Christmas #3 (or, How to move from reality to Flickr)

Kevin Dooley

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Details: Canon G7, 4/5 shutter, f2.8, 7.4mm focal, no flash. On tripod aimed at artificial Christmas tree with newly strung, multi-colored lights. Other light in room was low, and shutter speed was at 10/32. Started capture with 2 sec delay, and during that time began to move tripod head in "orbital" motion--trying to make ovals (as opposed to circles). In post processing in iPhoto, used "Enhance" to sharpen contrast and make colors more vivid; reduced brightness to min; increased exposure to desired effect, which essentially got rid of the reds; sharpen a bit. Post to Flickr. Post to a couple of groups. Visit my contacts. Eat breakfast.