Content Summary : Every year some of us like to brave the cold, or carry a camera when we go out for a drive, and take pictures of some of the many beautiful Christmas decorations that have been put out. This can be a very rewarding experience that produces some beautiful pic- tures if you have some guidelines to help you when you start out. Exposure of Christmas lights is going to vary somewhat by the choice and amount of lights used in the decorations. The photo at the right was the best exposure of a bracketed series and was shot at 1/2 second at f5.6 with ISO 200 film. Kodak Photoguide recom- mends 1 full second at f5.6 with the same film, however this display was quite well il- luminated. Actually, the best suggestion if possible is to bracket your exposure to either side of the recommended exposure as I did with this and select the best negative to print. You will obviously need a tripod or some other support and a cable release. In the ab- sence of a cable release you could use your self timer, as the display usually won't be go- ing anywhere