One of the most wonderful side effects of being a photographer is the ability to see the incredible in the everyday. I treasure the sight I carry with me wherever I go and whatever I do. My visual awareness wasn’t always so acute, but after a lifetime of honing my eye and finding the intrigue and beauty that lie in the details I have developed a visual perspective that I treasure. Nothing is ordinary if you’re really paying attention. This post is a little exploration into how I see a day in Los Olivos, California.
A couples hours of driving brings us to a place where things slow down. Light rakes across a simple little getaway mobile (i wouldn’t dare call this cute little guy an RV;) creating a scene that makes me dream of chugging across the country in one of these little beauties. The muted tones, the fantastical flared light, the perfect dreamy moment.
Then we walk around town to find a little wall that leads to nowhere. Cool as it may be in color, the rich texture of weathered wood really comes through in black and white. Sometimes you can lose the “something special” in the colors.
Time for some wine-o fun. Over at Saarlos and Sons winery we did a unique tasting of a wine flight paired with wine-inspired mini cupcakes. There is one mini cupcake to be tasted with each wine in the flight. Move over cheese, there’s a new kid in town. I must say, pairing wine with cupcakes makes for an incredibly beautiful presentation;)
Take a moment to enjoy this visual life!
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