Christmas since I moved to my current address starts with Christkindlmarkt (or German Christmas Festival) on the last days of November. There is light, music, food and a range of goods to buy.

There are a lot of people selling various items at the Christkindlmarkt but the woodcarver is the only person actually making his items. So he has become a Father Christmas sort of a character bringing the sound and spirit of Christmas with him.

Nik detail extractor
CS5 auto tone

Nikon D7100
AF-S Nikkor 18-140mm
f5 1/15 66mm

Taken November 28, 2014.

The best of the season to all my fellow photographers at PC and may there be many photographic opportunities created by this season of peace and sharing.

Jan
janper77@mymts.net

Posted by Jan Bjorklund on Sun, 12/21/14 22:25
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Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Sun, 12/21/14 22:26 Wood with Whimsey Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Sun, 12/21/14 22:27 color of Christkindlmark Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Sun, 12/21/14 22:27 color of blankets Comments by Nathan Leonard Kern on Mon, 12/22/14 08:27 Very nice I like the carvers self portraits the best. Merry Christ and Happy New Year to you. Comments by Sandi MacDonald on Mon, 12/22/14 09:55 Cute little carvers. All the best to you, Jan.;-) Comments by G.B. SHETTLER on Mon, 12/22/14 09:59 Hand held at 1/15...Santa may not like that. Okay with me tho. Have a Very Safe and Merry Christmas, Jan !! Comments by S Roter on Mon, 12/22/14 10:29 Thank you for your photos this past year Jan and for your comments, have a Happy Christmas and a Merry New Year Comments by John Long on Mon, 12/22/14 14:58 I love your Gentleman with the beard - photographically I also like the sense of movement you have captured. Thanks for all your postings in 2014 Jan - with several pictures at each posting, I feel you must be the most prolific contributor to PC. Have a wonderful Christmas and a successful 2015. Comments by Sharan Jay on Tue, 12/23/14 11:24 really nice OP. I like there is a movement in hand of the artist. Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Tue, 12/23/14 12:04 Sharan: Thank you for viewing and commenting. I had asked the woodcarver if it was okay to photograph. He said he had no problem with that but he was glad that I had asked him. The woodcarver seems to be a central figure in these festivities and he really captures the fun of the German Christmas Festival for me. I wanted to ask if you would share your email with me. I much rather respond to comments with an email. Just makes it more personal for me. Jan Bjorklund janper77@mymts.net Comments by Dennis Puccio on Tue, 12/23/14 23:01 Your images capture the season. Merry Christmas and all of the best to you and yours. Comments by Nigel Smith on Wed, 12/24/14 06:56 Perfect amount of movement. Merry Christmas Jan Comments by Ernest Cadegan on Wed, 12/24/14 07:05 Merry Christmas Jan. Comments by Paul Cooper on Wed, 12/24/14 07:44 Happy Holidays Jan. The concentration plus the hand blur captures the craftsman's process in action. Comments by Linda Frey on Thu, 12/25/14 21:33 Merry Christmas, Jan. Your photo is almost as if you caught Santa in his workshop. Nice sense of the festival in the others, too. Comments by Paul Bracey on Sat, 12/27/14 16:48 Nice work Jan. Hope you're enjoying the holidays!