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Paso Robles - 2011

A 5 day visit to the wine country near Paso Robles.
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This is the driveway into <a href="http://www.thacherwinery.com/">Thatcher Winery</a>.
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This is the driveway into Thatcher Winery.

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  • This is the driveway into <a href="http://www.thacherwinery.com/">Thatcher Winery</a>.
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  • A view from <a href="http://www.calcareous.com">Calcareous Winery</a>.
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  • Barrels at <a href="http://www.justinwine.com/">Justin Vineyards and Winery</a>.
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  • Fresh Spring Day - Michael Beaty<br /> <br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> In Lightroom I cropped, sharpened, added a few saturation ticks, and adjusted for the lens distortion, chromatic aberration and vignetting.
  • We had a nice picnic at <a href="http://www.casswines.com/">Cass Winery</a> and decided to join the wine club.
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  • A view from <a href="http://www.pomarjunction.com/">Pomar Junction Winery</a>.
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