#visitpasorobles

Should be nice weather this week for a visit to the @the_backyard_paso #backyardbeergarden #pasorobles #winecountry #visitpasorobles #slocounty #soslocal #sanluisobispo (at Paso Robles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B89VcTihNc7/?igshid=hqjjl9f0jmob

It's weird, but last year I seemed to have figured out the algorithm for Instagram & my account exploded, I was getting 400 or 500 likes or more & sold some photos. The more I sold the more I paid to advertise my photos to get more sales, yet, I lost so much joy in the simplicity of life. I wanted to so badly to make money as I've struggled my entire life to find worth outside of getting paid. People would offer encouragement that they liked my photos, but as the likes dwindled & the payments stopped coming in it wasn't fun or enjoyable anymore. Truly ignorance is bliss! Not knowing what buttons do what on a camera can be fun, but once I started to feel like I knew what I was doing I wanted to grow more & more. I wanted to get better & more unique photos. I wanted to supplement my families income or more accurately, replace it. I wanted to travel & explore, but most of those things I cannot physically do so the attempts were too strenuous & draining. I forgot what got me on this journey with a camera body & glass. I was given a camera. It was a gift. Through it I found life in enjoying things I used to do differently. I couldn't surf, but I could see it with my eyes (I hadn't even watched surfing in years), I struggled to fish, but I could enjoy the lake with my kids. Walking even simple trails wasn't fun, but now I look for birds, flowers & wildlife. I see beauty in a smile. I see flawless in a body. I see figures in a shadow & lines in the moonlight. I enjoy bad weather again. While I'm often up & sleepless most nights now I chase the sunrise, sunset, golden & blue hour. I drive a back road slowly, not trying to get anywhere, just enjoying being me & capturing what I see . . . #pasorobles #winecountry #visitpasorobles #slocounty #soslocal #sanluisobispo #nature #landscape (at Paso Robles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8xykdUHfFX/?igshid=1iwzje5s00kov

Back roads are the best @travelpaso @visitcalifornia #teamcanon #smugmug #pasorobles #winecountry #visitpasorobles #slocounty #soslocal #sanluisobispo #nature #landscape #road #travel #california #oaktree (at Paso Robles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8cNLTzBI1v/?igshid=189wbl2e9epbx

Couple of shots driving around @travelpaso @visitcalifornia #teamcanon #smugmug #pasorobles #winecountry #visitpasorobles #slocounty #soslocal #sanluisobispo #naturephotography #landscapephotography #ruralphotography #deer #travelphotography #paso (at Paso Robles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8WdLVZhDr-/?igshid=v9hiivz47hmv

@ksbynews I tried to capture a bit of downtown @travelpaso @slocal @visitcalifornia this chilly 33°F morning #teamcanon #smugmug #pasorobles #winecountry #visitpasorobles #slocounty #soslocal #sanluisobispo #beonksby (at Paso Robles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7dpYPhBHN7/?igshid=1ujjl5059xk6h

Sous vide rack of lamb and ....? How about a nice 2015 Syrah from Alta Colina in Paso Robles. Beautiful dark color, blueberry, blackberry, licorice and spice on the nose. Bold flavor, nice tannins, spice and pepper and earth mix beautifully with the dark fruit. Perfect with the lamb - which was fantastic by the way. John is getting really good with the sous vide. This weekend he’ll combine sous vide and smoker to finish! ———————————————— #altacolina #altacolinawinery #pasorobles #visitpasorobles #visitpasorobleswinecountry #pasorobleswinecountry #pasorobleswineries #wineriesof46east #syrah #syrahwine #pasowine https://www.instagram.com/p/B7JpCXMniyB/?igshid=z4oojs4h1po0

A view of @travelpaso from summer. Oak trees, golf & far away vineyards #teamcanon #smugmug #pasorobles #winecountry #visitpasorobles #slocounty #soslocal #sanluisobispo #nature #landscape #fall #oaktree #ruralphotography #naturephotography #landscapephotography (at Paso Robles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6KA_5VBpq1/?igshid=4m5cwh22inc2

Not a lot of places that get fall colors in @travelpaso but there are patches around the hills and rural areas as well as lots of color on the vines @slocal @visitcalifornia #teamcanon #smugmug #pasorobles #winecountry #visitpasorobles #slocounty #soslocal #vineyard #roadtrip #earthpix #earthporn #landscape #travel #nature #landscapephotography #naturephotography #travelphotography #natgeoyourshot (at Paso Robles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4EMUFcBihD/?igshid=17lftwizm88fq