here's a new thread where we can post the houses etc decorated for xmas ;-) I can't wait now!! LOL..
remember everyone..TRIPOD...slowish shutter speed, and low ISO :D

i'm in! Thanks Tracy! :-)

LOL..now all I need is NIGHTFALL..LOL..roll on NEXT week when all the good houses light up....WHAT have you done to me FD??? ..remember your TRIPOD or self timer on a solid surface, for nice sharp pictures

Let the photo wars begin......

Must get tripod..........

What have YOU done to ME???? You have created a monster. :D
IN search of lit-up houses!!!!

Let the photo wars begin......

Must get tripod..........

What have YOU done to ME???? You have created a monster. :D
IN search of lit-up houses!!!!LOL..if you don't have a tripod, try a bean bag :-)
good luck...it's only lunchtime here...I have all day to wait!!! ..

I'm new but I'm in!!! :)

I'm new but I'm in!!! :)excellent..but the ONLY rule with *newbies* is...you are NEVER EVER allowed to post better photos than me :-)
LOL...(kidding) (kind of) LOL

Ps..I love your avatar PEBO

ooooooohhhh *lol* okay I'll blur it up a bit and post it upside down :faint: :p :D :eyebrow:

ooooooohhhh *lol* okay I'll blur it up a bit and post it upside down :faint: :p :D :eyebrow:excellent..that's EXACTLY the answer I was looking for :p

lol lol lol
can i just go to a random website and post up winning christmas light photos or do i actually have to take them?
lol

lol lol lol
can i just go to a random website and post up winning christmas light photos or do i actually have to take them?
lolLOL..you have to take them :-)
you could draw or paint them if you have no camera :D

im more a traditional artist...but i could try lol
tho there want b much christmas lights in whangaz lol bunch of maoris who cant be stuffed with the darn light thngs lol

here's a new thread where we can post the houses etc decorated for xmas ;-) I can't wait now!! LOL..
remember everyone..TRIPOD...slowish shutter speed, and low ISO :Dcouple questions:
1. do christmas trees count.
2. thats all :D

couple questions:
1. do christmas trees count.
2. thats all :DLOL..if they have lights :-) and someone lives in it.. (kidding) of course trees count...

Sheeez, 13 posts and no lights yet, okay, I'll go, even though I broke the rulses and no tripod......you sure can tell! No great works of art here, just captured the moments down the street here, seeing what the settings do what. (Hint, auto night scene works just as well as ME fiddling with all the buttons! Heehee!)

http://lh5.google.com/calicorose99/R0t-JUecWII/AAAAAAAAAzQ/VLHHJz2KK-k/s400/IMG_1325.jpg

http://lh6.google.com/calicorose99/R0t-KkecWJI/AAAAAAAAAzY/OXv34WYVQ7Q/s400/IMG_1326.jpg

http://lh6.google.com/calicorose99/R0t-OkecWMI/AAAAAAAAAzw/PJykDniWSsM/s400/IMG_1336.jpg

http://lh3.google.com/calicorose99/R0t-p0ecWjI/AAAAAAAAA4U/StVYIHVNPhQ/s400/IMG_1306-1.jpg

awww..cute..did you JUST go and get them???? LOL..They are great..even witrh no tripod ;-)
FD..if you can, stick the camera on a solid surface..your car etc, set the shutter to about 5 seconds, the iso to 100-200 and then the timer so you don't shake it..and see if it makes a difference ;-) I find with my camera, the longer the shutter is open, and the lower the iso, yet a medium f-stop, the lights get a really sharp twinkle ;-)

just tell me to shut-up if you don't want my camera jargon !!

I propped the camera on my vehicle, but it was running, so I know there was a bit of a shake there. Will take your suggestions, keep 'em coming, please??? :-) Cannot wait for the tripod, and will try the whole thing again next week. Yep, this was tonight!

thanks :-) I bet it's getting cold out now too!! Good luck next week..you have great shots already!!!

I will have some soon

we have not decorated yet

wholly monkees frazzle dazzle...do people actually put lights up light like that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!
ive neva seen anything before except like a few of those light thingies put around the house. Thats fgn crazy mean.
i dont even know if they do it here. if they do, ive never ever seen it.
one more reason to go visit america ay. lol

wholly monkees frazzle dazzle...do people actually put lights up light like that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!
ive neva seen anything before except like a few of those light thingies put around the house. Thats fgn crazy mean.
i dont even know if they do it here. if they do, ive never ever seen it.
one more reason to go visit america ay. lolLOL..I can't wait to get some shots now..we have a competition run each year, ironically, by the POWER COMPANY to find the best lit house in the area :D LOL...they show a different house each night on the news, but I have never gone in search of them!!!

now I INTEND TO!!

thats MEAN MEAN. i guess im such a small town boy lol, most people couldnt be bothered, cleaning their house or fixing the door that broke like 5 years ago where i lived lol let alone putting bloody lights up lol.

keep the pics coming!

Tracy, you should start a thread for photography tips and suggestions. :-)

Tracy, you should start a thread for photography tips and suggestions. :-) :-) I'll pop them here so we don't lose them :D

I would be one that would really gobble those suggestions up! I am reading and playing as much as I have time for, so Tracy, if you wanna share, you've got a willing audience! :-)

Soooo.......watch out. Have camera AND tripod (YAY!!) in hand, and lots 'o light to go see! MB, we live in a big place, and it seems like some neighbors get really competitive about who has the flashiest place, so an entire street can be really cool to go down, course the lookers driving around the neighborhood is a real nuisance, but they put up with it for a month!

Mine will be fuzzy cell phone pictures but the snow is sticking and the lights are starting to go up.

Bring 'em on! Them phones do alright, have fun with your new one, can't wait to see what you come up with. love the snow. :-) There, you have snow and lights. Here, we have tumbleweeds and lights! Seriously! Sometimes we see snowmen made out of tumbleweeds. :p I'll try to find one..........

yeah Matt....bring it on :-)

FD....I haven't seen a decent house lit up yet (still a bit early..but probably next week..!!)
BUT..the shopping centres have some MAGNIFICENT trees etc !! I now stand there..thinking.."wow...FD'll love that!!!" and I wish the shops had no lights on, so the decs look better, BRIGHTER...more twinkly....more SPARKLES ;-)

insane...me...never

camera geeks alert
lol jokes, yea u should trace..maybe start a class as well. Photography for ADDers.

here are a couple that i took while out and about

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s74/lunaslobo/100_0868.jpg

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s74/lunaslobo/100_0859.jpg

wow thats awesome ay...real good. mean awesome!

thanks LAL..I have to go out TONIGHT ;-)
december 1st..there HAS to be lights..excepet its a bit rainy and they may not be on...

There's got to be something on out there! Can't wait to see what you come up with, good luck!
:-)

There's got to be something on out there! Can't wait to see what you come up with, good luck!
:-)LOL..me TOO!!
its DECEMBER 1st..so I am expecting an EXPLOSION of lights :D

I hope for lights displays in Vermont here. I can get a Big tree photo.

oh dear...what a pathetic waste of time!! I waited until 9pm to go light-a-hunting..LOL..OMG!! I think I need to start a NEW thread called
*the most pathetic light display*
I found a few places around my suburb with only ONE strand of lights, kind of chucked in their gardens..or strung around the gutters...LOL..I didn't even bother getting out of the car!! I do know where there are some brill lights usually, but I was hoping to have some nearer ...oh well..lets string up some lights, blow up a santa, and light up the RUBBISH BIN!!! LOL....

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e380/tracyhaddb/_MG_5028sm.jpg

soon....soon...I hope :-)

there was a bloke upatairs still hanging lights in this house..so there is hope yet!

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e380/tracyhaddb/_MG_5031sm.jpg

lol better luck next time ay.

OH, thanks for tyring! It gets quite late there before it gets dark now, right? Something to have to wriggle around schedule-wise anyways.....:faint:

there was a bloke upatairs still hanging lights in this house..so there is hope yet!

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e380/tracyhaddb/_MG_5031sm.jpgthese are good i love the shooting star
I found a few places around my suburb with only ONE strand of lights still more than we have up in our yard. none :rolleyes:

People, I found a house!

http://lh4.google.com/calicorose99/R1IPHxuuktI/AAAAAAAABFE/r_zSWkIDI_s/s800/IMG_1816.jpg

http://lh6.google.com/calicorose99/R1IPFRuukrI/AAAAAAAABE0/KHvZQN2hi9w/s800/IMG_1811.jpg

People, I found a house!

http://lh4.google.com/calicorose99/R1IPHxuuktI/AAAAAAAABFE/r_zSWkIDI_s/s800/IMG_1816.jpg

http://lh6.google.com/calicorose99/R1IPFRuukrI/AAAAAAAABE0/KHvZQN2hi9w/s800/IMG_1811.jpg




nice very very nice

Thanks Lunas! :-) Let's see, did these make you howl, growl, or laugh?!

LOL..that's it..
IT'S WAR!!! LOL

a house...yah..finally :-) I would have got out of my car for that one for sure..I LOVE the blue...
I took mine hand held through the window...LOL...I was so dissapointed ;-)

I think I need to take a trip into the city ;-)
have a look at these events and lights...photo heaven ..
http://www.perth.wa.gov.au/web/Visiting/Events/2007-City-of-Perth-Festival-of-Christmas/

when it is not ten degrees where I live I will get some light pictures

I'm going TONIGHT ;-)
My sister has her's started, and said 3 on her street look good ;-)

http://lh4.google.com/calicorose99/R1YbIxuulDI/AAAAAAAABJY/5vZgdrS7Pk4/s800/IMG_1859.jpg

http://lh6.google.com/calicorose99/R1YbLRuulFI/AAAAAAAABJo/jcMO3IMNpz4/s800/IMG_1865.jpg

http://lh3.google.com/calicorose99/R1YbShuulMI/AAAAAAAABKg/hKqdiR0tEjg/s800/IMG_1876.jpg

http://lh6.google.com/calicorose99/R1YbVRuulPI/AAAAAAAABK4/QlbB3FHlXDQ/s800/IMG_1881.jpg

wow..the blue looks GREAT :-)
I love the last one though..
FRIDAY!! FD..FRIDAY :-)

I was on the search, during my son's tutoring session! I ended up in a posh neighborhood (nadda much) and the trailer park. Surprisingly, the prettiest ones were at the trailer park! Perhaps they have more time. The snowman in one of them is one of our fake tumbleweed snowmen! LOL! Sheeez.

Can't wait to see what you find Friday! :-)

great pics!!!!
This short segment in the link below was on the news last night. That road thats in it is like 30 minutes walk from my house. It's really close so I'll get some really good pictures and put them up on here.
Watch this..
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/video_popup_windows_skin/1470697

I was on the search, during my son's tutoring session! I ended up in a posh neighborhood (nadda much) and the trailer park. Surprisingly, the prettiest ones were at the trailer park! Perhaps they have more time. The snowman in one of them is one of our fake tumbleweed snowmen! LOL! Sheeez.

Can't wait to see what you find Friday! :-)is a trailer park like a "caravan park" like where there are a few permenant ark homes, mainly retiress..and pleanty of space for coming, in cravans for holidays?
I always wondered??

We are like photo prowlers..LOL..:p
4ga:It's really close so I'll get some really good pictures and put them up on here.
cool :D

no worries. Where in Australia are you from? I have lots of family in Aussie.

Tracy, the trailer park I got the pics at were "permanent" mobile homes. NIce area actually. RV park is like the caravan you wrote about.

4GA: can't wait to see yours of that beautiful house. I'm sure you'll have a crowd to beat though! We had a street nearby that the "other" (grinches) complained about and there was "alternative" parking and trams going to the street, and police patrolling the area, it was just nuts, but worth an evening trip to be sure. The neighbors all eventually moved out.....:-(

I think the whole street in Ponsoby is done with Christmas lights. Thats why so many people que up there. A mate of mine lives on that street and told me that they chuck eggs and rocks n stuff at the houses that don't do their houses up with Chrissy lights.

Your pics are lovely. Do they have RV parks like that over there? We don't have RVs here but I saw them on that RV movie with Robin Williams playing the main guy. Keep the pics coming! :)

Hey, no lights is no reason to egg......that's just mean. Yay for the sprit 'o the holiday, 'eh??? Geiss all the traffic would put a damper on the quite holiday though?

OHMYGOSH do we have rV parks over here, just like that movie (which was hilariuos!) we have a HUGE retirement community here in Phoenix and a lot of winter visiters (called snowbirds) and many travel in their motor homes and just lodge up for the winter! Very quaint, and mostly very good folk.

I love america lol, I want to live there one day. Phoenix is in Arizona right? Right in the Nevada desert. Am I close? Snowbirds lol, I didnt think that it snowed there.
I always find it weird hearing the stories about snowing at christmas time. Here its summer and it can get quite hot. We usually have a BBQ for christmas and head down to the beach.

Yes! Phoenix is in Arizona, the sonoran desert, right cadycorner to Nevada. We have snowbirds, because it doesn't snow here (well lightly maybe every 10 years or so! LOL! The weather is like in the 80's all winter mostly. Like the birds, they migrate to the south for the winter where it is warmer. it's so different from place to place! I cannot imagine a BBQ for Christmas dinner though, what fun!
Are you and Tracy neighbors at all?

I've never seen snow either. It snows further down south. I heard alot of people go to Florida and Hawaii for the sun as well. I've been to America but only the mid-east like Chicago, Ohio, Pensylvania, DC, WV. I really want to go back!
Tracy lives in Australia, I live in New Zealand. NZ is an island separate from Australia. Its 3-6 hour plane flight depending where and from your travelling. So I guess we are neighbours but not directly. Kiwis (our nickname) and Aussies are alike as people in some ways but in others compltely different.
I love christmas day, just being with the family and everything. We have quite different traditions here thats why I'm failing all these quiz things in chitchat lol.

no lights yet my parents havent done them yet

Last night I went up to a sister city here, where there is a very popular holiday gathering this time of year called Glendale Glitters. Glendale decorates the streets and the shops duirng the weekend nights. This part of the city, some of the residential area has been zoned to retail, and the quaint little shops for a few blocks are actually prior homes. In January they turn it into Glitter and Glow, where they have hot air balloons lining the streets. I think I'll make that one too! LOL

http://lh6.google.com/calicorose99/R1v8YBuulaI/AAAAAAAABOU/7ZofJgO9AJk/s800/IMG_1937.jpg
http://lh5.google.com/calicorose99/R1v8ZxuulbI/AAAAAAAABOc/nvuG5EtGWRI/s800/IMG_1942.jpg
http://lh3.google.com/calicorose99/R1v8dRuuldI/AAAAAAAABOs/YfpM6RLDYoM/s800/IMG_1956.jpg
http://lh3.google.com/calicorose99/R1v8pRuullI/AAAAAAAABPs/RVpYfndgiKw/s800/IMG_1993.jpg

http://lh6.google.com/calicorose99/R1v88BuulyI/AAAAAAAABRY/ngE_tGqQACo/s800/IMG_2047.jpg
http://lh3.google.com/calicorose99/R1v84RuulvI/AAAAAAAABRA/YLwFHhCfDDY/s800/IMG_2034.jpg

http://lh6.google.com/calicorose99/R1v8xBuulqI/AAAAAAAABQU/CoEI8UAvKRM/s800/IMG_2017.jpg
http://lh6.google.com/calicorose99/R1v80BuulsI/AAAAAAAABQo/u78UbL2mGs8/s800/IMG_2024.jpg

http://lh4.google.com/calicorose99/R1v82huuluI/AAAAAAAABQ4/tzDxmMUf0l8/s800/IMG_2033.jpg
http://lh4.google.com/calicorose99/R1v8yhuulrI/AAAAAAAABQc/apBsk5H9-WI/s800/IMG_2021.jpg
http://lh5.google.com/calicorose99/R1v8fxuuleI/AAAAAAAABO0/6g1aJk7h1LA/s800/IMG_1958.jpg
http://lh3.google.com/calicorose99/R1v8bRuulcI/AAAAAAAABOk/YWtJrlTkgu4/s800/IMG_1947.jpg

i help my mom and boyfriend was here to and one side lights the other side doesnt work

Oh NO!!!! That's totally a bummer. Can you change the fuses without taking the lights off?

we did is not thatOh NO!!!! That's totally a bummer. Can you change the fuses without taking the lights off?

There's a whole lot of text in this thread. As soon as I get my camera back I will try and get some shots.

Excellent work Frazzle. I think Clark Griswold wpuld be proud.

Thanks Sponge! Yes, this thread definitely needs some more lights! Really looking forward to more, hope you get your camera back. What happened to it?

Who is Griswald? Better go Google!

Oh! arr arr! Yes, I hope glendale residents are happy about the electric bill! LOL!

I love Christmas Vacation. So many classic moments. The one with him plugging in the lights is one of my favorite scenes.

WOW WOW WOW>>>
FD..they are BRILL....you win ;-) LOL..

I forgot friday I had to take my daughter to get her ingrown toenail cut out..so I was home all weekend playing Mummy..BUT..I got pics of the toe op on my phone, if you want to see them ;-)

here are some lights I thought were nice:rolleyes:

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s74/lunaslobo/nicoleissobright.jpg

LOL LOL..cute LAL... :-)

wow awesome pictures Frazzle Dazzle. I am soooo going to America lol.

here are some lights I thought were nice
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s74/lunaslobo/nicoleissobright.jpg[/QUOTE]

Don't wanna' string anyone along......but.....Lunaslobo......
Aren't they your Beacons of light.....? LOL!!! :D :D :D
:D :D :D :faint: :D :D :D


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LOL..that was TERRIBLE :-)

LMHO!

I was waiting for your Friday venture, Tracy - sorry to hear about your daughter's toe, hope all is well, those are really painful. Yes, want to see proof of the breech of plans. :D

LOL...ok..but you have been warned they are horrible....I took heaps on my phone when the doc wasn't looking..hehehe..
I'll upload them today at work...and put a link, not the photo..incase you puke on your keyboard :-)

Don't wanna' string anyone along......but.....Lunaslobo......
Aren't they your Beacons of light.....? LOL!!! :D :D :D
your light hearted humor:) has really made me feel light headed. :faint: I really am en-lightened:D that we have people with lightining quick wit.:cool:

Didn't remember the rain drops would fall on my lens as well as my head Ohh well they are Christmas lights none the less.

The BFE Christmas


http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s206/tlr823/local%20sencnes/neighborshouseintherainDSCF1556.jpg

I like how the droplets look! What a cool photo!

Who are the people in the photo odd? Were they drinking...because they look lit up.....ZING...wakka wakka wakka...





here are some lights I thought were nice
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s74/lunaslobo/nicoleissobright.jpg
Don't wanna' string anyone along......but.....Lunaslobo......
Aren't they your Beacons of light.....? LOL!!! :D :D :D
:D :D :D :faint: :D :D :D


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Okay I tried it again when it wasn't raining - the only things I edited were the contrast / lighting {that is why you see no poles holding stuff up} and added the text every thing else is "real"



http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s206/tlr823/Christmas%202007/BertramChristmasCheerDec2007DSCF156.jpg


remember I live in BFE and people in Bum-fu** Egypt, Texas have their own ideas of Christmas themes.

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s206/tlr823/Christmas%202007/HappyHolidaysDec2007DSCF1568.jpg

What can I say - dinosaurs for Christmas. . . ?

I also tried fiddling with that ISO thing mentioned earlier in this thread. . . tried various angle well until I had to head back to the truck because I was too cold

This came out pretty cool - I may size it down for a signature if I can with out it distorting too badly.
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s206/tlr823/Christmas%202007/DSCF1563.jpg

I am not sure if that helped or if the fact it wasn't raining on my lens either way these are a few of the better ones - the ones where I wasn't shivering so bad the whole thing was blurry

This is a house down the road - the snow flakes on the porch are taking turns flickering to a Christmas carol - which is why they look like that.


http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s206/tlr823/Christmas%202007/DSCF1574.jpg



This is a tree in front of the electric company - that is being reflected in a puddle in the parking lot -


http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s206/tlr823/Christmas%202007/yulewarmthandLightDec2007DSCF1571.jpg

The biggest editing I did was cropping out the on coming traffic - this is actually next to a highway and ohh yea and I added the text.

Any way my attempts - maybe when we go home or to San Antanio I will get some really cool ones. Not bad for a simple JC Penny digital camera and no special filters or lenses.

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s206/tlr823/Christmas%202007/AmericanChistmasDec2007.jpg

My son and I went out to find the biggest and the bestest and this is what we came up with.

Thhese first two were made at a lake community, the neighbors try to outdo themselves, but the reflections really make the lights nice:
http://lh6.google.com/calicorose99/R28HvIYGlwI/AAAAAAAABvE/wPAW5Eabkr4/s800/IMG_2496.jpg

http://lh3.google.com/calicorose99/R28HlYYGlnI/AAAAAAAABt8/boXJ1NYSXGs/s800/IMG_2478.jpg

http://lh5.google.com/calicorose99/R28HZ4YGleI/AAAAAAAABsw/JdPxbTTTDA0/s800/IMG_2441.jpg

http://lh4.google.com/calicorose99/R28HfoYGliI/AAAAAAAABtQ/GS7LMtuASuA/s800/IMG_2465.jpg


Check out the inside of the window, they have a HUGE Santa and Mrs. Clause and elves IN THEIR HOUSE in that big room with the picture window.
http://lh4.google.com/calicorose99/R28HhoYGlkI/AAAAAAAABtg/whmgrgRtm4c/s800/IMG_2472.jpg