Ohhh christmas tree....

[becmaclean]

Composition aside, the lighting is disturbing me in the first shot. There was too much glare so I adjusted brightness, contrast and curves..second is post-edit...but now is it too dark? (c & c always welcome)

Post Edit:

 

[oldnavy170]

Nope, nothing distracts me in these photos. They have a true Christmas feel to them and the light is soft so it doesn't bother me at all. I think you did an awesome job with these. I think these photos would make a great Christmas card.

 

[cal_gundert05]

I like the Rugrats ornament hanging in the upper-right of the photos


yes, I know Rugrats, but only because my younger sister watched it :er:

 

[becmaclean]

Nope, nothing distracts me in these photos. They have a true Christmas feel to them and the light is soft so it doesn't bother me at all. I think you did an awesome job with these. I think these photos would make a great Christmas card.

Thank you:hug::

Christmas tree lighting has long been my nemesis. So, I figured I would start small and work up to the whole tree. My problem with using a star effect filter has been that I am unable to use a flash so, I am typically left with shots that are too dark. In this case though, I thought the first shot looked too washed out.

Thank you for the compliment....

 

[becmaclean]

I like the Rugrats ornament hanging in the upper-right of the photos


yes, I know Rugrats, but only because my younger sister watched it :er:

It was rather difficult to find a spot on the tree to shoot that didn't have some sort of cartoon character hanging in the way. I found myself rearranging ornaments to get a shot . Which is why I said "composition aside" because after I took a closer look, I noticed chucky's foot had eeked its way into the picture

 

[britonk]

Think I prefer the 1st pic more - the 2nd is a little dark for my taste. How did you get that effect on the lights? Is it some kind of filter?

Thanks,

 

[becmaclean]

Think I prefer the 1st pic more - the 2nd is a little dark for my taste. How did you get that effect on the lights? Is it some kind of filter?

Thanks,

Thank you, I thought it was a bit washed out. I wanted more of the green of the pine and red of the garland (guess I can't have my cake and eat it too )

yes, it is a four point star effect filter

 

[emogirl]

i like them both...why not try for somewhere in between...and yes, use them for cards!!

 

[elsaspet]

Beautiful!

 

[becmaclean]

Thank you elsaspet and emogirl:hugs: