When: I was there mid July. It was not the best time of the year to be in Napa. It's definitely good enough not to see dead/dried up grape farm. I'd rather be there around end September or so for the fall color...
Where/How: We left South Bay around 8 am or so and got to our first location for... shooting rather than a wine tasting ...
In this trip, I mostly use my Nikon D700, Nikon 16-35mm, little with 70-300mm for some model shoot.
First stop was Andretti Winery. Must say I really like this design and they have so many angle at this location ...
Focal Length: 35mm
Shutter Speed: 1/200sec
Aperture: f/4
ISO 200
Focal Length: 20mm
Shutter Speed: 1/125sec
Aperture: f/4
ISO 500
Second stop was Darioush. This place has a very attractive gate. You won't miss it.
Focal Length: 16mm
Shutter Speed: 1/1600sec
Aperture: f/4
ISO 200
Focal Length: 16mm
Shutter Speed: 1/250sec
Aperture: f/4
ISO 200
Focal Length: 16mm
Shutter Speed: 1/1250sec
Aperture: f/4
ISO 200
Last stop: Castello . This place is the place you must visit while in Napa area. It's quite new but the design, the structure is amazing. We bought the tour which is also has wine tasting at the end. The whole experience was worth it.
Focal Length: 31mm
Shutter Speed: 1/800sec
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO 200
Focal Length: 35mm
Shutter Speed: 8sec
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO 400
Focal Length: 20mm
Shutter Speed: 2.5sec
Aperture: f/8
ISO 200
Focal Length: 16mm
Shutter Speed: 1/25sec
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO 4000
This last one is the ceiling of the castle. The camera was about 5in off the ground so I had to hand held it. Thus crank up ISO to 4000. Well that's what the D700's for. ISO-4000 smooth as expected.
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