It was Dec. 17, the 3rd Sunday of Advent, 2017, and the tree was trimmed and the time had arrived for this year’s tree photo. Christmas tree photos are always dicey, lightingwise, so I determined long ago that details are best. Nikon D500 in aperture mode, Nikkor 18-200mm lens, VR on, ISO 1600, RAW, EV -1, f5.6, 1/30th sec., 200mm (300mm DX)