Elizabeth's Bakery and Tea House

They have a huge collection of tea pots, lined up on shelves all over the shop. Half the fun is staring at them.
The bakery is in a historic building from the late 1800's or early 1900's. Leaving a patch of the original wallpaper after renovation is said to be good luck.

It's common to see the chefs out talking to patrons. They get to know what your favorites are, they're all very warm and friendly and genuinely interested in their customers.

Scenes from a castle wedding

The lighting was pretty dim ("mood" lighting I suppose they call it) so these were all shot at 1600 ISO. That means fast shutter speed, lower quality images.

On the bright side, it forced me to experiment with subdued colors in the final versions of the photographs.

I took these while playing around with my camera settings. These are two of three photos that worked out. That's out of about a hundred. Oh, experimentation, such a frustrating phase of learning photography.

Zebra Pen

This one is old but hopefully I'll have new pictures to post this weekend.

Chickens vs. Parrots

Colors of Summer (Parades)

Fun with Legos and urban decay

Here we have The Old Mill. What they used to mill, I don't know. Rocks? ...Sand? Those are the main crops in this part of the valley, don't be deceived by the shrubbery.

In this picture you can just barely see the paint left on the wall from yesteryear.

This picture depicts how big and empty the place is now. It was a mill, then a Halloween-time haunted house, and now an unrestored historic site. Which is, allegedly, actually haunted.

The Mill may be empty but it was a busy day in Gotham City. Here we have a kind orderly escorting Mr. Riddler to Arkham Asylum.

Variations

One of the earliest pictures I took after I bought my Nikon. This was around 7 a.m. on the parade route on July 4th. This little kid loved that I was taking pictures, and he insisted that he be in a few. You can see his parents in the background, making sure I'm not about to run away with him.


It's profound in a way, seeing how these huge animals react to people. The horse, Athena, was wild once.

Two Pictures

A girl takes a break from riding at Wind Horse Relations, to visit with one of the dogs.




A (painted? box? snapper?) turtle, trying to decide if he likes my camera or his dinner more.