When the heat turns up: IKEA

I’m just going to be blunt–It’s been a lousy summer here in Sacramento California. Our triple digit days outnumber our double digit days. And, then there are the fires that are raging in our forests. Our homes in the Sacramento Valley are not in danger, so I won’t complain about the smoke that blows in from the fires. All this means we take our cameras inside. One of our favorite places is IKEA.

We visited the IKEA store in West Sacramento on a recent Sunday and had a great time. Yes there were more shoppers than during the week but the place had a different vibe. I was looking to photograph something different than I had in the past. Fortunately displays had changed.

All the pictures below were shot with my macro lens which was the only one I brought in with me. I like the challenge of photographing with just one lens. This lens is an 80 mm so I got up close to take pictures of just a part of my subject.

Here are some of the images. Can you tell what they were?

After taking photos, we dined in the IKEA café. The food is great and the prices reasonable. My choice was a smoked salmon, potato salad and green salad plate. Yum! I guess I should have taken a picture of it!

12 thoughts on “When the heat turns up: IKEA”

Very cool compositions at ikea. Good idea for photography.

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Anne Sandler says:

August 19, 2021 at 8:12 am

Thanks Alessandra! Try it!!

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What a great idea, Anne! We have an Ikea just down the road. Maybe I’ll give it a try.

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Anne Sandler says:

August 19, 2021 at 8:13 am

Thanks Sue! Yes, do go there.

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What a fun way to spend the afternoon, Anne!

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Anne Sandler says:

August 19, 2021 at 8:14 am

It was fun. The first time we went shoppers were asking what we were doing. Now we’re just one of the crowd.

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