View 52: A Hockey Christmas

From left to right, Montreal Canadiens (my team), New York Rangers (my Dads team) and Boston Bruins (my Moms team).

Christmas Tree Hockey Puck Ornamanets: From left to right, Montreal Canadiens (my team), New York Rangers (my Dad's team) and Boston Bruins (my Mom's team).

During the National Hockey League (NHL) season when I was growing up, I lived in a house divided. Especially during the Stanley Cup playoffs if either of these teams played each other. Which happened quite often.

Luckily for me, my team, the Montreal Canadiens, would win more times than loose to either my Dad’s New York Rangers or my Mom’s Boston Bruins. So, last year when I saw these Christmas tree ornaments on sale in a shop in Canada, I could not resist picking them up and giving them to my parents.

This photo was taken on Christmas day in 2007. However, the reason it is here today is because this was the photo I choose for my family’s Christmas cards to send out to all our friends and family for this year.

This posting concludes my 52 week photography project. I will be back next week to outline what I’ll be doing in 2009. Thank you all for coming to see and comment my photography each week and have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Castle & Wreaths

Wreaths decorate Main Street USA in Walt Disney Worlds Magic Kingdom.

Wreaths decorate Main Street USA in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.

I saw a similar photo from a fellow Walt Disney World photographer and remembered it when I was walking down Main Street USA earlier this week. Though I didn’t get the same angle and background, I did figure out I needed my Nikon 18-200mm VR lens set to 200mm to compress the wreaths, a small aperture of f/22 to get a sharp image from front to back and a long exposure of 3 seconds to capture the colors. All those settings required a tripod and remote shutter release which I brought with me into the Magic Kingdom for the first time. Oh, the things we do for our photography. 🙂

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Illuminations

Illuminations in Walt Disney Worlds Epcot World Showcase.

Illuminations in Walt Disney World's Epcot World Showcase.

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Ice Castle

Cinderella Castle all decked out for the holidays in Walt Disney Worlds Magic Kingdom.

Cinderella Castle all decked out for the holidays in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.

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Wishes

The nightly fireworks show at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom is called Wishes which is a multimedia show featuring favorite Disney music, narration and, of course, fabulous fireworks. The show always gives me goosebumps, smiles and very fond memories of Disney movies and trips.

Wishes Fireworks Show at Walt Disney Worlds Magic Kingdom.

Wishes Fireworks Show at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.

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