Cafes & Wineries

For those who are interested, here are some of the photographs I took while in South Africa. The winelands, as they are called, cover an area the size of a small U.S. state. They are extremely varied in their topography, though most are studded here and there with beautiful rock escarpments that are truly arresting. Most of the images are of vineyards, but I snuck in a couple of other scenes from my trip.

Enjoy.

If you’re itching to see these larger, feel free to check them out on Flickr.

Original post by Alfonso Cevola

Fog in the Distance
“The vineyard landscape is often as much about the sky as it is the rows of vines. The fog rolling through the vineyard makes it an entirely different place.” — Michael Regnier

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Original post by Alfonso Cevola

The Tinsel Vineyard
“One of the things I really enjoy about Michael’s approach to Vineyard photography has to do with his willingness to avoid the traditional ways of looking at a vineyard in favor of the unexpected. Sometimes the vineyard almost becomes a minor detail in the overall landscape, but we are nonetheless drawn to it, however subtle.” — Alder Yarrow

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Original post by Alfonso Cevola

The Vineyard Fence
“One of the things I really enjoy about Michael’s approach to Vineyard photography has to do with his willingness to avoid the traditional ways of looking at a vineyard in favor of the unexpected. Sometimes the vineyard almost becomes a minor detail in the overall landscape, but we are nonetheless drawn to it, however subtle.” — Alder Yarrow

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Original post by Alfonso Cevola

Dusty Grapes
“I spend a lot of time photographing in vineyards, and sometimes the landscape just gets overwhelming. It’s too much to look at. So there are times when I get tired of the grand vistas, and instead retreat to smaller things, like the perfect bunch of grapes.” — Michael Regnier

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Original post by Alfonso Cevola

The Rolling Hills
“In some respects, vineyards make for fairly uninteresting photographic subject matter. The uniformity of the rows, the bushy and relatively undistinguishable vines, all conspire to create a sameness that is difficult to escape. Photographs like this one, however, demonstrate that with the right atmospheric light, and the correct perspective, vineyards can become something altogether magical — a living skin on the rippling contours of the earth that catch the light and throw it back at you.” — Alder Yarrow

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Original post by Alfonso Cevola

Water Droplet
“Taking interesting pictures in vineyards isn’t easy. While many are surely picturesque, there is a lot of sameness in them — row after row of vines — and that repetition makes it easy to overlook little details like this that can be quite beautiful″ — Alder Yarrow

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Original post by Alfonso Cevola

Path to tree
“Photographing vineyards isn’t the easiest thing in the world. While they all have their own particular beauties, there’s a lot that stays the same — rows of grapevines, one after another. I often find myself wandering outside the vineyards themselves to see what new perspectives I can get. I liked this tree that sits behind the crest of the vineyard hill. You an barely see the last row of vines at the top of the hill.” — Michael Regnier

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Original post by Italian Wine Guy®

The Wreath
“This is a recent image from a trip to Sonoma. I′m always attracted to the trees in the vineyards, and their relationships to the vines. At this time of year they both take on a sculptural aspect with bare branches against the sky.” — Michael Regnier

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The Wreath
“I love how this image has the dim antiquity of an old Daguerrotype photograph. The mood transcends the simplicity of the simple vine wreath that someone made casually, in a moment of rest, and then carried on with the pruning.” — Alder Yarrow

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Original post by Italian Wine Guy&Acirc®