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Day-21-Winter-Wonderland.jpg
Day-21-Winter-Wonderland.jpg
Ken


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Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: Hammond, IN
Date: Dec 21, 2007
Aperture: F/3.2
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/40
Galleries: Interior, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Dec 22, 2007

Viewed: 962
Comments: 14
Favorites: 1 (view)

 At lunch today I was going to go for a walk in a park but decided to see if I could something Christmas related and decided to see if the local visitor center had a wreath or something outside. When I turned into the lot I saw a big sign stating that there was a free Winter Wonderland display. In I go with my camera.

It had been a while since I was inside and the lighting and architecture really grabbed my eye and you can see a bit in the background. But the highlight of course was the Christmas tree display, decorated by local groups with their theme. You can see a bit on the left a huge train set. Santa had a display setup in the back but he only comes on weekends. First photo is free and after that $5 each. Compare that to the local mall at $27 for the cheapest package! Oh yeah, Santa uses Alien Bees for lighting.

They had Christmas music playing and it was the slow, traditional stuff I like. There were only a few people there and it was relaxing to walk around taking pictures.

I was trying to enhance the whole Winter Wonderland theme with my processing:

pseudo-HDR to bring out shadow detail
nik Efex pastel filter
some basic adjustments
onOne PhotoFrame Pro for frame

I don't know how much time I have left on the PhotoFrame demo, but I'm sure going to miss it!

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 12/04/2008 11:20:42 AM
This is just so beautiful, Ken! Really should be a card...have you ever made stuff on Zazzle? I'd buy it!
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 12/31/2007 09:15:27 PM
Beautiful, the processing is lovely.
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 12/31/2007 08:46:23 PM
brilliant photograph ken .. love the beautiful pastels .. great process .. :)
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 12/29/2007 08:16:49 AM
Ken, What a beautiful winter wonderland scene!! Very fun and magical.
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 12/27/2007 09:43:07 AM
Outstanding. Love the graphical nature of the PP. Also looks like quite the display.
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 12/26/2007 11:07:56 AM
How fairytale-ish does that look! Very nice.
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 12/24/2007 10:58:15 AM
beautiful!!

Merry Christmas to you & yours!
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 12/24/2007 09:53:50 AM
You have capture the magic feel - Nicely done.
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 12/23/2007 01:44:03 PM
Magical! Great capture of the holiday atmosphere. You can make a frame like that with The Gimp - they have a fuzzy border feature that you can manipulate pretty well. Though I'm sure it's not as fancy as PhotoFrame. :o)
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 12/22/2007 05:42:41 PM
Oh Ken, this is so magical- you certainly have out-done yourself trying different things in this slice challenge...I for one have enjoyed your images tremendously :) P
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 12/22/2007 02:48:58 PM
I love it! Great job.
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 12/22/2007 05:19:03 AM
great photo - this definitely conveys the feel of Christmas.
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 12/22/2007 02:34:22 AM
This is absolutely beautiful!!!
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 12/22/2007 02:01:36 AM
What a nice shot. You need to pitch this one to some of the card companies. Thumbs up to the people who decorated the place as well. It's beautiful.
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