Looking Across the Street

Note: My computer is misbehaving; I need a new one. Several comments that I made or started to make last night went into the ether. Windows closed, and I couldn't easily get back to where I was because my Reader program sees the post as being read.

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I finally got around to photographing neighbours' Christmas display — photographing it a little better than before anyway. It's tricky to photograph extreme light and dark, but I felt that I should make a better effort, so this time, I used a tripod and my real camera.

I was shooting through the restricted view from and through my upstairs window, so composition opportunities were limited, to say the least.

For this first photo↑ I included the other neighbours' tree (right) — the one where I recently posted of him stringing the lights while standing on the top of a high ladder. Because of my angle, I couldn't get that whole tree in the frame. There were items in front of my window that I would have had to move to  get my tripod in a slightly different position, and that would have included moving Lacey, the cat. So, I decided to make the best of it, but I might try again on another night now that I know that I can get okayish results.

Next, I zoomed into the grander display. It is too bad about the cars in the driveways, but that is the way that it was.

Then, I focused on just the window and indoor tree. We have been told that there are seven trees in the house.

Finally, I concentrated on the yard display. There is a whole lot of stuff in a small space, but it certainly catches the eye, and it makes the neighbours happy to do it.

It would have been better to have snow on the ground, and that may happen soon, but I decided to at least record the scene as it is now.  Maybe I will try to take some photos from street level at a later date.