This is another image taken at Gainey Vineyards in Solvang. The grapes and vines were beautifully textured. For me, this image conveys a hands-in-the-dirt aspect of life. This form of beauty doesn’t drift down from the heavens. It is dirty and requires hard work. It must be coaxed from the ground, sometimes even wrestled from the earth with great sweat, blood and tears.

Yet, such is life. Real life.

This photo taken with a Nikon D40x in Solvang, CA. Post in Capture NX2.