Another day at the shopping mall with the Leica M-9. It seems that I go to the Stanford Mall to purchase fresh bread at least once a week. Even thou I usually go before the major stores are open there are always a few people around to photograph.
The little girl to the right was enamored with the chocolate goodies and the small toys in the window. All photos in this posting were post edited using Adobe Lightroom 3.0 and Adobe CS-5 with plug-ins from Nik Software and Topaz Labs.

 Lovely summertime flowers in bloom.

 A fontaine of fun with frog statues and water attracting all the little children.

 Mom saying its time to go.

 Outside the bakery waiting for there morning snack.

Covered walkway with interesting lighting effects from Nik Software Color Efexs Pro 3.0 .

Taking a break in one of the peaceful lounge areas of the mall.

M 9 and Errands

I was out running some errands on Friday and took some pictures with my Leica M-9 as I visited Stanford Mall and downtown Menlo Park. Some of today's pictures are in a 16x9 format, I'm experimenting with this format for use in video displays.

 A great bakery that serves sandwiches, goodies and custom coffee drinks. (16x9)

Local photographers checking out settings before capturing the display window.

 What a display of some very expensive purses.

The courtyard with all its spring plantings.(16x9)

Close up of some lovely roses.(16x9)

Early morning shoppers taking a break.(16x9)

No visit to the mall is complete without a stop at the Apple Store.

While downtown in Menlo Park I took a minute to grab a few shots of the Porsche 911T that has seen better days.

 Parked under a shady tree this old Porsche is still in daily use.

A rear engined car this black and white rendition makes for a interesting image. All of the photos for this posting were processed in Adobe Lightroom 3. Plugins used were Topaz Labs and Nik Software.