SeattlesSprirt
by cowtownmom

Comment by toddzillathakilla:
Very good photo. Makes me want to live there.

Winter Wonderland
by cowtownmom

Comment by toddzillathakilla:
A ribbon should be given for the ribbons.

I Heard THe Bells On Christmas Day
by cowtownmom

Comment by toddzillathakilla:
Awesome photo! That is all that I can say. Words cannot describe the beauty instilled in this work. It is truly a work of art. I love it.

A Christmas Evening
by cowtownmom

Comment by toddzillathakilla:
This is a very unique photo.I think the way the shot was laid out was very good,and the mood it sets is astonishing.

My Christmas Tree
by cowtownmom

Comment by toddzillathakilla:
This is a very good photo.I like it and I would like to see more by this photographer.

My Christmas Tree
by cowtownmom

Comment by vawendy:
Very nice picture!

The only thing that I could think of to improve it is if we could see the train a little better. Sometimes it worth trying to take a table lamp and put it a little ways away from the train, and tilt the lamp shade so that some light falls on the train. It may be too bright, or it might be hard to get the right angle, but it's fun playing around a little with lighting.

Well done!

My Christmas Tree
by cowtownmom

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Gives me a very warm & cozy feeling. Wonderfully decorated as well.

Giving the Gift of Love
by cowtownmom

Comment by vawendy:
Lovely bokeh. I wonder if you could have used natural light and a tripod or perhaps put some tissue over the flash to tone it down a bit so it wasn't so harsh. I like the centered composition and I like the reflection on the table. Nicely done. :)

Holiday-Side
by cowtownmom

Comment by vawendy:
What a fun shot! I love the interaction between the two "people". :)

Message edited by author 2011-01-07 07:15:11.

I Heard THe Bells On Christmas Day
by cowtownmom

Comment by Bear_Music:
"I heard the bells on Christmas day
Their old familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet the words repeat
Of peace on earth, good will to men."

Longfellow wrote it. It's a lovely poem and hymn. Interestingly, there are a 4th and 5th stanza to the hymn/poem that are always omitted when it is sung as a carol:

"Then from each black, accursed mouth
The cannon thundered in the South,
And with the sound the carols drowned
Of peace on earth, good will to men.

It was as if an earthquake rent
The hearth-stones of a continent,
And made forlorn, the households born
Of peace on earth, good will to men."

Longfellow, you see, wrote this while the Civil War was raging, and the song in its entirety is more of a lament and a plea than a carol of joy. It's fascinating to me how things change over the years :-) But it's one of my favorite carols.

As to the picture, I like it very much, though I have to say it "means" more to me when coupled with the text than it would if I had encountered it in a regular challenge sans details. Nevertheless, the sense of snowfall, the understated processing, the quiet winsomeness of the entire presentation, work for me. Nice job.

Message edited by author 2011-01-11 00:48:46.