(HDR image of a vineyard and woods beyond in full fall regalia.) We arrived at Mountainrose in late morning after a beautiful, scenic ascent through Virginia coal country, through gorgeous farmland and glorious fall foliage. The trees were already at their peak and the fresh mountain wind was already beginning to denude the colorful woods. It was mostly overcast up in the hill country that day; for much of the day we had a glowering, dramatic sky (threatening, but never actually raining on us) — but every once in a while the fresh wind would rip away the cloud cover to briefly reveal a brilliant blue sky.
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Oct 16, 2010 | Categories: thePhotoTourist | Tags: autumn, autumn foliage, color, colorful, colors, fall, fall colors, fall foliage, foliage, forest, hill, hills, IMP, In My Pocket, Land & Air, Mountainrose, photo, Photo Tourist, PhotoTourist, the Photo Tourist, thePhotoTourist, tourism, tourist, tree, trees, VA, VA Wine, VA Wine In My Pocket, VAWineInMyPocket, vineyard, Virginia, Virginia Wine, Virginia Wine In My Pocket, Virginia 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 »
Here’s another picture of wine grapes on the vine. What I like about this shot is that we don’t usually see pictures of grapes on the vine, with the individual grapes in each bunch actually being different colors. I suppose it is obvious (once one knows about veraison), but I’d never thought about it.
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Sep 25, 2010 | Categories: thePhotoTourist | Tags: Land & Air, photo, Photo Tourist, PhotoTourist, the Photo Tourist, thePhotoTourist, tourism, tourist, Virginia Wine In My Pocket | Leave A Comment »
Here’s another picture of wine grapes on the vine. What I like about this shot is that we don’t usually see pictures of grapes on the vine, with the individual grapes in each bunch actually being different colors. I suppose it is obvious (once one knows about veraison), but I’d never thought about it.
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Sep 25, 2010 | Categories: thePhotoTourist | Tags: 150 Wineries in 150 Days Tour, app, bunch, bunch of grapes, color, grapes, iPhone, King, King Family, King Family Vineyards, King Family Vineyards and Winery, King Family winery, Land & Air, photo, Photo Tourist, PhotoTourist, the Photo Tourist, thePhotoTourist, tourism, tourist, travel, veraison, vineyard, Virginia, Virginia Wine In My Pocket, wine, wine grapes, wineries | 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 »
