Almost time to shut the lights out.

Almost time to shut the lights out. · 08:17 PM

I braved the nasty cool and wind to take one or two shots (handheld) of the Christmas lights. Thought I would share before we shut them down until next year. Happy Holidays for the last time

Comments welcomed or enjoy. Shot K10 16-45 handheld.

kurt · 01-02-2009, 02:31 AM

Steady hands you have and nice lights indeed!

roentarre · 01-02-2009, 04:16 AM

This is quite an achievement to hand hold camera and do this shot!

JMR · 01-02-2009, 04:52 AM

Well I was hoping you would refrain from shooting the lights out and take more photos instead ;-) Try some out of focus shots in the same pattern you have now. You seem brave enough

JMR

vievetrick · 01-02-2009, 06:52 AM

Thanks guys. JMR time will tell if I can give that a try. OOPS on the original post i meant SHUT the lights out.

dsport · 01-02-2009, 07:00 AM

Good and steady hand!

Peter Zack · 01-02-2009, 07:08 AM

Fixed it for you Pat (title)! Don't go shootin' the lights now!. Nice shot. Cool to see how the front of the house is lit up but the back is almost invisible.

Wanna talk about 'braving' the weather? We got a wild blizzard here. Somewhere around 2 feet and winds over 100 Kph (60Mph). It lasted from New years eve till this morning. I had to crawl out a window to get out and shovel the front door clear (no kidding).

Last edited by Peter Zack; 01-02-2009 at 08:52 AM.

vievetrick · 01-02-2009, 07:14 AM

Cool, thanks Peter. Holy cow that sounds crazy!!!! I want to see pictures of that or the aftermath for sure.

daacon · 01-02-2009, 07:33 AM

Nice shot Pat - hand held impressive indeed. I am going to end mine sometime this weekend.

As for Peter's predicament - I see it on the news - wow is all I can say and yes please document the 'escape'

Peter Zack · 01-02-2009, 07:37 AM

Here's the first one:
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vievetrick · 01-02-2009, 07:42 AM

ROTFLMA!!!! I think I see the tip of your shovel on the top left corner

Peter Zack · 01-02-2009, 08:48 AM

That's the tip of my touque over the snow drift. Now here's the aftermath. It really wasn't that bad. The wind just blew it in large drifts but they took the plows off the roads for almost 24 hours and no one was going anywhere.

The door to the house is raised and the front porch is about 4 feet from ground level. The snow drift was up to the middle of the outside door. The door opens out so that's why the window was used as the escape route. Btw. PEI Is known for it's red earth. It's really a sand clay mix. There are no rocks here. Everything and I mean everything gets a coating of a fine red sand/dust when it's windy. That's what you see just under the roof. In summer we wash it off a lot. Not in winter!
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The Bank at the end of the driveway. About 9-10 feet high.
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The pile against the fence (the fence is about 3.5 feet high)
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Nice way to ring in the New Year. Absolutely everything on New Years Eve was cancelled as well as everything on the 1st.

gawan · 01-02-2009, 09:57 AM

Great shot, amazingly well balanced exposure!

reeftool · 01-02-2009, 10:34 AM

Nice lights and nice photo. Here in the Adirondacks we leave our lights up all year around and only take them down for special occasions like painting the house.

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01-02-2009, 08:48 AM	#12
Peter Zack Pentaxian Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2007 Location: Edmonton Alberta, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 10,643	That's the tip of my touque over the snow drift. Now here's the aftermath. It really wasn't that bad. The wind just blew it in large drifts but they took the plows off the roads for almost 24 hours and no one was going anywhere. The door to the house is raised and the front porch is about 4 feet from ground level. The snow drift was up to the middle of the outside door. The door opens out so that's why the window was used as the escape route. Btw. PEI Is known for it's red earth. It's really a sand clay mix. There are no rocks here. Everything and I mean everything gets a coating of a fine red sand/dust when it's windy. That's what you see just under the roof. In summer we wash it off a lot. Not in winter! The Bank at the end of the driveway. About 9-10 feet high. The pile against the fence (the fence is about 3.5 feet high) Nice way to ring in the New Year. Absolutely everything on New Years Eve was cancelled as well as everything on the 1st. Last edited by Peter Zack; 01-02-2009 at 09:19 AM.

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01-02-2009, 02:31 AM	#2
kurt Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hyvinkää, Suomi (Finland) Photos: Gallery Posts: 669	Steady hands you have and nice lights indeed!

01-02-2009, 04:16 AM	#3
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	This is quite an achievement to hand hold camera and do this shot!

01-02-2009, 04:52 AM	#4
JMR Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 3,332	Well I was hoping you would refrain from shooting the lights out and take more photos instead ;-) Try some out of focus shots in the same pattern you have now. You seem brave enough JMR

01-02-2009, 06:52 AM	#5
vievetrick Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Easthampton - Massachusetts - USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,183 Original Poster	Thanks guys. JMR time will tell if I can give that a try. OOPS on the original post i meant SHUT the lights out.

01-02-2009, 07:00 AM	#6
dsport Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hong Kong Photos: Gallery Posts: 431	Good and steady hand!

01-02-2009, 07:08 AM	#7
Peter Zack Pentaxian Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2007 Location: Edmonton Alberta, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 10,643	Fixed it for you Pat (title)! Don't go shootin' the lights now!. Nice shot. Cool to see how the front of the house is lit up but the back is almost invisible. Wanna talk about 'braving' the weather? We got a wild blizzard here. Somewhere around 2 feet and winds over 100 Kph (60Mph). It lasted from New years eve till this morning. I had to crawl out a window to get out and shovel the front door clear (no kidding). Last edited by Peter Zack; 01-02-2009 at 08:52 AM.

01-02-2009, 07:14 AM	#8
vievetrick Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Easthampton - Massachusetts - USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,183 Original Poster	Cool, thanks Peter. Holy cow that sounds crazy!!!! I want to see pictures of that or the aftermath for sure.

01-02-2009, 07:33 AM	#9
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Nice shot Pat - hand held impressive indeed. I am going to end mine sometime this weekend. As for Peter's predicament - I see it on the news - wow is all I can say and yes please document the 'escape'

01-02-2009, 07:37 AM	#10
Peter Zack Pentaxian Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2007 Location: Edmonton Alberta, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 10,643	Here's the first one:

01-02-2009, 07:42 AM	#11
vievetrick Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Easthampton - Massachusetts - USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,183 Original Poster	ROTFLMA!!!! I think I see the tip of your shovel on the top left corner

01-02-2009, 09:57 AM	#13
gawan Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Helsinki Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,400	Great shot, amazingly well balanced exposure!

01-02-2009, 10:34 AM	#14
reeftool Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,555	Nice lights and nice photo. Here in the Adirondacks we leave our lights up all year around and only take them down for special occasions like painting the house.