Nice shots Rupert. I love Christmas lights. One of DH and my favorite Christmas traditions is to go to the Holiday Festival of Lights each year. The festival is in one of the largest parks in a neightboring county. The Festival began in 1990 with 18 displays. This year it contained 600 displalys with a cumulative total of over two million lights, most of which are spread out over a three mile long driving tour. The displays range from a simple, single Christmas Tree to tunnels made out of lights. Some of the displays are even animated. Part of displays are setup by the park and local business sponsor others.
Here are some of the shots I took of this year's excursion. Since the viewing of the lights is a "drive through" experience, these were all shot from a moving car. I put the passenger window down then climbed out onto the window frame and sat with my lower half in the car and my upper half outside. The fact that any of them turned out at all is a tribute to Pentax's SR although, even as good as the SR is, there are still a few that have a little motion blur in them.
Enjoy!
This one is for you, Rupert. Unfortunately it looks like Festus has been upstaged by Mr. Coon!
Here are some others for your enjoyment.
Rainbow Row
This is a good example of the size of some of the displays. This wreath spans a two lane road and is much, much taller than the cars going through it.
Here's another archway/tunnel.
One you've seen the lights, you can park and participate in events going on in the park. They have a marshmallow roasting bonfire, sand sculpture, a band playing Christmas music, a Christmas shop full of neat stuff, and more lights. Here's a shot of the sand sculpture.
And a couple of the displays on the pathway to the events.
