Christmas 2018 is almost history. What did Santa bring down your chimney?
Dec 26, 2018 12:47:02 #
JimBart
Loc: Western Michigan
A Savior who is Christ the Lord.
Remember without Christmas there is no Easter.
Remember without Christmas there is no Easter.
Dec 26, 2018 14:22:35 #
JimBart wrote:
Remember without Christmas there is no Easter.
Remember without Christmas there is no Easter.
Actually, I think "Easter" is based on the old pronunciation of "Ishtar". (It is a fertility celebration with rabbits and eggs and that sort of thing.)
Christmas is the same way. The eight-legged flying horse is based on Odin. Cutting down a tree and decorating it with gold is based on a druid rite, and December 25 is based on Saturnalia. (If shepherds were watching their flocks at night in the fields, then Jesus was born in the Summer.)
I am happy that people celebrate the birth of Jesus, but it is not something that he ever requested. His actual requests were more along the lines of loving each other....
Dec 26, 2018 14:51:31 #
aschweik wrote:
I got 5 hours in the ER and a gall bladder removal 3 days before Christmas! Upside is that the family did all the stuff I was supposed to do but couldn’t. Missed some Christmas Eve festivities but everyone is happy and healthy so all is well. Hope everyone had a great Christmas!
Oh wow that can be painful. Glad okay now. Happy Holidays to you and your house.
Dec 26, 2018 15:17:57 #
Got a really great photographic gift from our daughter. She had a photo book made with pictures of the grand kids with herself and husband included as well. Some shots were a little over or under exposed. Some were not all that sharp but all were beautiful in my and my wife's estimation. A Merry Christmas was had by all at our home and I hope all on the UHH can say theirs was just a merry as ours.
Dec 26, 2018 15:30:55 #
I love your positive outlook that "your photos are still crappy, bit you look like a pro." Enjoy your hobby and with some luck education, lots of practice and patience, you may well catch up to the capabilities of your camera and lens.
Happy holidays.
Happy holidays.
Dec 26, 2018 15:40:08 #
All I got for Christmas is a Fitbit Versa smart watch. And a happy family.
Ron
Ron
Dec 26, 2018 15:52:21 #
KenW
Loc: Portland OR
Bought a D750 with a 24-120mm lens. Its a step up from my D3200. We will see what happens in the photograph department.
Dec 26, 2018 16:24:45 #
alby
Loc: very eastern pa.
jerryc41 wrote:
I got 400g of Bassetts Allsorts. Delicious!
https://smile.amazon.com/Bassetts-Liquorice-Allsorts-Gram-Carton/dp/B008R7030K/ref=sr_1_19_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1545823905&sr=8-19&keywords=allsorts
https://smile.amazon.com/Bassetts-Liquorice-Allsorts-Gram-Carton/dp/B008R7030K/ref=sr_1_19_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1545823905&sr=8-19&keywords=allsorts
i love all sorts jerry. usually buy 3 - 4 pounds bulk from our local wegmans. $3.99 a pound. can't get enough. got 5 pounds last christmas, none this year..... darn
Dec 26, 2018 16:33:34 #
I got an EOS-R w/ 24- 105 mm lens. I also got the 50 mm lens for the r series. I also got 2 Sigma lenses and accessories. My wife got an Olympus camera.
Dec 26, 2018 16:53:48 #
A day late, but I got a mint condition Nikkor 105mm f/2.5 AIs lens from a dealer located in Japan. Lens is spotless, not even minor dust. Focus ring is tight, as new. Can't wait to use this one with my "new" F3HP and FM2n.
Dec 26, 2018 16:54:30 #
Gitchigumi wrote:
Something I've wanted, and needed, for years: a new right hip! Yes, it was an early present by a week, but still counts, doesn't it?👍🤓👍
Me too! Except mine was a new right knee. Looking forward to being able to venture out to take photos other than from my back yard.
Dec 26, 2018 16:57:38 #
My darling Santa bought me a Nikon d810 to go along with my d750 for Hanukkah this year. Last year it was my d750. I'm starting to have a lot of equipment on hand. But I just flat out beat my 810 into oblivion.
Dec 26, 2018 17:34:17 #
Got to bring our oldest grandson up here from Texas to spend Christmas, so we had the whole family minus one. Second grandson sent us a great framed picture of him and his girlfriend. Great family time. I'm still working on the Sony 18-135 lens thing, though. Perhaps after we recover from Christmas I'll wave the credit card in that direction.
Dec 26, 2018 17:35:29 #
Tom M wrote:
Me too! Except mine was a new right knee. Looking forward to being able to venture out to take photos other than from my back yard.
Good luck with the knee, Tom.
I, too, am looking forward to being able to "zoom with my feet" once again!
Dec 26, 2018 17:58:02 #
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