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sbl_admin 12-03-2007 04:24 PM

SBLive Christmas Decoration Photo Contest
 
SBLive Christmas Decoration Photo Contest

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Submit your best Christmas Decoration photo to the SBLive! Christmas Decoration Photo Contest for a chance to win one of 5 Prizes, including a pair of PetroSun I-bowl tickets. Submissions will be accepted now through December 16th. SBLive! will select 5 finalists to be voted on by SBLive! Members starting December 17th through December 20th. The winner will be announced on Friday, December 21st.

All five finalists win a Special Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Gift Basket, complete with

2 CD’s: “Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Extraordinaire”
Plus, the ALL NEW CD: “Mannheim Steamroller Christmas SONG”

Each Mannheim Steamroller Gift Basket also includes packages of delicious Mannheim Steamroller Cinnamon Hot Chocolate, to warm you up this winter.

Prizes are as follows:
1st Place:
Two Petrosun I-Bowl Tickets ($60 value)
Mannheim Steamroller Gift Basket

2nd Place:
$50 Gift Certificate to Earnest’s Orleans Restaurant
Mannheim Steamroller Gift Basket

3rd Place:
$25 Gift Certificate to Giuseppe’s Restaurant
Mannheim Steamroller Gift Basket

4th Place:
$25 Gift Certificate to Dee’s Photo
Mannheim Steamroller Gift Basket

5th Place:
Mannheim Steamroller Gift Basket

Contest Rules:
To be included in this contest, you must be a SBLive! Member in order to post your picture. It’s quick, easy, and it’s free. You may post your picture in the contest forum or you may post your picture in your photo gallery then link to it in the contest forum. In either case, your submission must be made to the contest forum to be counted. If you have any questions, please post them to the contest forum. SBLive! staff and family of SBLive! staff are ineligible. Rules are subject to change without notice.

Isaac-Saxxon 12-03-2007 05:11 PM

Can this be anything Christmas ? Like my dogs or kids or, or ...... ? What about a nice flask of Grey Goose with a stocking hat on ?? :laugh::laugh:

Pocahontas 12-03-2007 08:05 PM

Okay this should be fun!!:D

Isaac-Saxxon 12-04-2007 08:00 AM

I do not know if I did this right but here is a link and I will try to add more photos this week as we prep the house.
http://www.shreveport.com/forums/pho...55d2ff3ea6.jpg

Isaac-Saxxon 12-06-2007 07:28 AM

Isaac's daughters are ready for Christmas !
http://www.shreveport.com/forums/use...ery.php?p=8009

LateNight 12-06-2007 11:08 AM

Merry Christmas.

Here's a pic from Christmas past.

http://www.caseyjones.net/imagelinks...tchristmas.jpg

Tom Pace 12-06-2007 11:40 AM

Christmas Tree at the Louisiana Boardwalk
 
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Here's an example of a Christimas Scene at the Louisiana Boardwalk Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on November 20th.
(I'm not eligible, but really liked this picture) Tom

joepole 12-06-2007 12:00 PM

http://www.shreveport.com/forums/pho...838b4e8052.jpg

Isaac-Saxxon 12-06-2007 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by joepole (Post 26121)

There is a winner if I ever saw one. JP with out a doubt the best thing you ever had any part in. Nice photo !

joepole 12-06-2007 01:24 PM

The second one is OK, too:

http://www.shreveport.com/forums/pho...84c431e6c5.jpg

Pocahontas 12-06-2007 03:13 PM

Precious Joepole!!!!! :clapbig:Both of them!!!
One must look like Daddy and one like Mommy!

Isaac-Saxxon 12-06-2007 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by joepole (Post 26130)

This child has the look of her father. When will the Fred Flintstone hair show up ! She is a very pretty little girl. Make sure you use your car seat !

piemaker720 12-06-2007 07:17 PM

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side veiw of my yard in daytime.

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Front veiw of house in daytime.

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Another side veiw in daytime.

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Getting dark!:D

piemaker720 12-06-2007 07:21 PM

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Getting Dark!

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The tree.

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Dark :D:D

LateNight 12-06-2007 07:36 PM

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Public Service Announcement.
If you get a real Christmas tree, don't forget to water it.. and even still.. be careful. This is one day after Christmas, some years ago.. a tree that was watered. Picture one, notice the small flame towards the bottom of the tree.. then not TWO SECONDS later.. is the picture on the right.. one big fire hazard I tell ya !!

howela 12-06-2007 08:33 PM

Christmas in the den
 
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Christmas in the den.

rhertz 12-06-2007 10:54 PM

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Hertz Christmas tree 2006...

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Isaac-Saxxon 12-07-2007 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by LateNight (Post 26108)
Merry Christmas.

Here's a pic from Christmas past.

http://www.caseyjones.net/imagelinks...tchristmas.jpg

Who is the ape in the back left with just his eyes showing ? Could this be the guy that burns Christmas trees ?

AnimeSpirit 12-07-2007 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Isaac-Saxxon (Post 26177)
Who is the ape in the back left with just his eyes showing ? Could this be the guy that burns Christmas trees ?

I'm trying to figure out the ugly, Diablo-looking guy in the picture right behind the wheelchair and you're wondering about that dude's eyes?

LateNight 12-07-2007 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by AnimeSpirit (Post 26181)
I'm trying to figure out the ugly, Diablo-looking guy in the picture right behind the wheelchair and you're wondering about that dude's eyes?

Yeah, one of those tech support guys.. you were lucky if you didn't get ahold of him during a support call.

TGIF !!

Isaac-Saxxon 12-07-2007 10:14 AM

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We know all about you tech support guys :mad:
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joepole 12-07-2007 07:35 PM

We don't have lights up this year, so i snapped a pic of my neighbors' lights:

http://www.shreveport.com/forums/pho...9f42ab3854.jpg

Actually, I snapped 9 pics and combined them in Photoshop to get the necessary dynamic range, but I'm an idiot so I forgot to turn auto-ISO off after taking indoor pics of the kids so all the neighbor shots ended up at ISO 3200 and consequently are very noisy. I may try shooting again with the speed set correctly. I don't have a remote for my new camera, though.

rhertz 12-07-2007 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by AnimeSpirit (Post 26181)
I'm trying to figure out the ugly, Diablo-looking guy in the picture right behind the wheelchair and you're wondering about that dude's eyes?

I'm pretty darn sure that pic was doctored with Photoshop... :rolleyes:

rhertz 12-07-2007 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by joepole (Post 26212)
We don't have lights up this year, so i snapped a pic of my neighbors' lights:

Cool pic Joe. how did you achieve that starburst effect on the lights? I remember a lens filter called a 'starburst gradient' or something like that back when I was into film photography. Also we used to simply hold a piece of window screen in front of the lenses for a similar effect...Just curious if that is a digital effect or what..

joepole 12-08-2007 12:00 AM

That's an optical consequence of the lens aperture and long, high-contrast exposures. I took that with a Sigma 30/1.4 and nothing else, not even a UV filter, on a Nikon D300.

I may go shoot it again with the correct ISO.

joepole 12-08-2007 03:26 PM

http://www.shreveport.com/forums/pho...b0bc327949.jpg

Isaac-Saxxon 12-08-2007 03:39 PM

Nice photo JP did you have any help with the color ? Good dept of field !

rhertz 12-08-2007 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by joepole (Post 26225)
That's an optical consequence of the lens aperture and long, high-contrast exposures. I took that with a Sigma 30/1.4 and nothing else, not even a UV filter, on a Nikon D300.

I may go shoot it again with the correct ISO.

I am quite surprised to read this. I would have expected a "aura" or even a "halo" effect rather than a starburst under those circumstances. I really should find the time to scan my old special effects photo album from the 70's... I had all sorts of filters and I had the most fun using UV film for crazy color effects.

I would do things like seal the room so it was completely dark and hang a led light from the ceiling and let it swing with the camera on the floor pointed upwards at the LED with "bulb" setting (aperture open) and make spirograph effects. Stuff like that..

howela 12-09-2007 01:18 PM

Shreveport.com community Christmas tree
 
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Tom Pace favorite tree revisited.....
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scarlett 12-10-2007 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by LateNight (Post 26108)
Merry Christmas.

Here's a pic from Christmas past.

http://www.caseyjones.net/imagelinks...tchristmas.jpg


This was Christmas 2000 what a memory

Isaac-Saxxon 12-10-2007 09:57 AM

Smite the shepherd and the sheep will scatter ;)

joepole 12-10-2007 12:00 PM

My daughter helping decorate the tree:

http://www.shreveport.com/forums/pho...b72a5a323e.jpg

joepole 12-10-2007 01:05 PM

Do kids count as decoration?

http://www.shreveport.com/forums/pho...d8dbbf1d75.jpg

rhertz 12-10-2007 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by joepole (Post 26347)
Do kids count as decoration?

LOL, only if they are wearing a red bow sitting near a door with a Christmas Wreath. Nice pic...

Snow Man 12-16-2007 12:21 PM

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I am back for Christmas !! The weather is great and we could use some snow to make it a bit more fun. Had a nice visit with this squaw and wanted to add this photo to the contest. Merry Christmas and I hope we have snow for the I Bowl !! :cool:

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She makes my snow melt :lovely::monkey:


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