Tea on the Garden Step

Candid editorial photograph, portrait 4:5, viewed directly overhead. One everyday heat-resistant clear glass teapot sits slightly off-centre on a broad pale stone garden doorstep, loose tea leaves visibly opening in freshly added amber water beneath its glass lid. Its spout points toward the upper left; the transparent handle makes an open loop on the right. Direct available sunlight through nearby foliage casts irregular leaf shadows across the stone, leaving most of the tea illuminated. A small amber refraction falls beside the pot. Include a narrow strip of the ordinary painted door sill along the top edge to establish home, with generous uncluttered stone around the subject. Natural stone variation and modest existing wear, no decorative props. Observational framing, realistic exposure, restrained natural colour, sufficient depth of field to retain the setting; no artificial blur, HDR or added grain. No people, no text, no logos or watermarks.