MARY STEINBACHER Photography Blog » Nature http://blog.marysteinbacher.com Photography of vineyards, people, events and travel Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:58:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Autumn in Napa Valley http://blog.marysteinbacher.com/2011/11/11/autumn-in-napa-valley/ http://blog.marysteinbacher.com/2011/11/11/autumn-in-napa-valley/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:46:01 +0000 Mary Steinbacher http://blog.marysteinbacher.com/?p=1058 Continue reading →]]>

Okay, so months have passed without a post as the family worked through some health issues.  All seems well now, good health reports all around and while the photography never stopped this summer there was certainly a slowing of sharing images via the blog.  Over the coming weeks this will be rectified as I share a season in the Napa Valley vineyards and of Napa events. 

This first photo, starting in early autumn was actually taken in Sonoma County of Pinot Noir grapes at a vineyard sourced by Chappellet Vineyard & Winery.  It’s a beautiful location even when steeped in fog.

]]> http://blog.marysteinbacher.com/2011/11/11/autumn-in-napa-valley/feed/ 0 To Kalon Vineyard http://blog.marysteinbacher.com/2011/04/25/to-kalon-vineyard-3/ http://blog.marysteinbacher.com/2011/04/25/to-kalon-vineyard-3/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:24:30 +0000 Mary Steinbacher http://blog.marysteinbacher.com/?p=1054 Continue reading →]]> To Kalon vineyard in Oakville, CA the Napa ValleyLots of soft rain early this morning.  My choice for shooting was the beautiful and very wet To Kalon Vineyard in Oakville.  As you can see from these Cabernet vines it was thoroughly wet but to me the water was like magic dust on the vines and leaves.

]]> http://blog.marysteinbacher.com/2011/04/25/to-kalon-vineyard-3/feed/ 0 Bud Break on the vines in Napa Valley http://blog.marysteinbacher.com/2011/04/19/bud-break-on-the-vines-in-napa-valley/ http://blog.marysteinbacher.com/2011/04/19/bud-break-on-the-vines-in-napa-valley/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:33:27 +0000 Mary Steinbacher http://blog.marysteinbacher.com/?p=1042 Continue reading →]]> To Kalon Vineyard Napa Valley bud breakGrapes grow fast!  Look below and the small buds breaking through the heavy wood of the vines.  Twelve days later this photo of the vines with developing clusters.  Seemingly overnight the vines in the valley are turning into ribbons of green woven through the vineyards.  Wish you were here!

]]> http://blog.marysteinbacher.com/2011/04/19/bud-break-on-the-vines-in-napa-valley/feed/ 0 Napa Valley bud break on Cabernet vines http://blog.marysteinbacher.com/2011/04/08/napa-valley-bud-break-on-cabernet-vines/ http://blog.marysteinbacher.com/2011/04/08/napa-valley-bud-break-on-cabernet-vines/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 22:24:02 +0000 Mary Steinbacher http://blog.marysteinbacher.com/?p=1038 Napa Valley vineyard bud break on Cabernet vinesGeorges III vineyard is in Rutherford in the Napa Valley and these Cabernet vines are just beginning bud break.  Beautiful little leaves against the deep dark color of the wet vines.

]]> http://blog.marysteinbacher.com/2011/04/08/napa-valley-bud-break-on-cabernet-vines/feed/ 0 Bud break in Napa Valley vineyards http://blog.marysteinbacher.com/2011/04/05/bud-break-in-napa-valley-vineyards/ http://blog.marysteinbacher.com/2011/04/05/bud-break-in-napa-valley-vineyards/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:54:12 +0000 Mary Steinbacher http://blog.marysteinbacher.com/?p=1033 Continue reading →]]> Napa Valley cabernet vineyard with mustard bloomingMary Steinbacher Vineyard photography Napa ValleyTwo photos to share as Napa Valley begins bud break on the vines.  With the top photo and Cabernet vines there is just the slightest fuzzy buds breaking and lots of blooming mustard.

The second photo is a closeup of a Syrah vine with the small buds close to opening its leaves.  I’ll be back at this vineyard this week to shoot again.

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There has been a lot of rain in March, actually 20 days so far, and it was the perfect time to shoot the beautiful drive up to Futo Wines in Oakville.  With trees, moss, soil and grasses saturated there was an increased depth to color in the forest; it was beautiful in the light rain.

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]]> http://blog.marysteinbacher.com/2011/03/16/napa-valley-green-of-winter/feed/ 0 Napa Valley Winter Vineyard http://blog.marysteinbacher.com/2011/03/11/napa-valley-winter/ http://blog.marysteinbacher.com/2011/03/11/napa-valley-winter/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:25:28 +0000 Mary Steinbacher http://blog.marysteinbacher.com/?p=1011 Continue reading →]]> Napa Valley winter vineyard in OakvilleIt was late afternoon yesterday when I grabbed cameras and headed towards the vineyards for a winter sunset with the vines.

Yes it’s a bit dark but in the darkness you can see the rows and rows of vines and the layers of ridges in the mountains.  Also, the blush of yellow is mustard that is still growing in many vineyards on the valley floor.

]]> http://blog.marysteinbacher.com/2011/03/11/napa-valley-winter/feed/ 0 Etude Wines & Vineyards Napa http://blog.marysteinbacher.com/2011/02/10/etude-wines-vineyards-napa/ http://blog.marysteinbacher.com/2011/02/10/etude-wines-vineyards-napa/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 22:58:30 +0000 Mary Steinbacher http://blog.marysteinbacher.com/?p=982 Etude Winery Napa, Mary Steinbacher Photography Napa ValleySaturday, with temperatures in the low 80′s, really, I shot at Etude Wines in the Carneros area of Napa Valley.

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