See those lights behind her head? 
The day after Christmas, we bought a Christmas Tree… a 9′ Pre-Lit Balsam Hill Blue Spruce on super-big-time-post-Christmas SALE. It was on our doorstep when we returned home. Wanting to try it out, I asked Paul to set it up while he watched the kids in the front room (I was busy with laundry and unpacking in the back). 
Before moving from Michigan, we had my parents old 9′ tree… NOT Pre-Lit. As the primary tree-putter-upper in the family, to me the Balsam Hill assembly looked like a dream. You simply put the center pole in place, the branches fall down, and you plug it in… walla! Paul was frustrated with a few details, but in the end agreed that the tree was easy to assemble, beautiful (even without our fluffing the branches), sturdy, and not coming down for a least 3 days. 
I’d have to change out the camera lens to get the full tree, so no big tree pictures until it’s back up and fully decorated next year (not comfortable changing out the lens on a whim — what if I break it?!)
A photography aside… I’m more comfortable with using AV to play with aperture. But for some reason, when I shoot in Aperture View, the ISO goes up to 1600 for many of the photos! I’m guessing it has something to do with light, but not sure how to control it just yet. Learning…
Laura | 03-Jan-07 at 4:43 pm | Permalink
You and Matt are going to have fun bonding over photography when we come visit!!! I’m clueless – I can just point and shoot, just getting lucky sometimes!