When I went out this morning, I didn't expect to find this...

[NV Whino]

I expected to find some nice autumn sun such as I was experiencing on my hill. But there you are, autumn fog instead.




And someone has a sense of humor.

[Adsos Letter]

1. Well...

...at least we got some more rain. This afternoon looks nice and sunny.

I like that second shot, with the trees. I've seen that building, but I can't place it.

EDIT: I'm thinking it's off one of the crossroads, like Oakville or Rutherford. Perhaps Dunaweal Lane. Or, just about anywhere else...

[NV Whino]

3. Oakville Cross

Groth, also known as Taco Bell North. Not my favorite piece of architecture as you might guess. But the trees….

[Laura PourMeADrink]

8. Where are you? tried to figure it out from posts but couldn't. nt

[NV Whino]

10. Napa Valley

The first and third photo are on Skellinger Lane, off Rutherford Crossroad, looking east. The second is on Oakville Crossroad, about halfway between Silverado Trail and Hwy 29.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

12. Lucky dog ! What a great place to be ! Spent some

time in Calistoga and loved it. Reverie - wine tasting in a redwood grove. Favorite in Napa - Caldwell - taste in cave.

What are your favorite places?

Caldwell

[NV Whino]

13. I like Chateau Montelena

Fun to picnic on their islands and great wine.
http://www.montelena.com/mobilev2/

You may have to take the "mobilrv2" off for the link to work.

[alfredo]

2. I like the muted colors.

Pumpkins instead of heads is a nice touch.

[NV Whino]

4. Yeah, the pumpkins made me smile.

[alfredo]

5. One memory of pumpkins was back in high school.

On a very foggy Nov1 I walked up to the school. It was too foggy to see the school, but a line of lit jack o lanterns cut through the fog. Some guys had stolen them and placed them over the entrance to the school. They must have done the deed early in the morning because the candles hadn't burned out.

[NV Whino]

6. I decided to try no 2 in B&W

Interesting, but I think the color works better.

[alfredo]

7. It's a good image no matter what. Did you apply a color filter when converting?

Adjusting the levels will bring out the 3D feel of the image.

[NV Whino]

9. I used the Ansel Adams preset in Perfect Photo Suite 9

One of the reasons I like that application is I don't have to mess with curves. I really have done myself in with the camera upgrade, though. My antiquated CS4 Photoshop can't deal with the RAW images out of the D7000. Can't see them in Bridge anymore either.

[alfredo]

11. I do my RAW conversion in iPhoto, then work with the tiff in GIMP. I have Perfect

Effects 8 and LightZone, but rarely use them. I have DXO film pack 3 and use it on occasion.

I can't wait to see what Apple's iPhoto/Aperture replacement is like. If it is iPhoto on steroids, I can live with that.

I can do the RAW conversion in GIMP with UFRaw, but getting the colors as I like is easier in iPhoto. Black and White in UFRaw is good.