Christmas Stroll - Grapevine, TX

How quickly things go from fall thoughts of turkey and gravy to Christmas wishes and shopping. Its as if the Friday after thanksgiving someone throws a giant switch and the lights around the country go up almost like magic and shine every night through Christmas. This shot was taken last Friday on this magic day. There is no better Christmas image to me then a busy small town street bustling with activity as people go about the night.

I want to also let all the Austin folks who follow my blog that I have been busy planning and finalizing details for a new group here in Austin. One of my great partners SmugMug helps form and put together groups of photographers for informal get together where we chat, talk shop and listen to some great speakers share their creativity and photography wisdom. Today with the Help of SmugMug we launched the Austin SMUG. (Smug Mug Users Group) At the launch we welcome photographers of all levels to join us for a chat with world renowned HDR photographer Trey Ratcliff. The event takes place Dec 16th at the University of Texas Executive Conference Center and it should be a packed house. More details and where to RSVP can be found here. http://www.meetup.com/AustinSMUG/