The grape garden grows no wine before its time
by bohemka

Comment:
I want to thank everyone for their comments. They've been really helpful. This was my first go at this so there's much to learn.

To answer some of the questions (this is more for me than you since I doubt anyone will check back)...

I had limited time to shoot and didn't have a good vantage point with an expansive view of the vineyard, so I stuck to the sky, which was working at the moment.

The small size is just me being a rookie. I didn't know how to save the file at the proper size without compromising quality, so I made the image size smaller. I also had PS set to CMYK instead of sRGB so I lost a lot of the color anyway, but didn't know what I was doing at the time. I fixed it for the next challenge, but blew it anyway because my monitor is clearly not calibrated correctly, as now that I'm at work my photo looks a lot different than when I submitted it. :-(

As for the white balance, that's an excellent idea. I played with colors a lot but didn't want it to look too over-processed. A WB adjustment would have helped a lot.

Thanks again!

The grape garden grows no wine before its time
by bohemka

Comment:

Originally posted by Melethia: I thought this was Germany. Makes me homesick. Gotta admit I don't know where Erpolzheim is, though. Will have to go look it up!

Hi there, Erpolzheim is on the Deutsche Weinstraße in Rheinland-Pfalz, in between Bad Dürkheim and Freinsheim (west of Mannheim).

A very gloomy week and this was taken during the two hours it wasn't pouring.

Are You Looking At Me?
by Nuzzer

Comment:
I fail to see the connection to the garden, but it's an amazing shot nonetheless.

Another morning in my little front garden
by thedoginthebog

Comment:
Nice car. Shit garden.

Brand New Day
by Dennisheckman

Comment:
I'd be repeating the crowd I suppose if I said great colors!, but I'll say it anyway. Nice one.

No flowers in the backyard yet!!
by pjotre7

Comment:
Really nice, but over-sharpened a bit me thinks. Still an excellent scene.

White Towers
by JohannesFrank

Comment:
I don't see the garden but it's a hell of a picture.

Sun Dial on an Overcast Day
by dtremain

Comment:
Not enough here, I'm afraid. Maybe a different angle would have brought out the dead plants a bit more, or framed the sun dial around the gazebo or whatever you want to call that column structure. Tough right now... trust me, I know. But while I still rated this high I would have rated it higher with a bit of a different composition.

Vine
by jomari

Comment:
Cool composition, but a bit over-processed me thinks. Some of the leaves look a bit out there, while others look fine. Either way, I really like it.

Temptation
by essay

Comment:
Very well done. I can almost taste it!