... to blow all your money on electricty lighting up the neighbourhood ;-) A nearby dead-end street in Redwood City where the folks go nuts with Christmas lighting. These strands run up to a tree hanging over the street - some 30ft+ in the air.
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This photo was taken on December 7, 2006 in Trailer Villa Mobile Home Park, using a Nikon D200.
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geeny (78 months ago | reply)
very cool!!
buster/ken (78 months ago | reply)
i yust go nuts
(nz)dave (78 months ago | reply)
@geeny - thanks!
@Ken - yeah - most of us do - it's a crazy stressful time of year.
BGale (78 months ago | reply)
I love the pretty lights!
Digital Donna (78 months ago | reply)
Love this ! Gee maybe I ought to check and see where my pics are from? *giggle*
bea767 (78 months ago | reply)
Hey, isn't this St. Mary's Place in Friendly Acres, Redwood City? The cul de sac puts on a really cool light show at Christmas time.
What's up with the map label??? "Trailer Villa Mobile Home Park"??? Clearly the neighborhood labels for Redwood City have gone haywire. I had same mapping issue / same label on one of my photos for a different part of Redwood City too. Would love to drop a line to someone to fix it - but not sure who to - Yahoo Maps? Flickr?
(nz)dave (78 months ago | reply)
@bea - yes it is! And I dropped a note about the naming issue over here: flickr.com/forums/bugs/29641/. You might like to add yours too :)
Rinaldo_ (78 months ago | reply)
Fascinating great photo!
Now you are making me change my mind about those Christmas lighting ;)
Gianluca Ermanno (aka Vygotskij 20.000) (78 months ago | reply)
Fantastic! :-)
From "It’s multi-colored!!!" @
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(nz)dave (78 months ago | reply)
Thanks everyone for the kind words and faves.
@Rinaldo - yes - this did it for me too. I was actually on the way home and stopped at the market across the road from this street - and thought why not wander down there and try some shots.
I took a bunch of shots of houses and displays and nothing struck me as great - as I was about to leave I stuck the camera up against the tree, pointed it along the line of lights and snapped. My favorite shot of the bunch! :)
iamnotanumber8885 (78 months ago | reply)
That's a fave - well done.
The World Through My Eyes
lemank (78 months ago | reply)
interesting image! The World Through My Eyes
doow. (78 months ago | reply)
Beautiful - great composition too.
The World Through My Eyes
Rinaldo_ (78 months ago | reply)
Lol
I know the feeling Dave... It is the same to me. I see something and was that "click" I stop and take lots of shots and second tought hmmmm it wanst that I expected but them sudly one shot save the soul!!!!
I love this shot.
I think it is perfect!
CatDancing (78 months ago | reply)
This shot is terrific. I love the effect that the foreground lights have.
fnkymnky (78 months ago | reply)
We have some crazy christmas light folks around the corner from our house too. Actually, they keep their lights up year round. I call it the circus house. I like the sweep curve of lights. So long as they pay their bill, it's ok to be festive! ;)
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snowy4052002 (78 months ago | reply)
Fantastic lights!
Please add your
Beautiful photo to--
Beauty is in the *Eye* of the Beholder!
Anna-Rina (78 months ago | reply)
saw this on the main page of explore. excellent perspective and the dof here is just perfect!
merry christmas!
strtrkmonkeelvvr (78 months ago | reply)
DottieboBottie (78 months ago | reply)
This is crazy cool.
I saw this on Explore's front page.
h@lsan (78 months ago | reply)
Merry christmas !!
optick (78 months ago | reply)
I like the way the lights focus (I suppose it's unfocus really) into those definite shapes as they get close! great - they should have them in the trailer park too!
heather.b. [deleted] (78 months ago | reply)
love the composition!
nicki_bennie (78 months ago | reply)
Very Christmassy! I love the colours & the different take on the lights.
Q™ ~ [deleted] (78 months ago | reply)
The colours are very cheerful . I like them .
A very .. hmm .. 'cool' .
*setsuna (78 months ago | reply)
fantastic!!
suesue2 (78 months ago | reply)
Super shot !
•bether• (78 months ago | reply)
that's really fun!
p2wy (78 months ago | reply)
terrific terrific shot! inspirational!
peterbox (78 months ago | reply)
Wow, this is extraordinary !
Noel A. Tanner (78 months ago | reply)
The colors are sweet, but the composition leads the eye straight off the page.
Look Out Barbados (78 months ago | reply)
something so simple made sooo brilliant!!! lol. this is quite good!
tabacstar (78 months ago | reply)
great shot i must say wow :)
Randy [deleted] (78 months ago | reply)
Congratulations! This image is currently (or was recently) one of
Flickr's Top 10 most interesting photos for 08 Dec 2006. (It is/was on
page one of the calendar view.) Would you please add it to the Top 10
Interestingness pool? It would be a great addition!
jonghooni (78 months ago | reply)
great!!
ban_anna11 (78 months ago | reply)
love this!!! great perspective, colors, and capture
congrats on the front page of Explore
EssjayNZ (78 months ago | reply)
Woohoo seen in the top 10! Cool shot and very festive. Love how all the lights drift down from the corner....
danielle_blue (78 months ago | reply)
Grats on the Explore nod... this is very pretty and serene in a way. I must +fav!
foundimagination (78 months ago | reply)
so cool
doublecappuccino (78 months ago | reply)
Verrrrrry cool. Beautifully done.
raemin (78 months ago | reply)
wOw! Stunning! (:
(nz)dave (78 months ago | reply)
@Randy - thanks for the invite - added :)
@Everyone - thanks so much for the views/faves and comments. I never imagined this shot would prove so popular - glad to have given you all a little bit of Christmas cheer!
dm144 (78 months ago | reply)
This is cool! Interesting how the lights form hexagons.
Merry Christmas!
fotogail (78 months ago | reply)
yeah -- it's the hexacons and blurs -- is the word bokuh?
very eye-catching.
(nz)dave (78 months ago | reply)
@dm144 - yup - those hexagons are reflecting the shape of the diaphragm in the 50mm f/1.4 AIS lens I was using. If you view the original size you'll also notice the smallest of lights off in the distance has a hexagonal outline :)
Idle Type (78 months ago | reply)
beautiful!
ReefRaff (78 months ago | reply)
I love your eye for colour! This is such a fantastic composition!
j_jyarbrough (78 months ago | reply)
This is a wonderful !!! love the colors!
Yes, it can be very stressful but when I see
my children`s happy, joyous faces, I know that it is worth it all!!!
(I have 8 children and 2 grandchildren and a son in-law)
Thank you so much for posting this outstanding capture
in our thread and have a wonderful blessing filled day!!!
I saw this in "Christmas Decorations" thread !
Your KARMA Group
chica buena (78 months ago | reply)
very nice composition....
LESS IS MORE
athos~* (78 months ago | reply)
Brilliant!!!
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