Christmas Lights

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A creative, quality image that contains lighting that captures the spirit of the Christmas holiday.

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Holiday Abstract

by hapacami

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Abstract light photography has been my main interest for the past 5 years. But I used to take photos more of "shapes" of lights creating a "solid-looking" shape, rather than a whole image of focused yet moving lights. I was finally able to try that this year, with the Canon.

Camera:	Canon EOS 400D (EOS Digital Rebel XTi / EOS Kiss Digital X)
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Submitted:	Friday, 9th December, 2011 09:46 (GMT)
Taken:	Monday, 28th November, 2011
Focal length:	50 mm
Shutter speed:	16/5 sec
Aperture:	F10
ISO:	400
Notes:	Set it at manual, no flash, and then focus and shift the camera slightly similar to the movements you want the lights to look like.
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Galleries:	View this photo in hapacami's gallery

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