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December 27, 2011 By Sarah Halstead

Christmas Tree Fun {WW # 20}

Filed Under: Christmas Tagged With: Wordless Wednesday

On Christmas Eve, I tried to do a few new fun things with my treeing knowing it would all be over soon. Here is the last of the Christmas Tree Fun…. this year.

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  1. Point & Shoot says

    December 30, 2011 at 7:20 pm

    love your lights.
  2. Carla says

    December 29, 2011 at 3:25 pm

    Thanks so much for linking up at Teach Me Tuesday! These are such beautiful photos! I hope to see you again next week!
  3. Branson says

    December 28, 2011 at 9:41 pm

    Love it! Playing with my christmas tree last year is what inspired my 365... I may not have finished it, but at least it got me taking photos again :)
  4. Dara Dokas says

    December 28, 2011 at 8:45 pm

    Very cool what you did with the lights! Big spots and swirls. I love Christmas tree lights. Too bad they don't last very long.
  5. Lori says

    December 28, 2011 at 7:43 pm

    Love those first two! You must tell us how you did this! :)
  6. Julie {Angry Julie Monday} says

    December 28, 2011 at 6:53 pm

    Rad shots!!!
  7. Jaymi McClusky says

    December 28, 2011 at 6:49 pm

    oooh those first shots are so creative! love them!!!
  8. Christina Klas says

    December 28, 2011 at 1:30 pm

    I miss our tree already!! :) Hope you had a Merry Christmas.
  9. Honey Mommy says

    December 28, 2011 at 1:17 pm

    Those first pictures are so fun! I will have to try that, since my tree will still be up when I get home from vacation in January!
  10. Susan says

    December 28, 2011 at 12:17 pm

    Fun! Love the pretty bokeh one, and all the blues in the shot next to it.
  11. Amy at love-bug-blog.com says

    December 28, 2011 at 11:12 am

    I LOVE IT!!! I'm going to have to try the swirls! Thanks for sharing, it's so wonderful!
  12. Amy @ Marvelous Mommy says

    December 28, 2011 at 10:31 am

    I love the bokeh shot in the bottom left! How did you do the first two shots??
  13. Melanie @ Whimsical Creations says

    December 28, 2011 at 10:17 am

    Fun shots!
  14. Gina says

    December 28, 2011 at 10:02 am

    LOVE those- how did you do those first ones?? Long exposure I am assuming :)
  15. Becca says

    December 28, 2011 at 9:25 am

    I think everyone was rockin the bokeh this year. I had SO much fun doing the same. I have a few of the "scribble" pix too. So much fun to slow the shutter down and make designs with the camera. I think next up for me is light painting.
  16. Ashley Sisk says

    December 28, 2011 at 9:20 am

    I haven't had nearly as much fun with my tree this year - this inspires me.
  17. Serendipity is Sweet says

    December 28, 2011 at 8:18 am

    I love these! I really learned a lot this year about playing with light while experimenting with photographing our tree. Your pics are super ;)
  18. JDaniel4's Mom says

    December 28, 2011 at 7:52 am

    What wonderful photos! I love how the lights bounce in them.
  19. secret mom thoughts says

    December 28, 2011 at 7:34 am

    Pretty tree shots.
  20. kewkew says

    December 28, 2011 at 2:45 am

    Great shots. Very unique
  21. Robin from Israel says

    December 28, 2011 at 2:15 am

    Beautiful images, and they look like great fun to make, too. I'm sharing pictures from Christmas in Jerusalem on my blog all this week. Stop by if you'd like to see what Christmas looks like in this part of the world. ----------------------------------- My photography is available for purchase - visit Around the Island Photography on etsy and Society6 and bring home something beautiful today!
  22. Amanda says

    December 28, 2011 at 12:42 am

    These pictures are so cool! And your tree was so pretty! I absolutely love Christmas and I hate to see it go, but now I'm so ready to take down the tree!! ;)
  23. Tricia says

    December 27, 2011 at 11:57 pm

    Neat Photos! I am going to miss my tree! It's offers so much photo inspiration!
  24. melissa says

    December 27, 2011 at 11:12 pm

    very cool pictures and very creative!
  25. teachinfourth says

    December 27, 2011 at 11:09 pm

    I love those images of your tree...there's just something about the lights that make it amazing. BTW, I arrived here via Kim's blog.
  26. Carla @ Whole Child Creative Curriculum says

    December 27, 2011 at 11:06 pm

    Hi Sarah! These are fabulous pictures--I love the idea of playing with your tree before the season ends! I'd like to invite you to share this post at Teach Me Tuesday--you can link up at http://WholeChildCreativeCurriculum.blogspot.com--I hope to see you there! Carla
  27. Kristi {at} Live and Love Out Loud says

    December 27, 2011 at 10:52 pm

    I love the first two shots! I didn't even get a chance to play around with my camera and the Christmas tree lights before my camera broke. :( Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!
  28. Kimberly says

    December 27, 2011 at 10:41 pm

    These are very cool! I'd love to know how you did the swirly photos! :)
  29. SarahinSC says

    December 27, 2011 at 10:11 pm

    That's a great idea Sarah! I need to do that before I take my tree down. Thanks for the reminder!
  30. alicia says

    December 27, 2011 at 10:09 pm

    How did you get those first couple photos? Way cool. Amazing how many possibilities there are with a DSLR. Happy Holidays!

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