Flowing Jewels

Here are some photos I got in front of a neighbour's array of Christmas lights.
I used a Helios lens to create the cat's-eye bokeh around the edges of the frame.

This next one is a shot of my wife.

And this last one is a self-portrait of both of us. I set up the camera on a tripod with a wired shutter release. I also used an off-camera flash with an umbrella to light our faces. This turned out to be risky, as the wind knocked over the umbrella and bent it.