This is near Cambria.  See Elephant Seal.
Relaxing at Zenaid Cellars.
A view from Pomar Junction Winery.
We had a nice picnic at Cass Winery and decided to join the wine club.
Fresh Spring Day - Michael Beaty


What I like about pictures like this is how they can convey the beauty of a scene that not everyone sees while standing looking at it. My wife says I should have a bumper sticker that says "I brake for trees". That was how this shot was found. While driving through the countryside near Paso Robles I saw this tree in the field. With a careful selection of angle and cropping the pictures looks as if there is nothing else around for miles. I just love it.

The image is a blend of three exposures that all were increasing underexposed by 1/3 of a stop. This was so I could get a much detail and contrast in the clouds as possible. I also had a circular polarizer and a neutral density gradient filter on the lens when I shot the images.

In Lightroom I cropped, sharpened, added a few saturation ticks, and adjusted for the lens distortion, chromatic aberration and vignetting.
This is near Cambria. See Elephant Seal.
This is near Cambria. See Elephant Seal.
See video in original gallery.
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