Way of Lights

Way of Lights
Photograph by Tom Atwood

Usually I practice moderation when it comes to photography. A less-is-more kind of shooter. But this is the holiday season, and like the guy at the office Christmas party who has one too many and gets a little sloppy, I am guilty of some excess Christmas spirit here, I admit. At least, excess saturation, contrast, ISO and exposure. The excessive lights, however, all 1,700,000  of them, are courtesy of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows. As for the tripod shadow on the sidewalk? At the time I was too drunk to notice. Shutter: 30 seconds; Aperture: f/22; ISO: 800; Focal length: 18 mm