Christmas Morning
This one is a throwback to last Christmas... There's nothing like being a kid on Christmas morning!
Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Last Day of Advent & First Day of Hanukkah
There's a lot of reason for celebration today as it marks the last day of Advent and the first day of Hanukkah. This photograph was taken in our dining room as we lit the first candle of Advent four weeks ago.
Merry Christmas (Eve) and Happy Hanukkah to you and your family!
This photograph was captured with a Sony a6300.
Christmas Pageant
If you remember my photo from two days ago, Christmas Bokeh, I promised that I would post the same photograph actually in focus. It's sort of hard to believe it's the same subject. The subject, by the way, is the stage for my son's first grade Christmas pageant. Just a little photo to keep everybody in the holiday spirit!
This photograph was captured with a Sony a6300.
Blue Blaze Brewing at the Christmas Market
The Charlotte Christmas Market is open through Christmas Eve. Pick up a Black Blaze from Blue Blaze Brewing and stroll through the village.
This photograph was captured with a Sony a6300.
Christmas Bokeh
I'm going to credit this abstract photograph to Bob Ross, who always said there are no mistakes, just happy little accidents. This is what happens when you take a photograph of a Christmas Pageant stage without first focusing.
Sony is quite proud of their rounded lens blade design that results in smooth, round bokeh — rather than the octagonal bokeh of most lenses — and this is a pretty good example of it. For those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about, bokeh is simply the blur that you see in the background of photographs that are captured with a shallow depth of field. In general, the smoother the bokeh, the more visually appealing that extra level of depth seems. In this case, you can see that despite being completely out of focus, there's still a certain depth to it.
It's not going to win any "major awards" and finally put that leg lamp in our front window but it was a neat example of a happy little accident. I will post the in-focus photograph on Thursday so you can compare the difference.
This photograph was captured with a Sony a6300 and the Sony 18-105 "G" Series lens, which I wholeheartedly recommend.
Waiting for Santa
All Christmas Eve preparations are complete. And so, we pass the baton on to Santa to take care of the rest. Looking forward to the some genuine "Wii freakouts" in the morning!
Merry Christmas!