autofantasia's photos with the keyword: bokeh

For this week's Sunday Challenge , for which the theme was drink . Please view large on black for best effect.

For this week's Sunday Challenge , which was a sort of two for one type deal. The subject had to be anything new but then you also had to make it into Art ! You were also supposed to post it on Sunday, but as I kind of lost track of which day of the week it was I'm a wee bit late and I've also had to dip into the archives. Not too far back though as this was a shot I took with the Christmas challenge in mind. It's actually a Santa statue we bought earlier this month. It stands about 18 inches high and I took this shot of it in front of our Christmas tree so as to get some festive type bokeh. Then followed much processing to get the end result you see here ... hopefully it'll keep the Wicked Witch of the North happy! Probably best viewed on black if you have the time to spare!

The little bear, which is about 3 inches tall, is one of our Christmas ornaments and made from some sort of resin. The festive bokeh comes courtesy of our tree at the far end of the living room. For this week's Sunday Challenge , which has the theme of Christmas . Also, for Sight and Sound . Sorry, but I couldn't resist the chance to share some Shakin' Stevens with you guys: Merry Christmas Everyone The Best Christmas Of Them All Blue Christmas I'll Be Home This Christmas In terms of uploads to ipernity, this is actually my 2,000th item. So it seems apt that I take this opportunity not only to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, but thank you guys once again for all your visits, comments and faves since I came across from the dark side.

A 'nearly ran' for the recent Sunday Challenge in which we were asked to all work with the same photograph. The original image was entitled simply Snowman Christmas and was created by UNKWinc over on Deviant Art . A copy of their image can be found in the Notes on the top left-hand corner of my interpretation.

Way back before I joined The Sunday Challenge I used to upload a photo on a Friday entitled Something For The Weekend . Two reasons that I did it really: to wish my contacts a happy weekend and to demonstrate that sometimes I do indeed take photos of things that don't have wheels and/or an engine. Nowadays, what with me being a regular participant in TSC I don't feel the need, but I came across this processed, but unused shot, in the archives which I thought was worth sharing for old times sake. So, whatever you're doing this weekend ... enjoy!

This week's Sunday Challenge had the theme of metallic and although I did take several shots this week with the theme in mind, in the end I've opted for a shot I took a while back, but have never posted. It was taken at Classic on Show on the outskirts of Stokesley earlier this year and the subject is an old bicycle, which was made by Hetchins. I'm not sure of the age of this particular bike, but for over 75 years Hetchins have apparently been building superior quality lugged steel frames for the discerning enthusiast and racer so it could be very old indeed. Hyman ('Harry') Hetchin actually started selling bicycles in the 1920s; later he acquired himself a partner and frame builder, Jack Denny. Victory in the World and Olympic Championships in 1936 entitled Hetchin to display the champion's colour bars on his transfers. The elegance and fine workmanship of the frames have made the marque legendary. You can find out more about the history of the marque, model types and frames of special interest by visiting the site below: www.hetchins.org It's also worth pointing out that Hetchins are apparently still very much in demand and are produced today by Hetchins Lightweights. The latest model is called the Magnum Opus Ultralite and you can find out more about new production by visiting the site below: www.hetchins.com

Detail shot of the lights on the back of that DB9 from earlier.