aglow

No matter what holiday you and your family may celebrate, this is the season of lights! Between radiant candle light, festive Christmas trees, and the glowing embers burning in the fireplace, there is nothing we need more right now than to bask in the glow of the season.

What lights your holiday fire?

Illuminate us! Share today your glow.

Comments

[justine]

I love bokeh shots, here is my festive glow -
http://justinegordon.blogspot.com/2010/12/jingle-bells-and-macro-friday.html

[shirley]

I've got some heart shaped bokeh - my first year trying it and it is a lot of fun:
http://www.shirleybehindthelens.com/2010/12/heart-shaped-bokeh.html

[Ellen K]

I was just capturing tree bokeh and discovering how much I like it!
http://flic.kr/p/8ZP2iK

[Melissa M.]

Great Christmas tree bokeh!

[Wayfaring Wanderer]

Christmas lights are my favorite, although I have yet to get the opportunity to capture any since I don't do decorations myself. I've been shooting snow, though, which is the next best thing if you ask me!

This weekend I'll be visiting Christmas Town USA here in NC. It's an entire town where all the houses put up decorations. I can't wait! Then, I'll have pictures with plenty of Christmas lights!

~WW

[Beth]

I spent last night photographing every ornament on my tree. I have no idea what I'm going to do with them, but it was fun all the same. :)

And last week, as I was enjoying a glass of merlot by tree light, I caught a whole lotta bokeh -

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14632491@N07/5239546672/

[natalyn]

I love Christmas lights! Driving around and seeing them everywhere is so much fun. Here are a few shots I got the other day:

http://nattysfamily.blogspot.com/2010/12/december-daily-day-three.html

[Katrina Kennedy]

Nothing beats the glow of my son's face. He is so full of Christmas magic this year. I just want to bottle it up!

http://ianck.blogspot.com/2010/12/looking-for-cooperation-for-christmas.html

[Alli]

I did some bokeh yesterday that I love!

http://alwaysalli.com/2010/12/09/dpp-holiday-bokeh-party/

[The Paper Mama]

Well, I love the glow of Christmas lights... but, the glow of my wine glass is lovely too. :D

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thepapermama/5216895272/

[genevieve]

this was my first attempt at using the tree to create bokeh. i definitely need practice but its fun learning and experimenting!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39034751@N02/5249396918/

[Kimberly]

Road trips to see family during the holidays. A long drive provided time to play around with my camera over the last holiday weekend.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/junebugphotography/5247073328/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/junebugphotography/5247073328/

[Trude]

Such a lovely photo! I love everything about the holidays, truly. Took this shot from my living room window the other night - we don't have the tree up yet, but outside lights are on! http://www.flickr.com/photos/trudem/5248293616/

[cigi]

I don't put up Christmas lights but I did get some bokeh photographing a work-in-progress needlepoint Christmas stocking: http://instamaticgratification.wordpress.com/2010/12/09/318365/

[Leila]

I tried the Bokeh Masters Kit for the first time at a friend's house that already had her tree up. Looking forward to taking it with me to my family christmas in North Carolina.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37973969@N05/5229825626/

And here's a little glow of the city lights in Dallas

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37973969@N05/5195622514/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37973969@N05/5195622396/in/photostream/

[Heidi Marcinik]

My dogs!
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150322285940453&set=a.313279125452.336994.313253420452#!/photo.php?fbid=10150322308070453&set=a.313279125452.336994.313253420452&pid=15939752&id=313253420452

[Stefanie]

So true. Beautiful photograph.

[tara]

i was experimenting with xmas light bokeh for picture the holidays.
this is one of my favorites.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/impossibletask/5237080664/in/set-72157625383475047/

[melissa]

simply one of the most exquisite photos i have ever seen. would love it to be our holiday card! beautiful.

[OneOfTheseThingsComesFirst]

I would have liked to catch other kinds of glowing, like a smile or a shining human expression. But I'm too far away from those who could give me that. So that's the glow I find outside, while thinking about my basic needs...

http://oneofthesethingscomesfirst.wordpress.com/2010/12/10/glow/

[Cherie]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/colopyfam/5230823819/

[georgia]

love it!

here's is my glowing tree. just took these a few days ago... perfect timing!

[georgia]

oops...
http://itsjusthowiseethings.blogspot.com/2010/12/showing-my-glow.html

[Kelly Langner Sauer]

http://www.kellylangnersauer.com/blog/2010/12/10/3-%E2%80%A2-from-here-and-there-brumous/

[Kelly Sauer]

Oops - forgot to leave a note - it's the sparkle and the warm and playing ball and crazy dancing with our two kids on Friday night, which has unintentionally become pizza night, and sharing photos with good friends.

[Cindy]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27848453@N06/5166287523/

First time trying to share a photo...not sure if I am doing it right!
Hope so!

[leaca]

I just posted about this.
http://simplyblogged.blogspot.com/2010/12/working-is-wonderful.html

[lucy]

peace!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucyloomis/5245927853/

[Jenny Rebecca]

We had Christmas #1 yesterday and I love the way the sunlight was pouring in the dining room window and illuminating our table. This was my little hot cocoa station. :o)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fanglord2/5253299212/

[Alex]

AAAAAA!!!!! All of these are amazing; I live for colorful bokeh, I live for it I live for it I live for it.
Here are a few of my recents:
http://wildfledged.tumblr.com/post/2189363098
http://wildfledged.tumblr.com/post/2190488060/blinds-and-bells
http://wildfledged.tumblr.com/post/2173889462/pre-sunrise-mania-christmas-tree-magic

[Krista Kruger]

This shot! Here is one of my from a local parade... http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristakruger/5213333976/in/set-72157625356511853/

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