Out of Focus Christmas Tree

    This is what our Christmas tree looks like way out of focus.

    Bumping this up to the front of my stream. This is my submission to Moo's Super Duper Holiday Card Competition.

    You can buy the cards HERE.

    Comments and faves

    1. ★

      CinDLin, beardenb, maricar (maricarlianne.com), angela.calderon, and 444 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. CinDLin (67 months ago | reply)

      LOVE this!

    3. B e l l e ...M... (67 months ago | reply)

      Very very cool!!!!!!

    4. RobFather (67 months ago | reply)

      I like it too.

    5. newbiemind (67 months ago | reply)

      Very nice!

    6. arkworld (67 months ago | reply)

      cindy, belle, rob, and michael...thanks!

    7. sesame ellis (67 months ago | reply)

      really beautiful. i love light.

    8. maricar (maricarlianne.com) (67 months ago | reply)

      I love this too Pete!!

    9. DIgital DI (67 months ago | reply)

      so festive! i love it too!

    10. *northpolemama* (67 months ago | reply)

      OH MY GOD!! I can't see! I'm blinded, eeek!

    11. arkworld (67 months ago | reply)

      rachel...thanks. just don't stare at the light too much or your eye will look like charlaine's. ;)

      maricar...thanks!

      di...thank you.

      charlaine...haha. i guess this isnt the kinda pic you want to stare at too long with your eye the way it is. this might start to look focused to you. ;)

    12. grotegut (67 months ago | reply)

      Wow! Very cool!!

    13. Claytonia (67 months ago | reply)

      Wow! The wild bokeh makes it look like the tree's all covered in giant tiddly winks. This rocks. :-)

    14. ohmomof1 (67 months ago | reply)

      That's pretty!

    15. Phu Son (67 months ago | reply)

      This is pretty sweet! You should post a focused version too.

    16. toddlertoes (67 months ago | reply)

      oh wow that is very cool!

    17. arkworld (67 months ago | reply)

      rachael...thanks!

      audrey....thanks! what exactly is a tiddly wink? :D

      tina...thanks.

      son...thanks. will save that shot for christmas eve. :) so when u coming over with your camera?

      heleen...thank you!

    18. John Sebastian Photography (67 months ago | reply)

      fun shot, I never tire of seeing these types of pictures with the out of focus lights!

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    19. KpucmuHa {Kristina} (67 months ago | reply)

      I love this too! Oh, how I wish I had a tree too. I grew up with one (New Year's tree) but now customs forbid me to put one up. Well, maybe i can have some fun with Hanukah lights.

    20. Claytonia (67 months ago | reply)

      Pete, are you serious? Did you never get a chance to play with the brightly-colored plastic discs known as tiddlywinks? (Yes, apparently it's actually one word.)

      They came in two sizes, and you used one of the bigger discs to press down on one edge of a small disc, making it jump in the air, ostensibly landing in a cup for points. But it was more fun to aim for the eyes of a sibling, the back of an unsuspecting family pet, or the openings in a heater grate. :-) They were also a first-class choking hazard, which may be why they fell out of favor in the past few decades.

      Check out this stock image of tiddlywinks, which should make clear why I thought of them when I saw your cool pic.

    21. Veronique Moisan (67 months ago | reply)

      Your bokeh out of focus lights is better than mine.
      Wah-wah.
      Don't say its because of the Canon vs Nikon though, because it isn't.
      Hehe

    22. loulou-f (67 months ago | reply)

      Love it - very cool!

    23. Ana Santos (67 months ago | reply)

      Extremely beautiful. We haven't set up any Christmas decorations let alone a tree, yet, but when we do, I'm going to try to do this effect. So cool!

    24. {leah} (67 months ago | reply)

      wow this is a fabulous effect. so much fun...

    25. JVanSweden (67 months ago | reply)

      Very pretty!

    26. fakeyouth (66 months ago | reply)

      Wow how did you do this?

    27. arkworld (66 months ago | reply)

      thanks everyone.

      imapixy...you have a dSLR so it's fairly easy to do. make sure your christmas tree lights are on and just stand about 10-15 feet away from it. set your lens to manual focus and focus on something close to you...such as your outstretched hand or something like that. voila. :)

    28. fakeyouth (66 months ago | reply)

      Ah i see thankyou :)
      I have been trying and i only just got my dSLR yesterday (christmas obviously).
      What settings should i put it on at the moment it is
      1/500 F.56 ISO800

    29. .Luki. (66 months ago | reply)

      just too cool!!

    30. -BBB- (64 months ago | reply)

      Holly Bokeh! Wicked...

    31. mahouts (63 months ago | reply)

      I really love the colour..

    32. jrsnchzhrs (62 months ago | reply)

      chanfle!!!!

    33. mattpa (57 months ago | reply)

      A great idea. I must try this next christmas

    34. *Cinnamon (56 months ago | reply)

      This rocks, Pete!

    35. arkworld (56 months ago | reply)

      thanks cindy. i thought this would be right up your alley. :) and thanks for the moo contest link too.

    36. *Cinnamon (56 months ago | reply)

      Pete........you are now major competition. There goes my chances. :P

    37. arkworld (56 months ago | reply)

      cindy...puhlease...your shot of em hanging the ornament blows mine out of the water. :)

    38. *Cinnamon (56 months ago | reply)

      awww, come on! Your bokeh circles are perfet. At least your tree isn't crooked like mine.

      Tip: Start pimping the shots you submitted. Get the word out.

    39. arkworld (56 months ago | reply)

      i thought moo is going to sell cards on their site and whoever's card sells the most, wins?

    40. *Cinnamon (56 months ago | reply)

      They are, but one of the categories is Best Selling.

    41. arkworld (56 months ago | reply)

      ok cindy..its on! :D

    42. Rachel Schell [deleted] (56 months ago | reply)

      LOVE!

    43. --lulu (56 months ago | reply)

      Now that is cool.

    44. Ashley McNamara Photography (56 months ago | reply)

      wow thats really cool!!

    45. mapgoblin (56 months ago | reply)

      no, it can't be already.,

      wait that's odd, it showed up as new even though it was replaced.

    46. Jani Mouse (56 months ago | reply)

      Um, wow! This is really really cool.

      Question from the clueless--how do you "bump" an older item back to the beginning or your stream?

    47. arkworld (56 months ago | reply)

      thanks guys & gals.

      mapgolbin...it didnt show up new because of that. i moved it. :)

      jani....if you click on edit next to the taken on date over on teh right side, and then click on posted on date, you can modify it there to move it to where ever you like. in my case, i changed the posted on date to today's date(current time).

    48. LeighTaylor (56 months ago | reply)

      Gorgeous Pete!

    49. < Ad > (56 months ago | reply)

      Good one!

    50. -gadgetgirl- (56 months ago | reply)

      this was my flickr card from 2005
      www.flickr.com/photos/-gadgetgirl-/76783137/i n/datetaken/
      maybe i should also submit it?

    51. espressoDOM (56 months ago | reply)

      nice bokeh Christmas lights....
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