25 Days - bokeh play - Emil

As you can tell with some of the depth of field play, I'm working on that bokeh effect. You can see a bit in the Candy Cane on the previous post. And with one of the reindeer pics.

Here was another attempt...this was my "Something Red" photo. But my hand moved. Even the ornament, which is supposed to be the sharply focused item was a bit blurry. Should have used the tripod. However, I liked the blurry look on the glitter...so I kept it! Mistakes sometimes make for fun photos!

25 Days part 2 - Emil

A Candy Cane...

Something Sticky...

A Decked Hall...

Reindeer...

25 Days - Emil

I really wanted to push myself to take more photos on a regular basis...not just wait around for those "special occasions". So I took on the challenge of the 25 December Daily Photos. I'll admit right up front, while I may end up with 25 photos, I haven't taken a photo every day. But I have taken photos on 10 of the first 14 days of the month. And some days I got several. Not all of them were good...but some were okay.

You'll notice I've been playing with depth of field...really trying to get one spot in focus while blurring the items in front and/or behind. Not always successful, but fun!

So in these four posts, in no particular order, are my first 9 photos.

A List...

A Wreath with a Red Bow...

Santa Claus...

Moonlight Shot from John

Submission from John T

John says...  "abstract form out of functional form"

A few more from Mary Alice

A trip to NYC was a great opportunity for taking great pics and playing with rule breaking - altering composition, interesting angles, different perspectives.

A final shot...

According to Mary Alice, "just too cute to resist!"