The Christmas Tornado

[Bob Miller]

I was just fooling around with moving my new toy- a Nikon Coolpix - in many different ways while photographing our xmas tree. For This image I had the camera rotating and then used Fractilius to see what it would do...It added the smoky bg and gave the lines a twist that I liked. The xmas tornado comes in xmas night and leaves you broke by New years...hehe!
Nikon Coolpix
.5 sec at f3.3
ISO 800
4.5 mm

[Paul Lagasi]

I've had that tornado come through my house at times, the main part of the tree is very interesting and colorful, I may have cropped it another way, but your image your vision.
Thats what OOTB is all about, experimenting...well done

[Kerry Perkins]

Hi Bob, very interesting creation - reminds me of the phrase "tempest in a teapot". Always fun playing with the Christmas lights! I agree with Paul regarding a different crop, but I see why you included the lines in the lower left area.

[Nancy Bell]

Fabulous title for this great creation! I really like the immense energy and how this seems to swirl in that dark, smokey-like bkgd. And that there are just enough colors in the bkgd that pick up some of the colors of the lights.

[Mitch Carucci]

TOrnado is right! Love the movement & color.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Bob, I immediately thought of a cyclone Experimenting is fun and I like the way this came out.