From the entire staff @ Cedarmeade Studios, Merry Christmas! 🎄
Christmas
Christmas Time
“And the angel said unto them, ‘Fear not, for behold, I bring unto you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.’ And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.’ That’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.”
– Linus Van Pelt
Quelf
Having a family gathering this holiday? Play the board game Quelf. You’re welcome.

By no means am I comparing myself, but this just reminded me of a Norman Rockwell.
Ornament
Maybe I’ll start a new tradition…
Christmaselfie
Not much else to say…
Contrasty
The real trick to creating a decent monochromatic image is to have a really contrasty image to start with. I’m really digging what the new GoPro cameras can do. The fact that I now have much more control over the exposure is what drew me to them. I’m not even using it as an action camera as it was initially intended. Now I have to figure out a way to attach this to my current aerial rig…
Filters
I know a lot of people aren’t big on the “creative” images full of filters that come off a cell phone these days – me included. But I’m a real sucker for a photo that has that graphic novel look to it.
I chose to only take my phone to the Christmas parade tonight. My thinking was that I’ve shot this parade for 6 years now and I always come home with the same shots. BORING!! So here’s what I came home with tonight.

The John Handley Marching Band in the annual Winchester Christmas parade.