I just used the letters / numbers available in the plate which were easy to clone

And including my brother in the photo - I had two shots, one with, one without, but this one looked better. Unfortunately he looks a bit flat.

Thanks for your comments - I hope he won't sell his Patrol so I can try another attempt next year

Thanks

I don't know why the 1st one made me hungry And the #2 is plainly saying it's Autumn. Actually, November in Polish is 'listopad' which stays for the time when leaves fall down.
Nice pictures

Thanks I think it was just over previous week only (and today it has been cancelled due to the weather). But it's worth seeing if you haven't been there before anyway. It's beautiful in early summer, when rose garden is in bloom. See their webpage to find opening details.
Most of the pictures were taken with aperture around 7-8, long exposure time (few or even up to 20 seconds), ISO 200 (to keep noise low), tripod and cable release (unfortunately my tripod is a cheap, not so sturdy one) White Balance = Daylight. I used mostly Pentax DA 16-45mm lens. You can find each picture's setup on my photobucket page when you open the picture.

#3 for me - I love the light glittering in the drops (not sure sunlight / flashlight) - fantastic little stars on some. The snails also look great, although I hate them, they have a pleasure eating our plants each year

Fantastic set, I love the colours and fisheye effects on some of them.
BTW, the 'classical cowboy' is a cheat! You caught me!

I think the fact the image is not perfect helps it - it looks so natural and amazing. The only thing I don't like about it is (yours?) strong reflection on the car's window. But I believe you didn't have time to open a window or put a polariser on the lens

Agreed, looks almost as a late summer lazy evening.

Good story and good photos. I also like #2, however somehow #1 is my favourite. It has a kind of symmetry in it, the bottom cross and a suggested circle(s) above. Nice warm colours too, on all of them.

I wish I was there, I'd love it. Nice pictures