HDR image of the beach at Siladen Island, Indonesia, with a lounging platform, hammock, and clear view of the open sea beyond.
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Feb 07, 2011 | Categories: thePhotoTourist | Tags: beach, Bunaken, Bunaken National Park, chaise, clear, hammock, HDR, high dynamic range, Indonesia, Land & Air, lounge, net, North Sulawesi, ocean, photo, Photo Tourist, PhotoTourist, platform, reef, relax, relaxing, sand, sea, shade, Siladen, Siladen Island, Siladen Resort and Spa, Sulawesi, sunny, the Photo Tourist, thePhotoTourist, tourism, tourist, tree, trees, view | Leave A Comment »
(HDR image of a blazing yellow maple tree standing alone in a pool of its own dropped leaves.) The sun peeked through as we ascended the gravel drive/road, dramatically illuminating this tree standing alone in a pool of its own leaves in the high meadow behind the winery. We parked quickly. I grabbed my camera and pointed. I only remember saying, “that tree.”
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Oct 18, 2010 | Categories: thePhotoTourist | Tags: autumn, autumn foliage, color, colorful, fall, fall color, fall foliage, field, foliage, HDR, Land & Air, leaves, photo, Photo Tourist, PhotoTourist, the Photo Tourist, thePhotoTourist, tourism, tourist, tree, trees, VAWineInMyPocket, Virginia, Virginia Wine, Virginia Wine In My Pocket, West Wind, West Wind Farm, West Wind Farm Vineyard and Winery, West Wind Farm Vineyards, West Wind Farm Winery, wine, winery, wood, Woods | Leave A Comment »
(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).
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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 »
I found this barn quirky and full of character. Not having grown up in the country, I have no idea what might have been the purpose of this unusual structure. Standing there in that field, I was struck by the way the builders arranged the building with a pass-through and on the level, even though the place where they put it clearly is not level. I wondered about that old building’s many stories as that day’s bright sunlight illuminated the grass and trees around and brought out the textures and colors of the old wood in the open passage, doors, and walls.
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Sep 21, 2010 | Categories: thePhotoTourist | Tags: barn, decay, field, HDR, high dynamic range, hill, Hume, Hume Vineyards, Hume Winery, In My Pocket, Land & Air, muliple exposure, old, old barn, photo, Photo Tourist, PhotoTourist, scene, slope, tasting room, the Photo Tourist, thePhotoTourist, tourism, tourist, tree, VAWineInMyPocket, Virginia Wine, Virginia Wine In My Pocket, wood | Leave A Comment »
(HDR image of ripening grapes on the vine) We visited Pollak Vineyards on a bright, sunny day in late July. The grapes on the vines had just turned purple. In the bright sun I had a challenge to capture the light on the grapes and bringing out their color while managing the dark shadows and very bright highs of the sunlit vines. The HDR shot turned out best, giving truly the sense of how bright and vibrant those wine grapes were.
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Sep 17, 2010 | Categories: thePhotoTourist | Tags: bunch, bunch of grapes, grape bunches, grape vine, grape vines, grapes, HDR, high dynamic range, IMP, Land & Air, photo, Photo Tourist, PhotoTourist, Pollak, Pollak Vineyards, purple, ripe, ripening, the Photo Tourist, thePhotoTourist, tourism, tourist, VA, VA Wine, VA Wine IMP, VA Wine In My Pocket, VAWineInMyPocket.com, veraison, vine, vines, vineyard, Virginia, Virginia Wine, Virginia Wine In My Pocket, wine, winery | Leave A Comment »
