Ever since I was very young, I have loved the way decorations looked around this time of year and it was one of my favorite things about Christmas. Christmas ornaments have been a part of the holiday celebration for centuries; decorating houses is part of the social norm during the Christmas season and its a big part of the celebration. I tried to capture the subtle beauty of the holidays in this picture, using the low light of a quiet Christmas evening. The time spent with the family setting up decorations, sitting by the tree at night with the fireplace roaring, opening presents on Christmas day... for me the decorations have always been a big part of the Christmas celebration. With this picture, I tried to capture the relaxing mood of Christmas and show how beautiful the holidays can be.
WOW .. this is absolutely fantastic .. what a great mood you've captured and the processing is perfect .. wonderful tones .. wonderful clarity .. wonderful composition .. and so christmasy .. !!!
this just pops right out'v my screen .. :)
The composition is pleasing to me - I like the upper right (an area where our eyes tend to go) as blank - that balances nicely against the curves of the ornaments. I very much like your choice of monochromatic toning. In our mind's eye, we can see bright colors if we wish, but the monochrome tends to emphasize the form and textures more. A very quiet sort of photograph. Nicely done!
Very interesting studio work, nice use of the light and pretty much no glare. You put the camera on a tripod (or you're incredibly steady to shoot handlheld at 0.3) so I sense a great deal of commitment to this shot. Great lighting and love the dof here.
Not the most traditionally 'Christmas-y' shot, perhaps, as you used a blue filter to wipe out the expected colours. And for many Christmas is, sadly, not a time of joy and celebration. To explore that side, as I see you doing here imho, says you're daring and willing to take risks, so I definitely applaud you for that!
I love the tone and the dramatic lighting of this composition. A very interesting entry. My eye travelled from dark to light and back again, very cool
Well done
Composition is adventuresome. Tones are luscious. The OOF curve in BG is very mysterious, light falloff upper right leads us into a void, all very strong. It's as if these ornaments are in orbit around a moon or something. Alien stuff. The image doesn't actually speak of the spirit of Christmas to me, as a matter of fact, despite that the ornaments are specifically themed around that. Your choice to use BW instead of color, for such a colorful subject, is brave :-O)
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