Show Me: Your 2008 Holiday Photos

[handicap18]

Usually we've had someone make this thread by now. So lets see you holiday photo's from this year. Be it your recent trip to Disney or your own holiday decorations and/or portraits or holiday decorations from your local city/town.

We've had some great images in past years from this forum. Lets see what we can do this year.

 

[handicap18]

I'll start this one off.

Took this today of the kids. They were very cooperative.

I haven't gotten around to taking up close and personal pictures of the tree yet. I'll do that sometime this week.

 

[Amy]

Great shot of your kids, Kyle - they're adorable!

Well, it's your own fault - you asked for pictures, so here we go. DH and I took a vac day on Friday. In the evening, we went to see DS18 perform with his college stage band in their Christmas concert. But in the morning, we went to Phipps Conservatory here in Pittsburgh to see the Winter Flower Show. I've seen the spring flower show quite a few times, but I've never seen the winter show. Enjoy!

Amaryllis and white poinsettia:

They brought the outdoor train inside for the winter:

 

[Amy]

More from the Phipps Conservatory winter flower show:

I just thought this guy was so cute!

All of the critters were made from plants/twigs, etc., like this polar bear:

And penguin:

This mouse was my favorite, cooking up some goodies:

And check out the baked goods on his tree:

 

[annnewjerz]

Here are some that I took over the past few days. I am a fanatic when it comes to Christmas, so I will definitely have more...especially once our tree is decorated, it's my pride and joy.

1. Our Christmas tree coming home on Saturday - Colorado Blue Spruce that was originally about 14 feet, cut down by DH to 8 feet to fit into our living room.

2. The wreath hanging on our front door.

3. Taking some shots for use on a Christmas card for a friend of a friend.

 

[Suburbanmom]

Getting our Christmas tree:

 

[JimbobJimbo]

This is the picture that we are going to use for our Christmas Cards this year.

 

[emmabelle]

We went black and white this year for the card because my daughter hates color flash pictures of herself. I tried to go no flash with my sigma 30mm lens but I just wasn't happy with the results so I went with the flash picture. I probably should have cloned out the lights in the window. Oh well.

 

[handicap18]

Here are a few from our tree:

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

I found these the other night when I drove around looking at decorations....

 

[Wingman]

Here is one from our trip last week.

 

[dpic]

Here is one from our trip last week.

Great photo! Make sure you post it in the photography contest thread.

 

[DizGeek]

Here is one from our trip last week.

Wow! Is that from the Contemporary?

 

[JimbobJimbo]

This is of the tree our town put up on Main St. this past weekend.

 

[wkrider]

I'll start this one off.

Took this today of the kids. They were very cooperative.

I haven't gotten around to taking up close and personal pictures of the tree yet. I'll do that sometime this week.

Very Cute!

 

[wkrider]

Here are a few from our tree:

I love these...I will need to try something like this with my 50mm 1.4 to see if it draws in the right amount of light. Thanks for the idea.

 

[Wingman]

Great photo! Make sure you post it in the photography contest thread.

Thanks it was one of the few keepers that I got. I posted it there as well.

 

[Wingman]

Wow! Is that from the Contemporary?

Yes it was on the deck outside the California Grill.

 

[Wingman]

I love these...I will need to try something like this with my 50mm 1.4 to see if it draws in the right amount of light. Thanks for the idea.

I thought the same thing myself.

 

[JimbobJimbo]

Our Tree

A couple of ornaments

f3.5, 1/25, ISO800

f2.8 1/15, ISO200