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photographing christmas lights ??

Robert Peirce <rbpei...@adelphia.net>

In article <HNstb.88008$ji3.44...@twister.nyroc.rr.com>,
 "James Bass" <jhb...@twcny.rr.com.spam> wrote:

> Hello,

> I'm looking for some tips on photographing christmas decorations (outdoor
> lights, in the snow) in the late afternoon & early evening. Any & all help
> is appreciated.

> -thanks

Assuming you are also trying to get what the lights are hung on, the
trick to this is double-exposure.  Mount the camera on a tripod and take
a picture of the object without light.  When it gets dark, take a
picture of the lights.  The trick is to get the two exposures right, and
it has been so long since I did it that I don't really recall.  You will
need to talk to somebody who has done it recently enough to suggest
correct exposures.

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