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13-DEC-2012 Alan Mars

They've Served us Well... They Will Never Be Forgotten!

There's nothing more saddening than opening up that box of glass ornaments and finding a couple of broken ones.
It happens every year at our house. The casualties mount and every few years we have to run to the store and replenish our troops.

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Canon Image Challenge14-Dec-2012 00:31
Nicely done! An interesting Challenge might be nothing but bulbs broken or whole...Best Wishes, Traveller
Canon Image Challenge13-Dec-2012 22:21
Thanks, I was a little reluctant about doing this. I knew these ornaments were highly reflective and I do not have the proper studio to shoot these with minimal reflections. But since I took a chance with shooting it on a mirror I thought what the heck. It's kind of interesting. You can sort of make out my den behind me. I did an ornament shot last year in a light tent and it really looked ridiculous. You could see the light tent opening and the camera. It was pretty much light tent in your face. So for this I wanted a bit of a home style ambiance in the reflections.
Canon Image Challenge13-Dec-2012 19:04
Nice photo; you captured it well.
I will be opening up my storage box of ornaments in a day or two -- and I hope all remains happy. But you never know.
Jim
Canon Image Challenge13-Dec-2012 18:45
Such beauty in this "sad" shot! Shu