Pixel Darkroom Photography

Today we made shish kebabs. It was the first time we did it. To make matters worse we actually had our Turkish friend over for dinner. Talk about risk taking. They turned out alright considering the lack of expertise. They looked so good when I took them off the grill that I thought I should try photographing them. I ended up using a tripod and shooting available light in front of the opened windows. It might have turned out even better outside but I didn’t want them to get cold. Here’s Day 283 with Shish Kebabs.

Here’s a little bit of freshly picked raspberries. I could totally see this image in a calendar or some other place so it is definitely available as stock image. The rain got to the fruit a little bit, but it was only enough to clean them up. It was measured. Another one of my favourites. Our good friend picked these up and a big thank you goes to her and my wife helped with the rain gear so a big thank you goes to her. Shot at 1/60 or so to grab the rain drops. I tried a few shots with on camera flash for fill but I got some reflections from the water flowing down the wood and I liked better the image without the reflections. Here is Day 272.

We had the chance to visit this great place. I know it may not seem very special to some but I have always been fascinated by the “Old America”. Here’s some info according to the museum website:
“On January 17, 1996 the Yakima Valley Museum announced the plans for the installation of an operating circa 1939 soda fountain. The Museum Soda Fountain would be a working exhibit for the museum and serve ice cream sundaes, sodas, and hot dogs. The Museum Soda Fountain is now a functioning replica of a late 1930s Art Deco soda fountain. Furnished with salvaged and restored parts of authentic Yakima soda fountains, this piece of history serves Green Rivers, Root Beer Floats, Malts, and assorted “phosphates” and ice cream treats for visitors to the museum and Franklin Park.”
It was even equipped with a fully restored and functional jukebox, but when I asked about it, I was told they had to remove it because people were vandalizing it. How unfortunate. Here’s a piece of history on Day 251.