Christmas Spirits

[Michael Pancier]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3229/3079240560_effe54ebb5_o.jpg

One of the great things about holiday time besides the drinking is shooting in front of the tree with a 1.4 lens to get that Xmas bokeh ...

CHEERS:D

a quickie setup with 2 flashes


40d + 50 1.4 at 1.4
1/60
ISO 400

[Julie Kenward]

You got that right! I can't wait to get mine up and start taking photos!

I love the way you got the colors to come through the glass - very nice, Michael.

[Alfred Forns]

Great mood Mike !!! 1.4 lens ... don't see many of those around !!!

[Michael Pancier]

Great mood Mike !!! 1.4 lens ... don't see many of those around !!!

they're great. If I could I'd get that 1.2 lens but it would have limited use so not worth the price ...

[Alfred Forns]

...and its huge !! The Leica 1.0 is nice and small !!! :)

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Beautiful image and well captured Michael. Love the composition and the excitement you captured in this image. Well done !!!!

[Michael Pancier]

...and its huge !! The Leica 1.0 is nice and small !!! :)

this guy I know has the old 50 1.0L. It's huge and heavy, but the portraits it takes wide open are unreal. I saw Zeiss is coming out with a 85 1.2 that will work on Canon cameras (think it's only manual though)....

[Alfred Forns]

Canon has a 85 1.2L (had one) really nice but huge also !!!

[Michael Pancier]

Canon has a 85 1.2L (had one) really nice but huge also !!!

the zeiss lens looks like it will be much smaller ...

[Harold Davis]

i remember last years you posted and loved it too!! now i have to put up a tree to try this myself.:eek:

[Gus Cobos]

Now thats my kind of image Michael...cheers...:p:D:cool:

[denise ippolito]

Michael, Now that's the holiday spirit !