Christmas gifts by way of happy accidents

Well, that's done and dusted for another year and I probably won't have to cook for the rest of the week either - by which stage we'll have had our fill of leftovers and if I see anything Christmassy again before December 2008 it will be way too soon.

Amidst the various preparations, Christmas dished up some happy photographic accidents. You know the kind of shot that you weren't expecting which then leads to an entire photo-shoot to capture similar effects? Well, this was my additional and unexpected present courtesy of shaky hands and long exposures. There are plenty of steady shots too (as you'll see from the first and last images here) as a result of using the tripod but they're not quite as colourful.

Hope you enjoyed a happy Christmas and are now all set for your New Year's bash - if indeed you indulge in such a thing.