Next To Last Series Of Test PIcs

This is still a lot of Santa Land.

It is still mostly seasonal.

More Test Shots, Some Seasonal

I was very happy with the results.

The seasonal stuff was taken at Lubbock's SantaLand in McKenzie Park.

Test Pics Second Set

I forgot to mention that I've got the image "vividness" set to "soft".

 

A Final Series Of Test Pics

In this series, extending over several days, I show the result of using a Nikon D200 as a virtual point-and-shoot, in a programmed mode with settings chosen to favor general, as opposed to specific, conditions of lighting, aperture, exposure, etc. Dynamic focusing and matrix metering and a high maximum ISO and aggressive noise reduction. I like the results, personally.

All of these were taken under cloudy evening skies, and no tripod was used at any time.

No flash, either. More of these examples to follow...