I went over to Las Colinas this weekend for a few hours when the weather warmed up above the freezing temps we had for a few days in a row. I wanted a chance to get out and do some shooting with my new Christmas Camera ... :-)

Las Colinas is an area/neighborhood in Irving, TX that has kind of a theme to the buildings and landscaping.  It has canals that empty out into a small lake and you can take gondola rides. The name Las Colinas would seem to say the theme is mostly Spanish, and while it certainly has much of that feel, I think it also has a Mediterranean feel too. Probably because of the gondolas, canals and other structures. It's a nice area to take some interesting photographs.   Table for Four - Omni Mandalay Hotel

Many times when I am out and about I like to go into some of the larger hotels and see what they have in their lobbies. Often there are interesting things to shoot, or just the interiors in general are usually stylish and have nice design elements that make good photographs.

The Omni Mandalay Hotel is along the main street, so I stopped in there and walked around a bit. It was before the dinner hour, and I noticed the restaurant was open with no people.  I popped inside for a moment, saw this table set-up, liked the lighting, and grabbed a quick shot.

I've entered it into a Better Photo contest for January which has a monthly theme of "All Indoors", so we'll see if this is anything that the judges like... :-)