Christmas on Grey Street

I recently visited Newcastle to see the Christmas Lights for the first time in a number of years.
Overall, I was disappointed at the low standard of Christmas lights. Northumber land Street (one of the main shopping streets in Newcastle) was particularly poor, with only 6 sets of lights strung across its qtr mile length (of which, 2 sets were not working!!!)

That said, I thought this view at the top of Grey Street was very festive, with nets of lights (the blue 'icicles' were animated) and lights wrapped around the column of Grey's Monument.

I've added a duplicate background layer with a 'find edges' filter, with an 'overlay' blending mode. this has brought out the mid-tones of the buildings.

Brand:	Canon
Camera:	Canon EOS 7D
Lens:	17-70mm
Recording media:	RAW (digital)
Date Taken:	23 Dec 2012 - 8:39 PM
Focal Length:	25mm
Lens Max Aperture:	f/3.2
Aperture:	f/14.0
Shutter Speed:	4sec
Exposure Comp:	0.0
ISO:	400
Exposure Mode:	Aperture-priority AE
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
White Balance:	As Shot

Title:	Christmas on Grey Street
Username:	Blakey_Boy
Uploaded:	27 Dec 2012 - 10:13 AM
Tags:	Architecture, Christmas, Digitally manipulated, Grey street, Grey's monument, Landscape / travel, Newcastle upon tyne
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