(HDR image of fence and fields at sunset, in Fincastle VA.) Yesterday evening we found ourselves in Fincastle, Virginia, rolling up near closing time at Fincastle Vineyards and Winery (also a B&B). Nancy hurried into the tasting room, hoping we weren’t too late. I had to pause. The long rays of the sunset light brought extra warmth and glow to the early fall scene, turning the white picket fence a little yellow and emphasizing the occasional fall yellow or maroon reds (not yet at full glory, but just a little more dramatic for their sudden appearance in a landscape that is still mostly green).
Fincastle Fields HDR is a post from: thePhotoTourist.com.
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Oct 13, 2010 | Categories: thePhotoTourist | Tags: 2010, autumn, B&B, barn, bed and breakfast, bright, bright & sunny, countryside, daylight, evening, fall, fence, Fences, field, fields, Fincastle, Fincastle B&B, Fincastle Bed and Breakfast, Fincastle Vineyard, Fincastle Vineyard and Winery, Fincastle Vineyards, Fincastle Winery, food, forest, forested, geotagged, grape vines, grapes, guide, HDR, IMP, In My Pocket, In My Pocket Guide, Land & Air, landscape, pasture, photo, Photo Tourist, PhotoTourist, shed, sun, sunny, sunshine, the Photo Tourist, thePhotoTourist, tourism, tourist, trees, United States, US, USA, VA, VA Wine, VA Wine In My Pocket, valley, VAWineInMyPocket, VAWineInMyPocket2010, view, views, vineyard, Virginia, Virginia Wine, Virginia Wine In My Pocket, wine, winery, wooded, Woods | Leave A Comment »
Every Fourth of July Nancy and I invite a group of friends and neighbors to cruise on a deckboat on Lake Thoreau at sunset, to watch the evening’s impromptu celebrations of Independence Day. Enormous, professional-grade starburst shells go off overhead as bottle rockets inscribe arcs over or between the boats. The whole thing is spontaneous and unplanned. Our music was a mashup of Sousa marches and patriotic country. This is America’s birthday, lake-style.
Fourth of July Mashup is a post from: thePhotoTourist.com.
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Jul 10, 2010 | Categories: thePhotoTourist | Tags: 2010, 4 July, 4 July 2010, 4th, 4th of July, 7-4-2010, 7/4/2010, barge, boat, Boating, boats, Celebration, Celebration Fun, countryside, deck boat, Deckboat, fireworks, Fourth of July, geotagged, HDR, Independence Day, July, July 4, July4th2010, lake, Lake Thoreau, Lakewinds, Land & Air, landscape, lights, national day, party, party barge, Patriotic, People, photo, Photo Tourist, PhotoTourist, Reston, South Lakes, summer, the Photo Tourist, thePhotoTourist, Thoreau, tourism, tourist, United States, US, USA, VA, view, views, Virginia | Leave A Comment »
It was very relaxing and enjoyable being “snowed in” for the very dramatic “Blizzard of 2010,” which we spent at our house in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. I brought two cameras: the Nikon D700 DSLR for best quality and artistry and the “little” Canon G9 that I could stuff in a pocket for protection if we went out amongst the weather. We went out in the storm and I took lots of pictures, which have been posted on www.RickCollierImagery.com.
Rehoboth Under Snow is a post from: thePhotoTourist.com.
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Feb 28, 2010 | Categories: thePhotoTourist | Tags: blizzard, blizzard of 2010, Canon, D700, Delaware, G9, Land & Air, Nikon, not_uw, photo, Photo Tourist, PhotoTourist, Rehoboth, Rehoboth Beach, snow, snowed in, snowmageddon, the Photo Tourist, thePhotoTourist, tourism, tourist, USA | Leave A Comment »
Rehoboth Beach, USA
Springtime shots of dogwood blossoms on a sunny spring day provide a bright contrast to today’s present February snow, ice, rain, and drizzle. Wasn’t “snowmageddon” a stupid rubric for the press to choose for a snowstorm? And announcing the launch of the new web sites, RickCollier.com, www.RickCollierImagery.com, and this site, thePhotoTourist.
Isn’t It Spring Yet ?!? is a post from: thePhotoTourist.com.
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Feb 22, 2010 | Categories: thePhotoTourist | Tags: American, American flag, blue, blue sky, bud, buds, Delaware, dogwood, dogwood tree, drizzle, flag, flower, flowers, home, house, ice, Land & Air, photo, Photo Tourist, PhotoTourist, pink, rain, Rehoboth, Rehoboth Beach, Rick Collier, Rick Collier Imagery, RickCollier.com, RickCollierImagery.com, sky, snow, snowmageddon, spring, spring time, springtime, the Photo Tourist, thePhotoTourist, tourism, tourist, tree, USA, winter, www.RickCollierImagery.com | Leave A Comment »
