Full set on “flickr”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiagoafpereira/sets/72157603222836100/

There you have it, the biggest xmas tree in whole of europe, measuring 76 meters and weighing 280 tons.

Gear used:
* Canon 350D
* Canon EF 50mm f1.4
* Peleng 8mm fisheye
* Sigma 17-70mm
* Sandisk 8Gb Ultra II

Lessons learned during this shoot:
* ISO 1600 on a 350D causes banding (usually at night, heavier contrast maybe)
* Shooting fireworks is tricky
* Setting you AF point without looking throw the viewfinder is trickier (it’s difficult to see the status LCD at night so, you have to light it up thus losing precious shots. I use the central AF point and recompose but that would throw the focus considering I was shooting at f1.4)
* Quickly changing lenses is an art, and a difficult one to master (this will be fixed as soon as I get my 40D)
* A Canon EF 85mm f1.8 would be nice to shoot candids in very low light

Some more information on the tree:
“news link #1″:http://sic.sapo.pt/online/noticias/vida/20071116ARVORE.htm
“news link #2″:http://www.cm-porto.pt/gen.pl?p=stories&op=view&fokey=cmp.stories/7601