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Napa Valley green of winter

Mary Steinbacher — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:10:22 +0000

With the standing water from all our recent rains you can see why the grass and valley are so green. Very Irish to be this green as we near St. Patrick’s Day.

Napa Valley Winter Vineyard

Mary Steinbacher — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:25:28 +0000

It 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.

Napa Valley Marathon 2011

Mary Steinbacher — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:21:13 +0000

Yesterday was the Napa Valley Marathon, the 33rd running of this race.

Two photos to share – the first is a shot of the metals which are always cool and this year bright with a great design and worth the run. Second shot is the winner, Chris Macko, from Palo Alto who finished the hilly and rainy course in 2:27:02.

As a note the first place winners in both men and women win their weight in wine. Chris Macko is a big guy and smiling for his first marathon win but also perhaps thinking of all that fine Napa Valley wine.

Etude Wines & Vineyards Napa

Mary Steinbacher — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 22:58:30 +0000

Saturday, with temperatures in the low 80′s, really, I shot at Etude Wines in the Carneros area of Napa Valley.

Maui

Mary Steinbacher — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:01:38 +0000

Weather is quite good, temperatures favorable and waves perfect this week in Maui.

Winter Solstice

Mary Steinbacher — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 16:17:55 +0000

Winter solstice and this marked change of seasons came with a sunrise of color both in the southeast with the sun and to the north a double rainbow of reflective light illuminating the valley.

Kaleidoscope shooting actually as light surrounded my location.

Big Sur

Mary Steinbacher — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 22:24:09 +0000

Have you driving here?

Colorado Skies

Mary Steinbacher — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:35:34 +0000

I arrived in Colorado on Saturday for several shoots and while driving south towards Colorado Springs there was a brief storm.

New Orleans

Mary Steinbacher — Tue, 11 May 2010 22:48:13 +0000

New Orleans, with a huge oil mess just off the coast, was much the same this weekend smelling of sweet sugar and coffee near Cafe Dumond, and as I walked the streets in the French Quarter smells of the lively bar scene, not always pleasant, flowed from the open cafes and bars. Weather was perfect, streets comfortably full of happy visitors.
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Music of the street musicians mixed as I walked and artist, like in the photo below, continued to create and entertain. No smell of the oil and no signs of oil on the water

Vineyard in Carneros – Artesa

Mary Steinbacher — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:47:54 +0000

Winter is going well here in Napa Valley, beautiful rain creating wonderful color in the vineyards. This photo, taken late yesterday, was from Artesa Winery in Carneros. Colorful lines of vines, mustard and cover crop.
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