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I felt like uploading something different from my recent London visit. On 29 Dec we went to the Kew Botanical Gardens for their annual Christmas Light show. It usually runs from +- 23 Dec - 6 Jan every year.
To say the least, it was spectacular. Although bitterly cold, I enjoyed every second of the 4 hrs we walked around and looked at all the magnificent light displays. My only regret is that I did not take my tripod so all images were taken hand held. (In my defense, a tripod probably would not have worked too well with all the thousands of people visiting.)
This photo was taken at the entrance of the Botanical Gardens. My next 5 uploads would be the displays of the famous song "Partridge in a Pear Tree" - days 5 to 1.
Comments (10)
kgb224
Superb capture Carin. God bless.
blinkings
How very pretty.
Faemike55
Stunning and beautiful capture
jendellas
Beautiful entrance to Kew.
durleybeachbum
Fabulous! I am envious!
Jean_C
Even without tripod, your capture of this lighting is superb!
junge1
Beautiful Carin. Came out really good!
goodoleboy
What looks like snow peppers the black sky in this sterling capture of the thousand points of light showering down upon you, Carin. Tripod or not, the detail is superb. And, there are small light weight tripods available that you can use in the case you described.
anahata.c
a tree with lights 'snowing'...a mini fireworks in the background. Very holiday-like image, with the lights behind, and the tree dominating in front. I really like the crop too: It cuts off the tree, making it incapable of taking over the lights. A scintillating intro to this magical series. (I've seen the next two, and they're magic! I'll comment on them soon---I have to stop now...)
Btw, maybe you saw this in the exhibit, but the old "Twelve Days of Christmas" may well originate from images of plenitude in ages of poverty and cold. Each gift is an opulent answer to winter life of long ago. The first 7 gifts are birds---delicacies to most people then ("five gold rings" referred to the gold-ringed pheasant, not jewelry); and the last gifts are all celebrations---dancers, singers, musicians, etc. There are many lyrics running throughout Western Europe, with each culture adding their own gifts. It may have originated in old "puzzle" games, where it tested your memory (because you had to repeat each gift, with each new day). But it also showed the longing for rich things when winter could bring stark cold and loss. It even has eggs and 'milking' (maids a' milking) to indicate life. Hope I didn't bore you with this, lol, but the song says a lot about our roots...
Meisiekind
Dearest Mark - thank you for the wonderful insight in this age old song! I never knew...
sossy
Almost a filigran capture with beautiful lights like millions of stars! I be curious for the next images 😃