Oh, no the angel's jumping off the tree!

Okay, once the children saw the ghostly images I could take the fun was on. So not award winning photos just pure fun with children. Hope you enjoy for what it is because I had shear joy doing it. Another shot for my get-pushed challenge

[Joan Robillard]

@ithinkithunk another one for the challenge. Okay think I've worked through my silly.

[Susanne]

Oh yea, I see her leaving the room! Great stuff Joan....

[Liane]

fun

[Nancy]

And having fun and sharing joy is the joy of this project. What a fun evening!

[Kate]

You are right, I need to to try this out, looks like fun!!

[Joan Robillard]

@kt8ird Then you are flashed.

[Kate]

@joansmor Thank you, I love getting flashed! I used my flash tonight, too. :) But the other night I was too tired (CyberMonday) to get the flash out and now I really don't like that photo. Wish I would have taken the time to use the flash. The concept was so cute!

[Lin]

Great ghostly image!

[Gena Pegg]

Oh it is lovely and so fun!! Love it Joan.

[Kristen]

I really love this one! It came out really cool and I'm glad you are having fun with this challenge!

[KWind]

Very cool! Love the movement.

[Peggy Scroggins]

I love this. You need to share how it's done for us lesser talented like me.

[Ashley]

That's what matters - the fun and the memories!

[Jan Rose]

It looks like you had lots of fun , nice ghostly movement.

[Debbie]

Great effect, can see how the kids loved it.

[Hilary]

Excellent photo - good to enjoy what you do & to involve others in your enjoyment is bliss. Well done.

[Joan Robillard]

@miata2u I set my camera to slow-sync and rear curtain flash. Then as low an aperture as I could. Then you have the "angels" move. This one was getting off a step stool. Hope this helps. I took several pictures to get one or two I liked.

[Joan Robillard]

@hilarymeme I agree.

[Richard Sayer]

@joansmor I like the result but I don't understand about setting rear curtain flash - if the flash had fired at the end of the 1 second exposure then there would have been a sharp image of the 'angel' as well as blurry one, wouldn't there? This looks like a straightforward slow exposure with no flash to me. I'm just curious... but whatever way you did it, you got a great result. Experimentation is good and serendipity often pays a visit.

[Joan Robillard]

@vignouse Okay I was playing with both and maybe on this one I didn't have the rear curtain on. Had it on a lot and thought I did for this one. But I am pretty certain the flash went off. But with three young kids, a teen and many adults moving around you in a small living room and kids wanting to try out the camera it becomes hard to remember what you did. I would take a shot and they would run over to see how it looked and then want me to take another one. So I apologize if I miss lead. Can I tell anywhere what I did anywhere in the camera info?

[Francoise]

I tried rear-curtain flash once and did NOT get the sharp end result promised in the article. Haven't gotten back to it. Loved the concept though... and love even more the image you present (with words and picture) of a crowded room with both joy of Christmas and joy of camera in it.

[Alison Roberts]

What a great effect - well done Joan

[Richard Sayer]

@joansmor The Metadata panel in LR will tell you if the flash fired or not.

[Janiskay]

I am sure that was a big hit with the kids

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Sometimes it's just more fun to have fun than to be perfect. And that's OK! Fun result. I love it when my grandkids want to see that shot I just took of them.