Christmas Eve we had a family get together at my brother in laws house and while I wish this was his home, it unfortunately is not! My wife suggested we take her parents along because her fathers night vision is not so hot and when he does drive I am praying he stays in the slow lane because there is usually someone road raging a few feet off his bumper in the passing lane. Anyway I digress back to the Christmas Eve get together and the evening was winding up, so as we go to leave I say anyone up for Christmas lights? The in-laws said sure and I proceeded to head to a beautiful neighborhood I had driven through in the past and the combination of Gorgeous homes and Classy decor made for a lovely evening drive. This particular home was one my mother in law really had high praise for and I was impressed as well so I went back Christmas night and captured it. The four lanterns at the entrance was an element I wanted to emphasize so the wide angle allowed them to show prominently in the composition. There are more lights than shown here but the lanterns added that extra touch. The owner did swing by to ask what’s up and I said just capturing Christmas scenes and he was understanding and it all worked out. The more I looked at this place, it suddenly dawned on me that I had shot this place 15-20 years ago but trying to find that shot is not going to happen. That might be going back to the days of film? Snow would have been the added piece de resistance but someday maybe!