Since the photo sale shipping deadlines for a "by Christmas" arrival have all passed, I thought I might switch gears for a few days to share some seasonally appropriate photos (I'll get back to the photo sale posts towards the end of the month, since that code will expire on 12/31).
December 19, 2021. Canon EOS 60D, ISO 640, Sigma 30mm 1.4, ƒ/2, 1/125s
Penn State's arboretum has some beautiful lights up right now, and it's certainly worth a look. Having gone two weekends in a row with family, it does feel like dusk (around 4 p.m.) is probably ideal—it's light enough that you can still see the rest of the garden, but dark enough that the lights have some pop. We were delighted to see that all the animal sculptures in the Children's Garden had been given some sort of festive flair.
December 5, 2015. Canon EOS 60D, ISO 100, Sigma 30mm 1.4, f/1.4, 1/500s
This shot’s from December of 2015, in New York City. This looks well-suited for one of those "can you believe it?" comparison statistics, like, if you took the light strands from all the trees in front of this building, and laid them end by end, they'd reach from the AC units to the sub-basement or something like that.
December 17, 2016. Ricoh GR II, ISO 140, f/2.8, 1/60s.
I think I've posted this at least twice in the past few years, but I do not care, because Santa Claus driving a pedicab through Times Square on a rainy night never gets old.
December 1, 2018, Ricoh GR II, ISO 1600, f/5, 1/160s.
From New Orleans on December 1, 2018. As I scroll through my photo library, I realize that I don't have a ton of Christmas decor photos that aren't from NYC. Which is fine, but for a series of posts, I thought I may as well try and diversify a bit!
December 20, 2010, Canon PowerShot S90, ISO 400, f/2, 1/60s.
Merry Christmas!
From December 20, 2010, Rockefeller Center.