So, it’s not the new year yet, but thought I’d get a little extra practice in.

Camera was mounted on a tripod, using a shutter release.

Had to shine a flashlight on the ornament to get a decent focus, due to low ambient light. The ornament is against a fiber-optic tabletop Xmas tree (no big tree put up this year, b/c of 7mo kitten that likes to climb everything…!!). Also adjusted the sharpening in raw mode to try to compensate for slight motion of ornament. Everything else is as shot.

Other info:
Exposure: f/2.8 1/10s, -1 exposure adjust, ISO 1600
Exposure Mode: Auto
Focal Length: 60.0 mm
Lens: EF-S60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Flash: None
Metering Mode: Evaluative
Subject Distance: 0.3 m
Custom Rendered: Normal process
White Balance: Auto
Scene Capture Type: Standard
Model: Canon EOS 40D