I so love decorating for Christmas, and because of that I've been doing it earlier each year! And what's so cool is that I'm not the only one doing that either! It seems to be gaining popularity to decorate earlier! And why not? I always feel sad when they come down and feel like it was never long enough...it kinda makes you understand why some people love to have Christmas decor all year round. But I also love garden stuff so I wouldn't want Christmas all year, but during the months the garden is sleeping it's nice to have something pretty! Since we got the Ektorp couches from Ikea I got the white covers to put on for Christmas time, and I got green velveteen pillow covers and I made bands of Christmas fabric to go over them so it's nice to be able to change the covers at my whim! LOL (and they are washable, a must for white!!!)
My Hubby saw our little dog Ginger sitting here all cute and since we had the camera on the tripod still from taking photos in the garden he thought it would be perfect to get a photo of her! But he's forgotten how to use a SLR so deferred to me to get the shot. It's cool that we both enjoy photography. It's been a long time since we've gotten to do any this way, the last time either of us used a SLR camera was back when you used film!!! LOL So I've had a time getting used to thinking about photos in Manual settings instead of the old point and shoot we've had for 10 years of digital cameras. Back then it was way too expensive to get a digital SLR and it still can be if you get a fancy pansy professional one, but I got a good starter SLR (Nikon d5100) which is perfect and it's all about the lenses you use anyway than it is about the camera itself. I'm really enjoying using a wide open aperture and getting some nice shallow depth of field photos (where only a small area is in focus and the rest blurs). I think it's nice to look at this photo and see Ginger in focus and everything else not so much, which usually with point and shoot you get everything in focus and it can be a bit plain. I like how it gives it good depth like you are looking in a window at her. If you take your hand and focus your eyes on it and bring your hand closer or further than your face you will see that your eyes blur what's around you as you bring it closer to your face, and that is the effect of a wider aperture which I LOVE!!! LOL It's fun to play around with it and practice, so I can capture the feeling I want in a photo!
Anyway isn't Ginger adorable? And she loves to snuggle too!!! So I guess this photo is really 3 favorite things in one!!! Christmas, Ginger, and Photography!!! LOL
And this reminds me I need to make my annual Christmas Ornaments!
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