A sense of Christmas.

  Adjacent to the gallery here in Barnard Castle is the parish church of St Mary's and every other year they hold a Christmas Tree Festival. This involves local groups and businesses sponsoring and decorating about 50 trees within the church. It really is a spectacular sight and gives a real feel to the Christmas celebrations.

St Mary's Church.

I took the opportunity to have a look in to the church and try a couple of shots to capture the scene.

It wasnt easy to shoot the interior and show the trees off to their best. There were also a fair  number of visitors so long exposures were called for. They may not be perfect but I am pretty happy with the results.