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Wine country color...

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Posted by Reno DiTullio on October 14, 2009 at 8:29 PM
Wine country color...
...in the Shenandoah Valley, Amador County. After all the rain yesterday, today looked a little more promising. I woke to no rain, high clouds, damp ground and headed to the Shenandoah Valley wine country of Amador County, figured the vineyards would have some color and maybe even some grapes; I wasn't disappointed. This was taken at the Shenandoah Vineyards, nice diffused light on the vines and even some grapes. A very enjoyable morning.
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Posted by Robert Dayton on October 14, 2009 at 8:45 PM
Great lighting and well composed, Reno! A nature still life. The colors are really
vibrant. It's rewarding to find red, yellow, and blue together. Good DOF also.
I hope that you have some more vineyard images to share from the Shenandoah Valley.
Posted by Harley Goldman on October 14, 2009 at 10:45 PM
Saw this at ESS. Wonderful image.
Posted by Tony Siciliano on October 14, 2009 at 10:48 PM
Fabulous photo! Wonderful composition and color.
Posted by Michael R Reynolds on October 14, 2009 at 10:54 PM
Reno, great color and composition. very nicely done. Best Regards.
Posted by SandyRichardsBrown on October 15, 2009 at 12:08 AM
love it!!

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Posted by Steve Sieren on October 15, 2009 at 2:08 AM
Very nice Reno!
Posted by Paul Breitkreuz on October 15, 2009 at 11:57 AM
This is wonderful, Reno. Contrasting colors, lighting, DOF, everything works very well to make an excellent capture. :toast:
Great to see and talk with you again in Lee Vining this year too. :cool:
Posted by Paul Duval on October 15, 2009 at 7:47 PM
Do I see a wine country cover shot here? Didn't realize that grapevines changed color, but it should have been a no brainer being I knew they dropped their leaves. I echo the other comments already posted. My only nit and it's extremly minor is there seems to be allot of space above the main subject the grapes and the exquisite grape leaf. I just my opinion but I might try cropping a little off the top.
Posted by Eric Good on October 16, 2009 at 1:59 PM
I just want to reach out and pick a few of those grapes! I like the way the contrast in color makes the eye go right for those grapes. I wish that upper stem was covered with a little more leaf. It kind allows my eye to wander out of the image a little more than I would like. A very minor nit, to a well crafted image. Good stuff!
Posted by Michael Hansen on October 17, 2009 at 12:10 PM
Great Image Reno, just love it!