'Tis The Reason

Christmas: Day 15
The reason we celebrate Christmas. God's Gift to us. Giving His Son to be the Sacrifice for our sins.
Today I practiced something new...bokeh shapes. I made my own shape, here is how...
http://digital-photography-school.com/diy-photography-project-how-to-make-custom-bokeh-shapes

[Carren]

Fav! Well said and beautiful shot!!!!!

[Stephen]

Thanks, glad to see some real Christmas amongst the world's version... lovely photo too.

[Leana Niemand]

Nice shot, loads of detail, like it.

[Kerri]

Love the bokeh

[KWind]

Love the shaped bokeh.

[Simply Amanda]

Very cool that you made some heart shaped bokeh and shared Christmas' true reason/meaning. A fav!

[Sweet Calliope]

Love the heart shaped bokeh! Nicely done.

[Danny G.]

Fabulous bokeh!

[Sharon]

Awesome work - what a great idea!

[Yvonne]

Fantastic job on the bokeh. Thankful for the Savior of the world.

[elaine]

Wonderful shot. I also love the bokeh! Will have to check out that web site

[Cathy]

The heart bokeh is perfect surrounding the cross! 'Tis the Reason!

[Lyn]

lovely job, Vicki!

[Junan Heath]

Lovely shot and beautiful bokeh!!

[Diana]

Well done!

[Genny]

Gorgeous bokah.

[Michelle]

All your colorful hearts are fantastic!!

[mervyn hobbs]

Love all the hearts.

[Karen Mitchell]

Wow! how does this happen?!

[tony gig]

Fantastic bokeh and all the work that went into it Vicki...Fav

[Ann Stenson]

Oh this is beautiful Vicki, & so cool....Well done you! : )

[Hazel]

You must have put a lot of time into making these bokeh shapes. I've bookmarked the page, thanks for sharing!

[Dione Giorgio]

Impressive shot and words, Vicki.

[ClaireHiker]

Lovely!

[Meredith Jones]

Wonderful words and heart bokeh

[Denise]

Excellent composition and vibrant colors.

[Karlin]

Love this--both your message and the link, which I intend to try. Thanks!

[ladyjane]

Beautiful colours and bokeh!

[Catherine W.]

So cool!!!! Thanks for the link!!! I heart this!
Fav!!!

[carol white]

Great bokeh,super shot!!

[Ruth Moucharafieh]

WEll done you!!! beautifully done!

[Jennifer C]

total awesomeness faved

[Julie Ryan]

gorgeous! fav! great message

[Anndee]

Very well executed Vicki!

[Alicia]

Faved this, for the message and the beautiful coloured hearts. Must have a go at this so thanks for the link.

[Aurora Linda]

beautiful - fav

[Laura]

Beautiful! Shaped bokeh is on my December bucket list. LOVE the message here too. :-)

[Pyrrhula]

Beautiful , love the message

[Carlie]

Beautiful!!

[Brenda T. Schwartz]

Nice one!

[Tessa]

Wonderful and a fav from me

[Kathy Burzynski]

Amen! This just about sums it up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr0Khzknt6w

[Vicki Dixon]

@myhrhelper thanks so much for the link!! EXACTLY what I wanted to say! I just re-posted the link to my Facebook page. awesome!

[Kathy Burzynski]

@vickisfotos Glad you liked it. My husband is the Children's Pastor at our church. The kids are going to sing 3 song during the church service this Sunday - that is one of them.

[Vicki Dixon]

@myhrhelper oh, that is so awesome! I just know you are going to post some photos!! right?

[Ruth Lueth]

Wow, this is great! Have never tried that. Thanks for sharing the tutorial.

[Vicki Dixon]

@noragentian of course, I know there is a kit you can buy to make bokeh, but this looked like a fun way to experiment without spending money

[Pam]

Awesome!! Perfect bokeh!!