This was our last assignment for this class. The examples we saw in class last Tuesday (12-01-09) were interesting but I had no idea how to be creative to give this my own twist. That evening we took our granddaughter, Lila (2 1/2), to Tilles Park to see the Christmas light display. We had taken her last year in the Mustang so we could put the convertible top down and she was as fascinated in the top going down as she was in the lights, so we knew she would enjoy it this year. I took my camera and monopod so I could shoot some pictures as we were driving. I had to turn off the autofocus which made it difficult to get a good focus on her. I wanted her in focus and the lights to stream behind her. It was the night before the full moon so there was a big bright moon to add some more light. I enjoyed this, but by the time I got an idea of how to do this, we were through the display. When we got home that evening, I went out in the front yard and shot the neighbor's Christmas lights. I opened the shutter and zoomed or rotated the camera on the tripod. The moon was so big and bright, I tried zooming on it, too, and that made an interesting effect, but I needed more of a zoom. I played with my bicycle lights, which can be put into a blinking mode, to give a different effect to the light patterns. I then tried the zoom-thing again on some dining room table candles. This technique has possibilities...
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