Debbie's Photoblog
Christmas (2)
Posted by jamesy (christchurch, New Zealand) on 24 December 2008 in Lifestyle & Culture.
The 2nd photo for Dimitrios' challenge our christmas tree this year I deliberately over saturated the tree to make it stand out from the black and white background
I really enjoy taking photos and would appreciate your feedback so that I can learn as I go. I particularly enjoy photographing birds animals and landscapes
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
Whos a clever girl then...great processing!!! Excellent image Deb. I wish You, Mike, Andrew and Mathew a very Happy Christmas and hope to see you soon. XX
24 Dec 2008 6:26am
jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand
Thanks Liners Merry christmas to you to and I hope you have a happy day Lots of Love Deb
24 Dec 2008 8:29am
Miss Ruthie from Glendale California, United States
Oh' so Cool... I Hope My Present is under there? Merry Christmas
24 Dec 2008 9:17am
Kylie Greenan from Richmond, Australia
So festive, great colour! Happy Christmas even and have a wonderful Christmas day tomorrow my friend. Have fun, hope santa is good! xxx
24 Dec 2008 9:42am
Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France
The perfect shot for this time… Merry Christmas to you and your family…
24 Dec 2008 9:46am
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Oh Such a beautiful tree, and your theme of Gold and Red is very precious, I love how you colour selected this beauty, Merry Christmas Debbie x
24 Dec 2008 10:38am
Bredis from Västra Götaland, Sweden
Accusatory eyes look down on my crumpled, world weary body as the cold morning air pulses through my very sinews like an arctic blast on fragile flesh. Too cold for tears, too weak to fight, I keep my worldly goods by my side, these days choosing to travel light and seek constantly changing locations to lay my head.
Life has a funny way of tipping the balance in favour of your humiliation, and a father who viewed life from the bottom of an empty whiskey glass , using his wife as a physical and emotional punch bag to vent the frustrations of a life of failure and inneptitude, showed me the doorway to freedom and the inside of a dozen borstals by my late teens.
They tell me it's Christmas day tomorrow, and from the dazzling street decorations like neon rainbows, and the smiling faces of the passing children who's natural curiosity for the street bum and his trolley cart is met by a sharp tug in an opposite direction from concerned parents, I guess it must be true. In truth one day is much like the next for me and my peers. There will be no family reunion for our band of merry misfits and family freaks, no turkey dinner other than the servings gratefully recieved at the shelter.
New year beckons, another year older and none the wiser. If I could have but one Christmas wish, then it would be that I do not have to suffer endlessly the torment of a life so harsh and unfairly judged. A few coins from sympathetic passers by, a warm drink and hope aplenty would ease my woes, and the scales tipped more in favour of concern and understanding rather than fear and ingrained misconceptions.
24 Dec 2008 10:46am
Bredis from Västra Götaland, Sweden
Error text was cited. I copied the error. This would have been. Very nice and beautiful image. Merry Christmas o happy new year
24 Dec 2008 10:47am
EYES WIDE SHUT from A corner of Utopia, United Kingdom
Hi Jamesy, I'm trying to work out why someone (Bredis from Sweden), copied my words from todays post and put them as a comment on your blog today? Is that SPAM?
Your photograph is excellent and the selective colouring is wonderful
I hope you have a fantastic Christmas filled with fun and laughter
24 Dec 2008 11:48am
JJ from Jersey City, United States
I think the saturation works welll here ;)
merry Christmas to you ad yours from a Kiwi sitting in NJ, listening to icy rain falling
24 Dec 2008 12:20pm
dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa
Cleverly done, Debbie! Looks so colourful and happy!
24 Dec 2008 12:34pm
ManuelaR from Hainburg, Germany
Excellent!
Wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
24 Dec 2008 12:51pm
Charles from New York, United States
Beautiful shot Deb. Love the contrast with the black and white. I hope you and your family have a great Christmas.
24 Dec 2008 5:50pm
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
Excellent color processing, looks really good.
Have a Merry Christmas....!
24 Dec 2008 5:53pm
Jeffster from Long Island, United States
Works well Debbie. A very Merry Christmas to you and your family!
24 Dec 2008 7:06pm
Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa
Very effective shot and processing,Happy Christmas to you and yours, Debbie
24 Dec 2008 9:00pm
Fliss from Melbourne Beach, United States
What a gorgeous tree... Merry Christmas...
24 Dec 2008 9:42pm
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States
wow!!! just SUPERB color rendering here Deb!!! amazing work!! so bright and festive and inviting!!! may these coming weeks be full of love and light w/ family friends and loved ones close by!!! happy holidays!!! :)
24 Dec 2008 10:14pm
Suze from Raleigh, United States
Beautiful. I love what you've done with the color.
24 Dec 2008 11:19pm
Lilly and Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United States
Perfect isolation . . the tree makes such a strong statement in a room that it really does feel like this !
A Very Happy Christmas to You and Yours.
25 Dec 2008 2:57am
Rachel from Charleville-Mézières, France
Nice shot.
Nice combination between colors and B&W.
18 Jan 2009 6:19pm
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