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A Fine Vintage
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A Fine Vintage

by SandyRichardsBrown

Gallery: FloraPosted December 14, 2013361 views12 comments
D300
1/30 sec, f 4
Mode: Manual
Metering: Center-weighted average
ISO: 400
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off

Comments

12 comments
Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on December 14, 2013 at 6:55 AM
So unusual and masterfully taken. Your choice of focus point and f-stop really accentuates the sharpness of the grapes. Colors and shapes make a nice frame. Excellent!
Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on December 14, 2013 at 11:49 AM
Well done, Sandy! The grapes look luscious and the red wash and leaves really sets them off! :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on December 14, 2013 at 2:33 PM
Sandy: Got a real nice :eek:-meter spike from this one. Excellent comp and DOF management and the colors are spectacular. Most excellent. Is this the same shot as one you posted in 2010? >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 14, 2013 at 3:27 PM
Bill, yes, from the same set of grape images - reworked and re-comped, hopefully with better skills!.
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on December 14, 2013 at 7:03 PM
I am not sure why shots of grapes always appeal to me. :biggrin: This is an excellent version of those shots, Sandy. Great color, perfect dof and the cram to give that red vignette is fairly brilliant. Pure art!
Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments
Comment posted by May Haga on December 14, 2013 at 8:22 PM
Gorgeous capture Sandy. Love everything about it. Only one small nit "wish it was mine".
May
Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments
Comment posted by Yun Gao on December 15, 2013 at 12:04 AM
Beautiful red wash! Excellent grapes image.
Registered on September 11, 2012, 267 Posts, 1621 Comments
Comment posted by Miro Susta on December 15, 2013 at 5:27 AM
Hello Sandy, the vine grape harvest season in Europe is over, but this superb photo is reminding me to this great season of the year. Splendid grape detail photo with nice colors, perfect light & clarity. The color contrast and the bokeh is excellent. Well done. :wavey:
Registered on August 18, 2006, 719 Posts, 3736 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on December 15, 2013 at 6:55 AM
Beautifully done, Sandy ! I love the sharpness of the grapes and leaves within the red wash - perfectly lit and composed.
Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on December 15, 2013 at 7:01 PM
Hi Sandy :wavey: Your grape posts are in a class by themselves... Sublime color, detail and light :toast:
Albert Darmo
Canada
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on December 16, 2013 at 5:26 PM
Sandy - The Grapes look so very real in the photograph. The surrounding OOF/Blurred areas (cram ?) simply work so well to highlight the main subject.

Very attractive frame !
Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on December 24, 2013 at 12:52 PM
Sandy I remember very well this photo that I consider one of the best in the year.
Many wishes for a serene Xmas and a 2014 full of dreams and achievements.
Registered on February 3, 2007, 827 Posts, 5052 Comments