Christmas Photo Fun

It's Christmas in Florida, not exactly a winter wonderland. In fact the mercury didn't dip below 70 degrees for Christmas and its eve. So I decided to have a little fun taking pictures of a few decorations and ornaments...

















I didn't use the flash on any of these shots, just turned up the ISO to 800.











Also, I used a tripod and the timer setting on the camera. This eliminated any blur.
















































For these last couple I used a technique called bokeh. I focused in on a figurine and had the tree in the background. Using a quick paper cut-out over the lens created the heart shape effect on the lights.