova.smugmug.com/photos/231041432-L.jpg

So... taken with Nikon D40, ISO 200, no Flash, 1/6, f/5.6 (under fluorescent light, but with a strong dull gray natural light coming from the window behind me. Camera rested on the table.

Best Regards,

Scampi

The Temple Bell Stops but the Sound Keeps Coming Out of the Flowers. -- Basho

The Temple Bell Stops but the Sound Keeps Coming Out of the Flowers. -- Basho

"Christmas Deer"

I know these are not Reindeer. (they are hard to find in my part of the country) One thing that would have made this photo better, would to have been a nice deep snow. Mother with baby.

D50 camera
Sigma MF 400mm 5,6
Manual everything

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c279/TN_Steve/DSC_1164-1.jpg?t=1197556754

Steve
Member of The National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA)
D200, Twin D50's

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I took a bunch of pictures around downtown Ottawa... here is one of my favorites;

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2090/2095671082_87c9f2d47b_b.jpg

We just had around 3 feet of snow fall yesterday in Ottawa. Here is a chair that just barely made it out alive...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2028/2116351098_6c36b56526_b.jpg

Sigh. I gotta start taking my D50 with me everywhere. Missed two good winter shot opportunities in the past week. Today we had some awesome wisp fog that would have looked extra cool with the snow on the ground. And a few days ago everything was covered in hoarfrost!!

Well, to continue with a previous effort at abstract expressionism, here's a Christmas Light Fountain:

http://www.willamette.edu/~ncordova/pix/lightfountain.jpg

EXIF: Nikon D40, ISO 200, 0.8 sec, f/4.5, 52mm (handheld and with intentional shake)

I wanted to do something different with the traditional shot of Christmas lights. It is different, but I like the colors and the pattern. : ) I'll try to post something less abstract next!

Best Regards and Happy Holidays/Merry Christmas to all,

Scampi

The Temple Bell Stops but the Sound Keeps Coming Out of the Flowers. -- Basho

The Temple Bell Stops but the Sound Keeps Coming Out of the Flowers. -- Basho

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2161/2107218345_dccc783e05_b.jpg

For the past 25 years we have been attending the Holiday Sing-a-Long at Wolf Trap Farm Park in Vienna, VA. Though we have missed a couple of years due to kids being sick or inclement weather, it is a family tradition we enjoy. One of our favorite moments is at the end, lighting our candles and singing Silent Night.


Candlelight Recessional

Happy Holidays!
Sharon

Camera: D50
Lens and Filters: 50mm
Film and ISO: 400
Aperture: f 1.8
Shutterspeed: 1/30

What a beautiful representation of what the season is all about.
Happy Holidsays )

My favorite picture by far.
Nice job!

Scott
Colorado Nikonian
D300

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Wow, great picture. Best one so far.

I have to agree that this is a wonderful photo..Well done..And it will also be a great family memory as well...

Andrew
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Wow, beautiful.

Is this picture "as was" from the capture or is there post processing? If so, I'd be curious to know what was done.

Thanks to everyone for the nice comments. I did very little post processing to this photo. In Lightroom, I set exposure -.42, contrast +58, clarity 45, vibrance +1, saturation -1, sharpened amount 85 and radius 0.8 and cropped. No rhyme or reason to my editing, just tweaked till I liked it.

Sharon
Nikon D50
50 mm lens
1/30 sec @ f/1.8
ISO 400
Auto WB

I don't know if this qualifies but I'll give it a shot!

This was taken this morning 12/23/2007 @ 7:01 AM Sunrise was listed as 7:03 AM using my Nikon D40 with the Kit 18-55mm and a UV filter.

Program auto exposure worked out to F7.1 @ 1/200
ISO 200
40mm Focal length.

http://www.poorhouse.net/cross_sunrise.jpg

Kevin

i had the chance of taking this photo back in early November since that was the only time i had to put up my tree and here is one of ornaments...

Nikon D40 / ISO 800 / f/5.6 / 300mm / 1/10 Exp

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aditkphotos/2010737279

Adarna Photography

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jlharris/2136569197/

Lit with a pair of Vivitar 286HV's on Full power (Strobist Style). Bounced with white umbrellas.

Auto WB, D50 Kit lens, f/8 @ 1/20th (I think)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2171/2090659250_e2abac9197_b.jpg

Nikon D40
Exposure: 0.067 sec (1/15)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 34 mm
ISO Speed: 200

hand held, Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 lens

Leah

Great post D40/50 forum!!! I will now have last months winner pick the top 5 and then post a poll. Again all great work.

Jim

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I will use film until the last roll and last lab are gone. Go Navy

Not sure if this picture fits the theme but this thread needs a photo. It looks Christmas-ish to me. It might be a Christmas tree someday. Though to be honest, I'm not even sure it's the right kind of tree.

D40, 55-200mm VR at 70mm, 1/125, f/8, ISO 800

I took it while trasping through a small nature area near my house today. It was around 4:00 and the light was already fading fast. I probably should have opened up the aperture a bit to get that shutter speed up but ever since I read that the lens performs best at f/8 to f/11 I've been shooting at those apertures. I need a tripod. Damn car repairs.

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Somebody asked how to do this and I've never tried so I shot this when I came home tonight. D40, 18-200mm set at 18mm, ISO 1600, f/8, 1/2 on a tripod with no other lights in the room.

Gerry Rhoades
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This is our gingerbread tree. A holiday tradition in our home.
The photo was taken f5.6 , 1/100sec, no flash. I post processed with some gaussian blur for a dreamy look. I hope you all enjoy it.

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My Christmas Tree in its Illuminated Glory
D40 w/ 18-55 Kit Lens @18mm
30 seconds
f 5.6
ISO 200
Tripod
Wireless remote

Andrew
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Not sure why I like this photo but I do. Anyway, I wasn't happy with the few leaves that were in the original. I wanted the tree against a purely white background but I didn't know how to fix it. I found out I could do it with with MS Paint of all things. So, I fixed it more to my liking and sharpened it up a bit to make the tree look more pointy.

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Hi,

A frosty morning here in the UK ... the river just around the corner.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/scoobysnaps/2115202911/

Mark

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D40
18-55mm kit lens

Here's a bit of our Christmas tree. (Yeah, it's not real)

D40 18-55mm @50mm
8 shot HDR F/9 1/80 sec - 8 sec
Assembled w/ qtpfsgui and processed in CaptureNX

Merry Christmas!

Dean
Phoenix, Arizona USA
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Light circles.

Frank
A Dutch Nikonian

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EXIF:
Camera D40
ISO 200
Lens: 50mm Non-AI Lens @ f/1.8
Exposure: 0.4s

Shot this manual (since that camera doesn't even know it has a lens)

I was trying to get some nice highlights and playing with the shallow depth of field that the lens offers.

André Baron
A Vancouver Nikonian

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"...but the paper looks so APPETIZING..."

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D50
28-80mm Nikkor G set at 35mm
f/3.8
1/8 sec. exposure

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My final entry...

D50
Nikkor 28-80mm set at 44mm
f/4
1/30 sec.

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D40
105 Micro
.3 seconds
f/3.2
ISO 200

Andrew
My Web Site
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