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Castello di Amorosa is a little winery in the Napa Valley. Apparently the proprietor not only loves his wine, he loves his castles. So much so that he used the materials and artisans from Italy to build a full sized castle in his vineyard to host guests, banquets, wine tastings and jousting tournaments. I’m not totally sure about that last thing, but I’m pretty sure I saw a dragon while we were there.
I hope everyone had a great weekend and enjoyed last week series The Bull Riders. I have a big week lined up for everyone, including the debut of my newest movie, ‘Contrast’, so let’s get to it!
If you have been a regular here for a while, you know last year I did a story on a little town called Crescent Valley. It is a mining town smack dab in the middle of the richest counties in the US. During the week I was there, I got to know a lot of the residents. One of them had a cool collection of cars that he restores when he’s not at the mine. He invited me to come by one evening to photograph his shop. What I found was a little history in American muscle cars.
You are looking at the Anchorage Museum. It is where you wait for your bus that picks you up to take you to a cruise ship. That is the obvious difference between an Alaskan cruise and a Caribbean cruise. Although I haven’t been on a Caribbean cruise, I’m guessing you aren’t getting cultured waiting for you ship. You are more likely slamming margaritas getting primed to make some bad decisions.
This week I’ll be working on our next story. It will be focused on the world of Rodeo and the athletes who compete in it. I will be posting a lot of behind the scenes images like this iPhone image every night on Facebook/Twitter so give our FB page a like or so you can follow along.
Also, if you have any questions for either a bull rider or rodeo clown tweet them to me or post them here or on FB and I will do my best to get them answered.
This will be my final image from Hermosa Beach for a while. I shot a bunch when I was out there, but sometimes I like to let places cool down a bit before I process the photos. Not only does it help to dive into them with a fresh outlook, I just like knowing I have a few of my favorite photos in the backlog just waiting to be shared. It keeps things exciting in the darkroom (and the blog I guess).
Hermosa is an absolute photographer’s paradise. You can photograph everything from breathtaking sunsets to some of the best surfers in the world and everything in between without even renting a car. If you are interested in learning more about a perfect photo weekend in Hermosa Beach, check out our newest travel guide..’The Photographer’s Guide To Hermosa Beach‘.
Question….
I just discovered Hermosa Beach to be a perfect weekend photo get away, do you have any places that you like? I would love to hear about them as I’m sure others would too. Thanks!
I hope everyone rang in the New Year the way they wanted to. We are starting off this week & year with the beauty and hope that is Muir Woods. Muir woods is a little Redwood forest north of San Francisco. If you are headed that way, take a look at my ‘Photographer’s Guide to San Francisco‘. It will show you a couple of places worth checking out.
