I can't quite get my head in gear with the festive season in Cyprus.
You sit outside a pavement cafe, drinking a coffee, in the sun, in a t-shirt. While 'White Christmas' is played on the muzak system.
This evening I took a wander with my camera to capture Paphos' Christmas lights. No, this isn't Oxford Street, not by a long way. But in its own way, its got a real charm.
Photographically it wasn't much of a challenge.
Wind the ISO up to 400, set f4, take a deep breath and squeeze the shutter gently.
Even though many of the exposures were long - like a twentieth of a second long - with good technique they're sharp. Certainly sharp enough for this.
For some of the street scenes, the exposure needed to be longer.
Car headlight trails always look good. So I found things to lean against; a lamp post, a Mitsubishi 4×4, ... Anything really that you can learn the camera against when you squeeze.
Some of the exposures were over half a second, but with something solid to lean against, you can get away with it.
Check out my album of Paphos Christmas lights.
