Christmas with a twist

In the spirit of Christmas, I decided to snap photos of things Christmas-y around the house. At first glance, the vivid colors of the HDR setting on my iPhone were fantastic. After looking closely, it made everything I snapped look too artificial. I've read up on HDR photos before but I never thought it would turn out like this. Then again, should I be so picky about a photo taken from a cell phone? I guess I can be but maybe it's just my subconscious being picky. After all, I did ask for a 60D for Christmas.