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| Jerry Jelinek - photographed by Norm Jelinek |
Hope your holidays are going well and you are enjoying the warmth of family and friends during this special time of year.
Speaking of special, check out the cute little guy above. That is me around 1968 or so. My dad was the enthusiastic photographer for the family. I have inherited literally thousands of slides, negatives and prints from the family photography collection. The above has always been one of my personal favorites. Captures the innocence of youth along with my trusty companion (St. Nicholas). Come to think of it, I still have that same feeling of wonder this time of year.
That sense of wonder leads me to capture some of the holiday spirit around the area of northern Ohio. One of the best places to see holiday lights is the charming town of Chagrin Falls near me.
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| Chagrin Falls Holiday LIghts |
It is a lot of fun to play with 'light painting' This is the photographic technique of having a longer exposure (maybe a second or longer) and then moving the camera while the shutter is open. With practice you can get some beautiful abstract interpretations of the lights.
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| Abstract Holiday Lights |
You can view more of my holiday lights ideas at my smugmug web site:
I'll leave you during this holiday time with a special note from one of my favorite authors:
Rachel Carson - excerpt from a letter written to Dorothy Freeman - 12/11/1953
"Christmas brings most of all a sense of rather starry wonder - from the wonder of the first one that still shines through the years, to the miracle of friendship and of the warmth and joy that fill the human hearts when it experiences that rare and beautiful thing, a sense of perfect communication with another. And so tonight I want to say thank you for those precious gifts of friendship and love and understanding, that cannot be bought and could never be replaced."
Love,
Jerry
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