At Christmas time the road we live in transforms from a typical suburban road into a riot of sparkling, festive colour. We were warned before we moved here that the residents had a tendency to go over the top with their Christmas lights but we still weren’t prepared for their sheer gaudiness - it’s as if each household is trying to outdo the next. We have gone for the understated look with a single neon Christmas tree in a window, although our minimalism has evidently not gone un-noticed as one of our neighbours offered us a festive snowflake to add to our display this afternoon! I wasn’t sure how I could do justice to the colourful displays so I decided to create a zoomburst from the lights in a shrub across the road from us. I set the camera to an exposure of 2 seconds and turned the zoom ring on my lens smoothly while the shutter was open. Give it a couple of weeks and this will be the only remaining evidence of Newport Drive’s double identity!

I like this. Very creative. Lynda · 2009-12-19: 16:32

hahahha....great story, I totally understand what you mean about the neighbors....so funny that they offered you a little something extra to add to your outdoor decor....:-) ????? · 2009-12-20: 00:12

Very nice!!! nikito · 2009-12-20: 10:29

So, you aren't tempted to put up a big "Ba! Humbug!" sign? davids · 2009-12-21: 06:27

I love the effect here! Mgb527 · 2009-12-21: 09:26

Very lovely! pandka · 2009-12-22: 16:42

Super cool! Is this what Santa see when he goes super fast sat in his bobsled?? ????? · 2009-12-27: 12:24

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