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Tag Archives: Napa
Dec. week 1 – malleable and beautiful – that’s my line today!
For me, this week’s visual-spiritual subjects were all about lines. What is a line? Geometrically, a line connects two points, or, from another perspective, it is a path traced by a moving point, i.e. a pencil point or a paintbrush. … Continue reading
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Tagged grapes, line, Napa, Photographing Lines, Sonoma, Stacy Boorn, vineyards, What is a Line
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March Week 3 – A Mystical Moment on the Mustard Path
Myth says the mustard was planted by California missionaries as they walked from mission to mission dropping mustard seeds. They knew that, on the next years’ journey when the path was overgrown with grass and vegetation, the yellow of the … Continue reading
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Tagged depth-of-field, Julian of Norwich, Leap Frog Winery, Mustard plants, Napa, Stacy Boorn, vineyards, yellow
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October week 4 – Rediscovering Art on the Vine
It’s not exactly a pilgrimage or healing quest. But every fall it seems I am driven by spirit to return to the vineyards. My favorite time is post harvesting. In August and September the grape clusters disappear from the vines … Continue reading
February week 1: I will take mustard on vine, please.
With selective focus it is all about softness in the background. This effect can be achieved by using a very wide aperture (f/2.8). This way your subject or specific in-focus portion of it is highlighted. A day that is slightly … Continue reading
October week 2 – A Post-card Thank You
I have said it before: photography for me is a form of visual spirituality. Creating and then revisiting images are powerful means of meditation. Of meditation, in her book “Crones Don’t Whine,†Jean Shinoda Bolen says: “Heartfulness and meditation come … Continue reading
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Tagged Grapes. Vineyards, Napa, Sonoma, Wine Country
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