Old Bedford Village General Store

Hi Terence!!!! Thank you so much!!! So happy you enjoyed it … I just love this wonderful old village!!!

Hi Cheryl … thank you … I was trying to get the feeling of an everyday walk down the street to the store … the lighting was key to this one, and I agree with you about the angle … it captured everything I was going for. Thanks so so much!!!

_{laughing out loud!!!!} You CAUGHT me!!!!! _{hey, we get an extra hour tonight, right???} LOL!!!! Thank you, thank you!!!!!!!!! You darling girl!!!!!!! I’ve been working on some images for a calendar for my cousin … but this shot has been sitting here patiently waiting for me to come and play. Well, I played and played this evening … and just couldn’t resist posting it!!!! I’m so so glad you enjoyed it!!! Taking a bit of a chance by letting the shadows go so dark … but I liked it!!! So happy you did too!!!! Have a lovely Sunday!!!!! Happy hugzzz!!!!!!

Peter darling!!!!!! Hello, hellooooooo!!!! How lovely to see you!!!!!!! How the heck are ya????? I’m so so glad you like this one … I really feel like it’s a step outside the ordinary for me, but I liked it … so so so relieved and happy that you did too!!! Hugzzz!!!

Thanks, Steve!!!

Hey Sean … thank you!!!!!

Tara … bless your heart … as much as I admire your photography … a lovely note like this from you just makes my day!!!!!! Thank you!!!!

Hi Scott!!! Thank you!!

Thank you, Kieran!!!

thanks so much Irene … I was a bit nervous about the shadow .. I worked with it for quite awhile to get it just so … and hope everyone’s monitors are calibrated to mine, LOL!!!!!

Thank you so much Davo!!!! Honored that you enjoyed this one!!

Hi Kymie!!!! Thank you so much … you do what I do … really get “into” the images themselves … such fun!!!!!! I’m honored that a shot of mine inspired you!!!!

Hi Yuri!!!!! Well, we hope it was innocent and simple … I tend to think it was probably an awful lot of WORK!!!!!! And … heavens .. no no cameras???? EEEEEK!!!

Hi Steve!!!! Thank you!!

Hey Wendy … that means a lot to me!!!! Thank you!!!

Thank you, Tim!!!!

Thank you, Dave!!!

Hi David!!!! thank you!!!!!

Hi Luca!!!! Thank you so very much!!!!!

Hi sweetie!!! Thank you!!! The whole place has that atmosphere … I guess because these buildings are the real McCoy!!!

Hi Mark!!! Thank you!!!

Thank you, Anna!!! So happy you enjoyed it!!

Thank you for your lovely note … sounds like this place has the same effect on you that it does on me!!!

Hi Eric!!!! Thank you!!!!

Hi Sharon!!!! Thank you so much, sweetie!!!!

Thank you so much, Sue!!!!

Hi Victoria … thank you so much!!!!

Thank you so much, Carlos!!!

Hey Cheryl … thank you!!!

Oh, Bill, thank you!!! But how did you know I play guitar??? And I LOVE folk music … just downloaded a few old favorites from PP&M last week!!!! You must be clairvoyant!!!!!

Hey Dennis … thank you!!!! And you’re welcome!!!

Thanks again, Dennis!!!! YAY!!!

Thank you so much, Taschja!!!!!!

Hello Rick!!!! Thank you!!!!

Hi Tom!!! Thank you!!!

Thank you, Glen!!!

_laughing Thank you Diane!!! You’ll make a GREAT me!!!!

Hi hi Mike!!!! how wonderful to hear from you!!! Hope you are well and happy???? Thanks for stopping by!!!!!! hugzz!!

Hi Kate!!!!! Oh, thank you, sweetie!!! It is such a wonderful place!!!! You sit and rock, and I’ll park myself on the bench!! We’ll have a good long girl-talk!!!

Thanks so much, Lyn!!!! You know me and color … even when I’m trying to be subdued, I’ve got to have something POP!

thanks, sweetie … do you remember it???

Oh, you darling!!!! Thank you so much, sweetie!!!! So happy you liked it, hon!!! hugzz!!

Hi Sue!!! Thank you so very much!!!

Hi Bela!!!!! Thank you!!!

Hello Heloisa!!!! Thank you so much!!

Hey Pauline!!!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!!

Hi Detlef!!! Thank you so very much!!!

Hi Jens!!! Thank you!!

Hi Trudy!!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!

Hi Dee!!! Thank you … the whole place has that wonderful feeling!!!

Hi Jacqui!!!! Thank you!!

Hi Hi hon!!!! Thank you .. so happy you enjoyed it!!!

Thank you so much, darlings!!!!

Hi hi Lori!!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!! Actually, this is one I shot a couple of week previous to our visit. It had started out rainy too, but we got there in the afternoon … I loved the way the late light hit the store in this one!!

Hi Angie!!!! Thank you!!!

LOL!!! Not trouble … FUN .. especially so when it turns out okay. It’s the ones I tinker and tinker with but still don’t quite like … that never see the light of day … that are a drag, lol!!!!! So happy you approve!!!! The light is late afternoon … about 4:00 or a little later on Oct 10th.

Hi Evita!!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!!! As always, i so appreciate your encouragement!!!!!! hugzz!!

Thank you sooooo much!!!!!!! WHEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

Hiii Luda!!!!! Thank you, sweetie … happy you enjoyed it!!!!

Thank you very much!!! So happy you liked this one!!

BWAHAHAHA!!!!!! Clever you!!!!

Thanks so much, dear!!! I was really struggling with the amount of light and dark … it was such an important part of the image I really wanted to get it right. So happy you think I did!!!!

thank you so much, Suzanne!!!!

Dave, thank you so much!!!! As much as I love architecture … in my next life I really WILL be an archaeologist … or an architect … or .. or … lol!!!! I think buildings are my favorite subject!!!! _{well for this week at least!!!}

Hello Vida!!!! Thank you so much!!!

Many thanks, Bill!!!!! Good luck with your Nikon .. they’re the best ever!!! Which one did you get??? My husband just got the D300 for me in June and I’m still figuring things out, lol!! But what FUN!!!!!

Hi Jeff!!!! Thank you!!!

Thanks so much, Noelene!!!!!

thanks so much, Di!!!

thank you!!!!!

What a sweet, sweet thing to say!!!!! I really think architectural images are my favorite things to snap!!!!

You are SUCH a darling!!!!! Thank you so very, very much!!!

Hi Kristina!!!!! Thank you!!!!!!!

Thank you!!!!!!! I’m honored!!!

thank you!!!

Thank you, sweetie … I know what you mean … that longing to step back and just LIVE our lives!!!!

Thank you!!

thank you, Jade … what a wonderful, wonderful thing to say!!!!!

LOL … thanks, sweetie!!!!!!

Hi Tibby!!!!! Thank you so much!!!!!

Thank you very much!!!

Thank you so much!!!

Hi Don!!!! Thank you!!

thank you, sweetie!!!!!! Hugzz!!

thank you!!!

Hiiii Ellen!!!! Thank you!!!!

thank you so much, Rose!!!!!

David thank you!!!

Thank you so much, Brandie!!!!! Happy you enjoyed this one!!!!

Thanks, Angel … it’s such a great place!!!! i hope you can get to see it some day!!!

Thank you, Beve … yes, it does have that look to it … the whole place does!!!!! When you guys come to the cabin we’ll go to Old Bedford for a day!!!!!

Hi Lori!!!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!!!

Thanks, Linda!!!! The whole village is made up of structures (homes, churches, schools, shops) that were dismantled and brought here and rebuilt, or carefully reproduced. you’d love it!!!

Roxanne … how did I miss your kind visit!!!!! So sorry!! Thank you!!!

Doug … how sweet of you to drop by!!!!! Thank you so much!!!

Tereza, sweetness!!!!!! So sorry I missed your visit earlier!!!! Thank you!!!

Malu, thank you so much. I really pushed the envelope on the shadows in this one and was so worried that contrast was too strong!! So happy you liked this one!!!