It’s been a busy summer, but I’m taking some time today to print images for my family’s winery, Elk Cove Vineyards.  They’ve just redone their tasting room, with fresh white walls where there was previously wine storage so it feels very empty!  Perfect for some big canvas prints.  The prints will be up for this weekend’s busy Labor Day festivities, a great time for wine tasting in the Willamette Valley.

I spent three nights camping in the Oak Trees, among the sounds of tree frogs and baby goats.  I got up at 4:30 am to hike up the hill with my tripod to photograph Mount Richmond Vineyard in sweet morning light:

Summer Morning at Mount Richmond

I also invited myself for dinner at my parents house, suffering through home grown beans and beets, my mom’s saffron risotto and grilled salmon to get this evening shot of Clay Court:

Summer Evening at Clay Court Vineyard

My folks are very tolerant of me excusing myself from the dinner table when it seems like a sun break might hit!  It was a cloudy day and I wasn’t sure I would get the shot, but the sun came through and lit up the fresh green of the vines beautifully.