“I like to photograph anyone before they know what their best angles are.” — Ellen Von Unwerth

Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it helps keep me inspired.

This week’s post will have short descriptions each day since I am getting ready for Christmas.

Sunday, 12/19/2021: Posted photo — Totem.

Settings: Samsung SM-G930V (Galaxy S7), ISO 50, f/1.7, 1/346 s, 4 mm

This totem is in one of the rest areas in Pennsylvania. It has a plaque that is inscribed: “Dedicated to the American Indians (Seneca) …but they won’t be forgotten, but will be remembered in the minds and in our hearts. Love is life.” Peter Toth June 30, 1973

I took this photo on my way back from watching my nephew’s dance performance in Columbus, OH this weekend. It was a great show, and he did wonderful. He was one of the main dancers in this new ballet called Wonderland. He is a typical 14-year-old boy that enjoys what he is doing.

A totem is a natural object or animal that is believed by a particular society to have spiritual significance and that is adopted by it as an emblem. I took this photo today on our drive home. I took other photos during the trip and decided to use this one for my photo of the day.

Monday, 12/20/2021: Posted photo — Icicles on Yew.

Settings: Canon EOS 60D, ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/200 s, 135 mm.

We had some rain and ice overnight. It is dangerous to drive on but looks great to photograph.

I also went on my weekly Monday night hike and took this photo of the ice on the trees on the summit being light up by the lights of the ski trail.

Tuesday, 12/21/2021: Posted photo — Hockey Ornament.

This is an ornament that I have had for a while. I played hockey for almost 45 years. I have not played in a few years and would like to get back on the ice to play.

Wednesday, 12/22/2021: Posted photo — Sunrise HDR.

Settings: Canon EOS 60D, ISO 400, f/7.1, 1/1250 s, 135 mm.

The lighting was of interest this morning, so I took this photo. I did not like the way the original photo looked so I made it into an HDR photo. Good thing that I always photograph in RAW format.

Thursday, 12/23/2021: Posted photo — Road Treatment.

Settings: Canon EOS 60D, ISO 400, f/7.1, 1/40 s, 29 mm

Getting ready for a storm. Most of the streets in town have this treatment on it. Sodium chloride (salt), magnesium chloride, calcium chloride, calcium magnesium acetate and potassium acetate are chemicals used to prevent and remove snow and ice from roadways.

Friday, 12/24/2021: Post photo — Driveway.

Settings: Canon EOS 60D, ISO 200, f/7.1, 1/80 s, 35 mm

We did get a dusting of snow last night so yesterday’s road treatment worked.

This is a photo of our neighbors’ driveway. I just like the way it looks in the snow, lined with the trees and the driveway being a dirt driveway.

Saturday, 12/25/2021: Post photo — Christmas Lights.

Settings: Canon EOS 60D, ISO 3200, f/7.1, 1/8 s, 33 mm.

Merry Christmas to all!

Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus. Christmas means “mass on Christ’s day”. The placement of lights on a tree goes back to when Christmas trees were decorated with candles, which symbolized Christ being the light of the world. The Christmas trees were brought by Christians into their homes in early modern Germany. Here is a page I found with the history of lights on a tree: https://www.christmas-light-source.com/pages/history-of-christmas-lights.

On another note, we have freezing rain today so we went to church and then postponed a family event until tomorrow. When I was clearing off my car this morning, I saw some tracks in the snow and took these photos.

That is all for now. Until next week, be safe.

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