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You know the old saying… when life gives you lemons…
I love the beauty of the Napa Valley, but in late spring and summer we almost always have clear blue skies… While most people love that, it makes it a lot tougher to do interesting landscape photography!
….so the challenge is to find something interesting to put into the frame as you play around for the scant few minutes between harsh sun and sun dipping beyond the western hills.
I just discovered this spot north of Calistoga a few days ago, and you can be sure I'll be back at different times of the year when the sun will drop behind the hills closer to sunset time, and the weather gives us some fun clouds to play with! +Angelika Perry & +Dallas Perry were here to share the fun.
#landscapephotography +Landscape Photography +Landscape Photography Show +Margaret Tompkins +Jim Warthman +Kevin Rowe +Johan Peijnenburg +David Heath Williams +Tom Hierl +Carolyn Lim +Howard L. Smith +Kai Kosonen +Sheila B. DuBois +Toshi Nakamura +David Pilasky +Bill Wood
#hqsplandscape , +HQSP Landscape curated by +Michael Garza +Nader El Assy +Vinod Krishnamoorthy +Luca Ferroglio +Craig Loxley +Dorothy Pugh
Making Lemonade
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You know the old saying… when life gives you lemons…
I love the beauty of the Napa Valley, but in late spring and summer we almost always have clear blue skies… While most people love that, it makes it a lot tougher to do interesting landscape photography!
….so the challenge is to find something interesting to put into the frame as you play around for the scant few minutes between harsh sun and sun dipping beyond the western hills.
I just discovered this spot north of Calistoga a few days ago, and you can be sure I’ll be back at different times of the year when the sun will drop behind the hills closer to sunset time, and the weather gives us some fun clouds to play with! +Angelika Perry & +Dallas Perry were here to share the fun.
#landscapephotography +Landscape Photography +Landscape Photography Show +Margaret Tompkins +Jim Warthman +Kevin Rowe +Johan Peijnenburg +David Heath Williams +Tom Hierl +Carolyn Lim +Howard L. Smith +Kai Kosonen +Sheila B. DuBois +Toshi Nakamura +David Pilasky +Bill Wood
#hqsplandscape , +HQSP Landscape curated by +Michael Garza +Nader El Assy +Vinod Krishnamoorthy +Luca Ferroglio +Craig Loxley +Dorothy Pugh
#napavalley
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I know clouds are supposed to add dramatic effect, but I love the gorgeous color the blue of this clear sky adds to the scene. Very nice capture!
What a terrible place…. having to suffer with no clouds and all that
whinewine and stuff. 🙂lol you mean when life gives you a lemon, screw the lemonade and make an awesome picture of sunlight through the branches. Well done:)
Thank you +Heather Webb !
+Elizabeth Hahn, it's a tough job, but someone's got to do it… I know you've also got it tough where you are… ;-P
Hahaha, thank you +Oliver-Ian Lovenaria.. so glad you like it!
Beautiful!
Thank you, +Rachel Houghton!
When Napa Valley gives you lemons…squeeze them over smoked salmon risotto paired with an oaky Chardonnay.
Ah yes, +Dallas Perry, I think you could settle into the Napa Valley quite easily!
Very impressive, great landscape, +Dave Bell 🙂
Thank you so much, +Ralf Kornetzki
A nice image even if the sky wasn't nice to you by having clouds in it. It's amazing how we find new spots when friends show up. And I for one am looking forward to seeing what you get here in the coming year,;)
That's the type of location that would make a neat collage with a photo of each season.
Beautiful picture with stunning colors.
So glad you like it, +Paxton Churchwell
+lynn hughes & +John Balboni, I think I'll run with that idea and try to get a shot from this spot at least once a month over the coming year.. will be interesting to see… It would be really cool to see this in snow….but it never snows here… we get some once in a while where I live…about 1800 ft higher elevation above the valley.
Well +Dave Bell, I know you know how to use photoshop, you could just add snow! ,;)
I'm sure +Dave Bell that enough of us could find a way to ship you some snow this winter! 🙂