Monday, December 29, 2008

Lights Afire


Lights Afire
Originally uploaded by Nelo Esteves ~ As Seen Through Hazel Eyes

Monmouth County Bayshore, A Private Residence on Kingsbridge Court, Hazlet, New Jersey, USA.

Miracle on 34th St. (XI)


Miracle on 34th St. (XI)
Originally uploaded by hburrussiii

Baltimore, MD (Hampden neighborhood)

Presepe della Basilica di San Pietro


Presepe della Basilica di San Pietro
Originally uploaded by ::Marco::

Basilica di San Pietro, Citta del Vaticano -Vatican City. Natale 2008. Christmas 2008.

Suvenir


Suvenir
Originally uploaded by mariahilferstrasse

snow flakes


snow flakes
Originally uploaded by fukumix

at Abeno Hoop

Old City of Jerusalem Taverns on Christmas Eve


Old City of Jerusalem Taverns on Christmas Eve
Originally uploaded by Eitan Charnoff

Enchanting Lighting Decorating Taverns in the Old City of Jerusalem

Lisbon Tree 2 - 2008


Lisbon Tree 2 - 2008
Originally uploaded by KrisinEurope

Colors of Christmas


Colors of Christmas
Originally uploaded by ami.photos

Partridge Creek Mall


Partridge Creek Mall
Originally uploaded by Larry the Biker

This is a new outdoor and upscale mall in Clinton Township Michigan all decked out for the holiday season.

That Christmas Feeling


That Christmas Feeling
Originally uploaded by luketownsend

Taken with my crappy point and shoot Sony in anticipation of my new Canon 40d :-D (its in one of the boxes under the tree). Photoshoped. (obviously)

One for Every Day of Christmas!


One for Every Day of Christmas!
Originally uploaded by Chrissie28IWish

School Christmas Trees - found in halls, corridors and classrooms, all sadly dismantled before we broke up.

Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany, Christmas Fair


Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany, Christmas Fair
Originally uploaded by i.prinke

what a redneck reindeer does after december 24...


what a redneck reindeer does after december 24...
Originally uploaded by jmtimages

...loads up the pickup truck, grabs a 6-pack and goes out to see the Christmas lights...only on 37th street in Austin, Texas! :-)
ps...these are empty beer cans so no reindeer were harmed...never drink and drive, OK? ;-)

37th Street Christmas lights...Austin, TX...December 28, 2008

Cebu City Three towers (fuente osmena, pasko sa sugbu, crown regency hotel)


Cebu City Three towers (fuente osmena, pasko sa sugbu, crown regency hotel)
Originally uploaded by eye_zen

my basic composition on past present and future of Cebu ....

SnowMen


SnowMen
Originally uploaded by J Milkie

The whole house


The whole house
Originally uploaded by Brain Toad Photography

The Adobe is a drug recovery home in Benicia who put a huge Christmas light display every year, assembled by all the members of the house.

This is my first year that I got to take pictures of it, but I forgot my monopod, so shots are somewhat blurry

Ghost


Ghost
Originally uploaded by Jens Gyldenkærne Clausen

Brookfield Zoo Holiday Magic 08


BFZ-Xmas08-105
Originally uploaded by Tiger_Jack

2008_12_22 Christmas at Strasbourg


2008_12_22 Christmas at Strasbourg
Originally uploaded by massonth

I will publish in the next days a set of pictures I shot in Alsace (Strasbourg, Colmar, Eguishem, Ribeauvilé) during Christmas time.
It was my first visit in Alsace during Christmas time.
This is really a charming place to discover at that time. Don't miss to go.

NYC - Brooklyn - Dyker Heights: Christmas Lights 2008 - Toyland


NYC - Brooklyn - Dyker Heights: Christmas Lights 2008 - Toyland
Originally uploaded by wallyg

Every year the residents of the largely Italian-American Dyker Heights, in the southwest corner of Brooklyn, convert their front porches and yards into extravagant Christmas light displays. The "miracle mile" of outer borough Christmas lights can be found on 84th Street between 10th and 12th Avenues. Each year, as many as 100,000 visitors trek along to the Heights to see everything from large-scale Disney balloons to neon-lit manger scenes to mall Santas to a monumental Santa and toy soldiers.

In 2000, Conan O'Brien filmed a remote for Late Night with Conan O'Brien in Dyker Heights. The PBS-televised documentary "Dyker Lights", produced in 2001 told the story of the neighborhood's annual tradition.

navidad


navidad
Originally uploaded by Ricardo Figueroa F

will miss the warm lights...


will miss the warm lights...
Originally uploaded by luzia pimpinella

... hanging at the window over the kitchen sink. i really love this wreath. soon it will be stashed together with all the other christmas decoration.

(46 of 53)


(46 of 53)
Originally uploaded by mayer7196

"Presepe e Albero", Piazza San Pietro - Roma


"Presepe e Albero", Piazza San Pietro - Roma
Originally uploaded by Michele R. 2008

Una foto per augurare ancora buone feste a tutti; nel soggetto ho concentrato il presepe e l'albero di Natale realizzati in una delle più famose piazze del mondo...

Navidad 2008_Madrid


Navidad 2008_Madrid
Originally uploaded by Soledad Garcia Salas

Waiting for Santa


Waiting for Santa
Originally uploaded by Siouxanna

I almost forgot to put this up. This is one of my favorites.

Every year we drive past this house...oh my...


Every year we drive past this house...oh my...
Originally uploaded by The Dolly Mama

They built a storage barn behind their house to keep all this in!!

CHC_5375


CHC_5375
Originally uploaded by Chris 07

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Christmas at City Hall


Christmas at City Hall
Originally uploaded by Georgie_grrl

City Hall has taken on a green glow these days.

City & County


City & County
Originally uploaded by Argos (Old Dog Photography)

Another look at the Denver City & County building in its holiday garb.

This started with an HDR image made from 3 bracketed fisheye shots, subsequently "defished" via PTLens. Made it to Explore's front page, or so I've been told...

Copyright © 2008 Old Dog Photography, all rights reserved.

Nativity Detail Adoration of the Christ Tree St Mark's


Nativity Detail Adoration of the Christ Tree St Mark's
Originally uploaded by puzzler4879 (In and Out - Happy Holidays!)

Detail of the beautiful 25-foot tall "Adoration of the Christ" tree and display in the sanctuary of Saint Mark Roman Catholic Church in Brooklyn, New York. For more information on St. Mark Parish, visit www.stmarkparish.org.

sapporo white illumination


sapporo white illumination
Originally uploaded by fukumix

Project 366 - 357/366 Happy Hanukkah!


Project 366 - 357/366 Happy Hanukkah!
Originally uploaded by The Suss-Man

Dec 22 357/366.
Today was the second night of Hanukkah. Although I'm not as observant as I should be, I try to light the menorah during Hanukkah. And even though she's not Jewish, Heather feels that it's important that we light the menorah, and she enjoys doing that with me. And I enjoy listening to her try to say the Hanukkah blessing.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL FLICKR FRIENDS!


MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL FLICKR FRIENDS!
Originally uploaded by picaddict

Merry Christmas
Frohe Weihnachten
Feliz Navidad
Buon Natale
Feliz Natal
Joyeux Noel

Santa Claus


Santa Claus
Originally uploaded by Mr. West

NYC - Brooklyn - Dyker Heights: Christmas Lights 2008


NYC - Brooklyn - Dyker Heights: Christmas Lights 2008
Originally uploaded by wallyg

Every year the residents of the largely Italian-American Dyker Heights, in the southwest corner of Brooklyn, convert their front porches and yards into extravagant Christmas light displays. The "miracle mile" of outer borough Christmas lights can be found on 84th Street between 10th and 12th Avenues. Each year, as many as 100,000 visitors trek along to the Heights to see everything from large-scale Disney balloons to neon-lit manger scenes to mall Santas to a monumental Santa and toy soldiers.

In 2000, Conan O'Brien filmed a remote for Late Night with Conan O'Brien in Dyker Heights. The PBS-televised documentary "Dyker Lights", produced in 2001 told the story of the neighborhood's annual tradition.

may your christmas...


may your christmas...
Originally uploaded by luzia pimpinella

be ♥buntig... merry & bright! *<:o)

Christmas Lights exit


Christmas Lights exit
Originally uploaded by KentuckyRanger

The Exit to the Christmas House.

LA Live 9295


LA Live 9295
Originally uploaded by Girl Watcher

For the complete album go here:
www.ipernity.com/doc/geedub/album/98909

Christmas Tree in Trump Tower


Christmas Tree in Trump Tower
Originally uploaded by Klingon65

Seen in the lobby of Trump Tower in Manhattan, NYC

Happy Holidays Truck


Happy Holidays Truck
Originally uploaded by cecilanne

Observed on my commute home Friday evening - 12/19/2008

Cheery Capitol Christmas


Cheery Capitol Christmas
Originally uploaded by Madison Guy

At 100 Wisconsin Avenue, Madison, WI. How many Christmas trees can you count?

they grow christmas trees big down texas way (24 days of Christmas #22)


they grow christmas trees big down texas way (24 days of Christmas #22)
Originally uploaded by jmtimages

would have posted this last night, but sleep got the better of me before i could do it...so y'all will have 2 24 days postings this evening! ;-)

hope everyone is beginning to enjoy the holidays and keeping warm (or staying cool where it's summer now)....another pic going up shortly!

Alamo Plaza...San Antonio, TX...December 20, 2008

Christmas in Balboa, CA


IMG_8398
Originally uploaded by beachbumhal

The lights this year


The lights this year
Originally uploaded by DC Products

The Weight of Christmas


The Weight of Christmas
Originally uploaded by -Faizal-

Well, I thought this was about the best Christmas tree on the block. So, I took a picture of it.
Since coming home for the holidays, it's been too cold to go out to take photos - had to be content with taking pix of the family and just finding other things to do...But tonight, I was going a little stir-crazy and decided to brave the weather and see what I could catch. What do you think?
I wanted to title this simply "Merry Christmas" but in light of (haha) the recent snow surplus, I thought "wieght" might be more appropriate.

Merry Christmas!
(Please drink and play responsibly)

Christmas on Wall Street


Christmas on Wall Street
Originally uploaded by hbomb1947 the turnstile-jumper

Happy holidays everyone!

The view here is from the steps of Federal Hall, looking across Wall Street and south (sort of) on Broad Street. The neoclassical building on the right, whose illuminated columns form an American flag, is the New York Stock Exchange; its facade was designed by George B. Post. The building, which opened in 1903, is a National Historic Landmark, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

EXIF information: shutter 2.5 sec; f22; iso 400

our tree


our tree
Originally uploaded by peter milo

Finally up and decorated.

Hamburg 35


Hamburg 35
Originally uploaded by klauzito

From the christmas parade afternoon 6/12

Weihnachts parade mittag Sankt Nikolaus tag

merry christmas


merry christmas
Originally uploaded by rob-c

christmas tree at the seattle space needle