I asked fellow photographers in the car, “Who knows where we’re going?” None knew, except that we were meeting at Karen’s and were taking off in two cars with Karen in the lead. This was sort of a first for us. We’d never had two cars, and we were reasonably sure of where we were going. Fortunately Karen knew exactly where we were going and the cars were able to stay together.

So, you’re asking, where did we go? To Rutherford! Where? It’s a small Napa County town that caters to wine tasting and  delicious but high priced lunches. We ate, but did not wine taste. Of course we stopped at various places there and back to shoot, and we shot in Rutherford. We also re-visited the city of Napa. And, now that Tom is shooting with us, we stopped for ice cream! Ben and Jerry’s to be specific. Yum!

What did I learn? I learned that with good friends you don’t have to know exactly where you’re going–trust and your friend will get you there. Oh, I also started using some Nik software. Google is giving it away free right now. It’s probably being discontinued.

A lone sunlit poppy.

The Monticello Reservoir. Shot through the fence.

The hillside across from the Dam.

Rutherford Fire Station.

Roof of the old train station. Let’s a lot of light in.

Tom is shooting the roof.

I just liked the angles in this.

Be careful walking on this!

The train advertising the wine train tour. I edited this in the Nik Silver Efex software.

On the patio of a winery. When the sun is high, take advantage of shadows.

More of the patio.

Building window.

I liked the way the tree’s shadows graced this building.

Looking through the old at the new.

We weren’t the only ones eating ice cream.

Fungi blending in with surroundings.

The 911 Memorial in Napa.