Bright lights, Big city

Originally uploaded by Scootie.

Myself and a fellow flickrite Kerryn took the trek out to Ivanhoe to view the Christmas Lights on The Boulevard to try and get some interesting shots. I had already been earlier in the month when some of the houses were set up but the official event hadn't started yet, but it was a lot more interesting to go during the proper time. It's a bit of a surreal experience, as some people have very nice and classy displays, and some have the most bizarre and cheesy things up. Once house actually had both, where the house itself (viewed from the side gate) had a very classy set of white lights draped over the main house, simple and classic and very beautiful and stylish, and the front yard (viewed from the front gate) was super cheesy and frankly hideous. Another interesting part of the experience was the way people would pimp out their kids musical talents to promote some cause or other, because they know that hundreds of people are going to be passing by every night.