Finally that’s the last of the christmas shopping done, I finish up work tomorrow and get to go home and spend time with the family for the rest of the year. Its been a long and difficult year so im looking forward to some serious down time. So I finally got a chance to go through some images from last week. The landscape outside the office was transformed into a Winter Wonderland just in time for the arrival of the big Mr. C. Yes Santa himself took time out from his busy schedule to pay a visit to the office where a bunch of lucky kids and there family’s got to enjoy a little festive cheer along with some well needed hot chocolate, some goodies and even snow. Well OK, maybe not real snow but the two snow machines brought in for the event went down a treat with everyone. Except me, as I had to stay back late to oversee everything and make sure Santa arrived and departed safely.
So in between all the chaos I did manage to capture a few snaps with the trusty old Camera Phone. Now as most know, shooting lights in the dark can be a tricky affair at the best of times and with the phone camera, great and all as it is, you just dont get the same level of control as you would with a DSLR. But I gave it a bash and was quite suprised at how they turned out. Granted they aint no works of art and wont end up being used for anything else. But I was happy with the end result. A little memento of when Santa came to visit 🙂
Gorgeousness! Merry Christmas~
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Thanks a mill Cindy 🎅🌲
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A good effort from you company indeed, and nice to see. Purple Santa though? What happened to a red outfit?
Have a great time with your family, Ed.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Purple indeed, I think Santa went all corporate. Although originally Santa wore green. It was a marketing ploy by the coca cola company at the turn of the 20th century that created what we know as the modern day Mr. Claus🎅🌲
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I knew about the original green, Ed. Maybe purple was a step too far though mate!
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For sure Pete 🎅🌲
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Merry Christmas to you and yours!
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And to you, hope you have a brilliant time 🎅🌲
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What lovely shots – Merry Christmas. I rather like Santa in purple – regal.
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Thanks Kerry 🎅🌲
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Happy Christmas!
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And to you Anabel, wishing you and yours all the best🎅🌲
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I think your photos turned out brilliantly, Ed! And I love the purple Santa! Purple is my fave colour. Red is my other fave Colour. 😊
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Thanks Ali, a bit of corporate branding unfortunately, nothing more.
Big happy birythday to the little princess 🎅🌲
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Thank you so much Ed! She ate some cake but was completely disinterested in everything else lol!
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At least she has her priorities right 🙂
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Yes. She takes after her mother, who sadly, has eaten rather a lot of cake in her lifetime! Lol!
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Cant beat a bit of cake every now and then, sadly I dont get much these days 🙂
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You must get loads! You have three kids who have three birthdays. Not to mention all the cupcakes they must make your wife bake! Kids and cake go together. Just like coffee and cake. And wine and cake. And cocktails and cake…
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Bourbon and cake, fighting and cake, reading and cake, editing photos and cake………….
Damn you Ali, I need to go and find some cake 🙂
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Lol! Best you do that Hehe!
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Sitting on a train in Heuston and still no cake😞
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Dammit! I’ve just eaten one of Carys’s cup cakes. Lovely… or they were till one of the boys pulled all the sugar roses off the top leaving big holes in them! Lol!
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Lol, I used to love doing that too. Now I save that bit till last
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How lovely! Merry Christmas to you and yours, Ed. Cheers!
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Looks awesome with the WordPress graphic snow falling across them.
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Excellent post Ed and I love the new format.
Easy to read without my glasses #blindasabat
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Thanks Cameron, glad to hear it, I might stick with this one so 🙂
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Good because it’s GOOD!!
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I never saw Santa in a purple suit! That’s so awesome. Every mall santa around here wears the standard issue red with white trim, black belt. Tell Santa to bring that purple suit to the US!
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LOL, we have red aswell, but our company corporate colour is purple, Your more than welsome to it. I much perfer the original Green myself 🙂
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Welcome to the world of phone snaps! Merry Christmas!
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Oh what fun it is too Angel, wishing you and yours all the very best 🙂
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Merry Christmas, Ed!
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You too my friend, all the best 🙂
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Loooove these!! 💖🎅🏽💖🎅🏽💖🎅🏽
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Ah thanks Trini, hope you have a wonderful Christmas 🙂
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You too! Merry Christmas! 🎄🎅🏽🎄🎅🏽🎄🎅🏽
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Happy Christmas, to you and your family. And thanks for sharing some fantastic photographs over the year.
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My pleasure John, Heres to many more next year. Hope you and yours have a great christmas and new year 🙂
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Radość i szczęście, zdrowie i pomyślność, to najserdeczniejsze życzenia, jakie można złożyć. Takie też właśnie przesyłam. A do tego, wiele, wiele ciepła każdego dnia, rodzinnej rodzinnej atmosfery na co dzień i ciągłej obecności bliskich. To dzięki nim czujemy się dobrze i bezpiecznie, niech więc Cię to nigdy nie opuszcza. 🙂
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Dziękuję bardzo , chcąc was i wasze wszystkiego najlepszego
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Dziękuję 🙂
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Merry Christmas, Ed !
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And you Riccardo, many happy returns 😁🌲🎅
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Merry Christmas to you and yours 😀
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And too you Irene 😁🌲🎅
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Thank you
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Your first and second images are fabulous.
Hope your Christmas is merry and bright (and looks like you are already on your way to that! Jingle on!)
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