I Triple Dog Dare You!!!

Playing with my flash late Christmas Eve I took a picture of our fireplace. ; It is a must to have 24 hours of A Christmas Story on and I just noticed what scene I had captured on the tv. ; Never stick your tongue to a metal pole in winter!!

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I have to say I have never seen this holiday movie though I know it's a big hit. ; In other news, that is one nice Christmas spread for your family, John! ;

Which flash did you get?

 

I got the Nikon SB 600. ; What a difference it can make. ; For 3 years I never took many pictures inside due to the pop up flash not being so great. ;

You have to see it sometime! ; Sadly, that is only half of the gifts, the other tree (our Disney one) is to the left of the tv, out of the picture. ; We really enjoy Christmas and always overspend!

 

Is there any other way? ; Overspend that is. ;

That is the flash I use. ; I have a series of blog posts on AllEars about using it. ; I have got to post all those links in one location. ; Sounds like a good fill in post for the new year...stay tuned!

 

Isn't the house it was filmed in located in Cincinnati? ; Obviously everything else could be filmed elsewhere.

Fa ra ra ra ra Ra ra ra ra!

brought to you by an (HTC) "Incredible" Guy.

 

It's a Major Award!
Shucks, I wouldn't know that. It looks like a lamp.
What is a lamp, you nincompoop? It's a Major Award. I won it!
Damn, hell, you say won it?
Yeah, mind power, Swede; mind power.


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With as much dignity as he could muster, the Old Man gathered up the sad remains of his shattered major award. Later that night, alone in the backyard, he buried it next to the garage. Now I could never be sure, but I thought that I heard the sound of "Taps" being played, gently.

 

Its, eh, its ... ; smiling at me!


Tom, you have watched it many many time I see!

 

I am no Scrooge! (Though A Christmas Carol (in many versions) is one of my favorite holiday movies).

Bah!

 

if you get a chance see it Scott.
well worth it

 

Is that in your house Tim?

 

Too funny since I was standing there for 10 minutes, even found the purple cat at the funeral parlor. ; It just goes to show that there is always something to see that you may not have noticed before!

 

Okay...found it. ; This post has all my links to the flash articles using a Nikon SB-600: Flash is Our Friend

Oh, and don't forget, you have the Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS) built in to your camera and this speedlight. ;

 

Thanks so much! ; Oh, the the CLS is just one more thing I need to learn!

 

I drive my family nuts with this movie around the holidays. If it were up to me, the tv would be on the whole time the marathon was showing it.

The exterior scenes were shot in Cleveland. The store window and parade were in downtown. When I was growing up, we went downtown Christmas shopping, and the opening scene display window was a must see. Also, the exteriors of the house (interiors were on a set) were also shot in Cleveland. In fact, the house is on the same street as my parents' house, although it's discontinuous. The industrial area just barely visible in their backyard over the fence interrupts the street. The house has also been bought and restored to it's movie state, interior and exterior. See www.achristmasstoryhouse.com

Erich