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Sweet Treats

2008.04.29
A totally cosy corner on the front porch of the cafe as we entered for afternoon tea

Impatiently drumming my fingers on the table..awaiting my treats.

Lemon tart anyone? I adore the plate and am on the hunt to begin a vintage plate collection. *gasp* I NEVER thought I'd hear myself say that!. I feel so old..lol

Finally.... the arrival of the much anticipated, sacred scones.

One of my weaknesses and a guilty pleasure is a good old fashioned Devonshire tea. Stick a plate of warm, freshly baked scones in front of me dripping with jam and cream and a good latte and I'm in heaven...and right now is the perfect Devonshire tea weather as far as I'm concerned.
You'll have noticed Im sure the editing of these. Hopefully not over edited, but Im missing the muted colors of film and thought id try to achieve a different look with these.

***Broadband Update - 1 long day***
thanks for not abandoning me when ive been so neglectful to you all :P You guys truly are some very patient and special "friends"
55 Comments
ncshutterbug You and Jess are killing me with these scones! I can see myself baking some in the very near future. For the cream, is that clotted cream? I've never had it, and may need to find some around here. (Easier said than done!)

I love these shots. They convey brisk, cool weather and the warmth the tea brings. The composition, lighting and depth of field are all so perfect.
ncshutterbug · 2008-04-29: 05:36
Peche Lovely set, hun: yay for scones. Perhaps that it what we should have done this afternoon!! ;) Now I know who to involve in my scone seeking trips :)
I love the light in the first, it's so inviting... that chair looks so comfy!
I'm detecting a Lindy touch to the third shot - so soft and feminine, it's my favourite of the four - really very very well done - the edges are just perfect - how did you achieve that, if you don't mind me asking?
Peche · 2008-04-29: 05:42
shutterjitter mmmmmm........
if you got some of those vintage plates to spare.....you know who you should get in touch with....:-)
shutterjitter · 2008-04-29: 06:00
venkinto When i saw the first one i thought "oh, i want to sit into the chair and have a large cup of tea"... than i've come to your comments. Hehe, you have mentioned the tea already. :)

Beautifull set!
venkinto · 2008-04-29: 06:05
lorinalynn NOM NOM NOM!
lorinalynn · 2008-04-29: 06:46
Anjie Beautiful tones and perspectives....Yum, this makes me hungry. I *love* a good Devonshire Tea as well.
Thanks to my mother-in-law, I've already got a little of the vintage plate collection happening too (so I can feel old right along with ya, LOL).
Anjie · 2008-04-29: 06:51
kazshots god, listen to us all drooling about scones, mmm nothing better. these are lovely, I love the colour and lighting in the first one, and agree with Jess re the soft edges in #3. I want to know how to do that! The self portrait's a classic, love it!
kazshots · 2008-04-29: 06:53
urmysunshine yummy shots, great job!~ R
urmysunshine · 2008-04-29: 07:29
dhulsmeyer lol i had to add #2 to my favorites. you look like such a little kid. you've done a lovely job of editing these. i like that you like the more natural and muted looking colors. i know that it's the exagerratted sharpness and saturation that appeals to the canonikon set but it's good to know that there are still some of who favor a more realistic approach.
dhulsmeyer · 2008-04-29: 07:38
aurian Old-fashioned tea rooms! Oh how I love them too! :)
aurian · 2008-04-29: 07:44
onepicaday Can I have some of this wonderful looking scones??? I´m sooo hungry!!!
onepicaday · 2008-04-29: 08:29
leocheung Lovely laid-back tone and color.
This post is so sweet !
leocheung · 2008-04-29: 08:45
ronin53 A totally cosy post :) n° 1 in my fav
ronin53 · 2008-04-29: 08:52
LostAspen Yummm! Great set. I wish there were a local place to sit in a cozy chair and have some freshly baked goods and coffee!
LostAspen · 2008-04-29: 09:26
tbranscum I love the first picture, looks so inviting. The food looks sooo good! The plate is so beautiful, I can see why you want a set of them. Nice work here.
tbranscum · 2008-04-29: 09:28
mystic1 Oh dang your making me hungry hahah Nice shot, I feel thats what this site is all about, standing be the friends you make on here no matter what they be going thru
mystic1 · 2008-04-29: 09:32
TheCrazyCroat My stomach is growling. What a great progression with this set. Lovely tones too.
TheCrazyCroat · 2008-04-29: 10:13
dkelly oh man ..... yum !

i really like the desaturation in these, it really works well with the food shots as well with #1.

#2 went to favs : )

dkelly · 2008-04-29: 11:04
joycephotography First shot looks like it should be in 'Better Homes & Gardens', great post.
joycephotography · 2008-04-29: 13:15
Emma Vintage plates? That sounds like a fab item to collect! Gawd, I must be getting old too!!

These are fab and even though I have just finished my dinner, my mouth is watering at your delicious scones!!

I heart #2 too - you look really cute!
Emma · 2008-04-29: 13:48
abbeyh13 yum!
neat post!
I like!!!
abbeyh13 · 2008-04-29: 14:03
vollenda These are beautifully toned. Very cozy an delicious. #2 is awesome! Very clever. :)
vollenda · 2008-04-29: 14:42
mahdisafarali mmmm yummyyyy, love the colour in the first, and the second ofcourse :)
mahdisafarali · 2008-04-29: 16:13
mb1981 That's it!
Now I have get ready and drive at least to Publix for some scones, jam and cream.
Your blog isn't safe :)
mb1981 · 2008-04-29: 16:14
pippo nice work! but...I'm on diet! (look so deliciiiiiiious....)
:(
pippo · 2008-04-29: 17:07
TamaraHarden OMG!! Devonshires!!! Those look so so good. I haven't had one, since.........I stopped eating dairy. I love the cozy little corner at that cafe. I would bring a good book, curl up with my soy latte, and be in heaven.
TamaraHarden · 2008-04-29: 18:43
veganess Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, that lemon tart looks to die for!!
veganess · 2008-04-29: 18:47
oldbabe I would love to sit in that chair and eat those delicous tarts and scones! Good luck on the vintage plate collection. That sounds like fun.
oldbabe · 2008-04-29: 19:40
mrutherford22 These look so yummy. Great set!!
mrutherford22 · 2008-04-29: 21:00
nasser great set!
nasser · 2008-04-29: 22:26
coyoteself Mmmmmm, Yummy!
coyoteself · 2008-04-29: 22:57
MHJphotos Umm A? How do you keep your girlish figure eating scones with devonshire cream?! =)

These are beautiful, and I can actually smell the sweet scones and cream as I scratch my laptop screen.

#2 is a great shot. I love the impatient feel!!!!
MHJphotos · 2008-04-30: 00:12
pattyb Ooooooh, next time let me know where "we're" going and I'll be there!! ; )) Beautifully photographed and now I need a snack!!
pattyb · 2008-04-30: 00:30
Kanya Fantastic set! No. 1 is my fav.!
Kanya · 2008-04-30: 01:59
vterezia great set!
vterezia · 2008-04-30: 05:27
EMAC55 great photos
EMAC55 · 2008-04-30: 08:21
LotoFoto These are lovely shots.
Can it be that chilly there already?? Wasn't it just a few weeks ago that the heat was unbearable?? Wow!
LotoFoto · 2008-04-30: 13:35
Primavera Excellent work and subject!
Primavera · 2008-04-30: 13:53
PaperWings yummy yummy set!

Isnt it funny when you think something, then realize that ten years ago you would have made fun of someone for thinking that? Yeah...we are all growing older. :) (wiser, I like to say...)
PaperWings · 2008-04-30: 16:14
tomie i understand now, why you was impatiently drumming...nice post! i love the first one!
tomie · 2008-04-30: 16:28
Franzisko me gusta la ultima! eso es lo que quiero ahora! jajaja
Franzisko · 2008-04-30: 18:20
Queen911 I'm really hungry now. Vintage place - I'm sure oldbabe has some (laughter). don't look but I ate the lemon tart
Queen911 · 2008-04-30: 21:06
Lindyart wow so yummmm I'd be impatient too..that lemon tart would be my thing and love the cozy corner shot.. lovely Andrea like you:)
Lindyart · 2008-04-30: 23:19
ThomasChu Reducing the color saturation do give another feeling to your pictures. Thank u for inspiring me...My one is too colorful...haha.
ThomasChu · 2008-05-01: 02:27
storytaylor wonderful moments and mood. beautiful and yes very cozy
storytaylor · 2008-05-02: 04:31
bamommy Those scones look really really good! Great Vintage post. Love the photo of you
bamommy · 2008-05-02: 08:22
braandhisfuji Mmmmm......
braandhisfuji · 2008-05-02: 14:11
hsnpictures Very nice
hsnpictures · 2008-05-03: 04:47
Nayah Mmmm... The last two look delicious!
Nayah · 2008-05-03: 14:50
shortyg Lemon tarts are my favorite :0) It looooooks so good :) Love the pic. of you :) You look like a little kid :) :) :)
ps : will never abandoned you :)
shortyg · 2008-05-04: 13:31
jwideman neat post!!
jwideman · 2008-05-05: 12:15
LampadaMervelha #1 and #2 just brilliants
LampadaMervelha · 2008-05-05: 16:17
KerBear These are great... and I love scones with preserves and cream... but it's not something common to find in North America! I fell in love with that on my first trip to London.... mmmm....
KerBear · 2008-05-05: 21:46
BreezyOnTheEyes i'm the worst photoblog friend ever! i'm just getting around to commenting and it's been like a week!! gah. anyway, this set totally makes me think of victorian england...which i suppose would make sense considering...you live in victoria...ahem.

there's just not a lot of tea and scones going on around where i'm from. in fact i've never heard of scones and cream together until you and jess enlightened me. now i feel as though we've been getting jipped over here all these years!

love the self portrait, love those plates and love the last scone shot. nice work princess ^_^
BreezyOnTheEyes · 2008-05-08: 22:43
persi yummy!
as for the first shot... it make me wanna be there... :)
persi · 2008-05-09: 06:23
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