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Sonoma County night harvest, October 2019

Vineyards and a night harvest in Sonoma County. I was fortunate enough to be invited to tour the vineyards during the afternoon and to spend the night and photograph the harvest. The grapes are harvested at night because it's easier to stabilize the sugar content than during the warm days.

Trying to photograph the workers at night was difficult because of the poor lighting and the fact that the workers were constantly moving as they worked their way down the rows. The haze around the lights was actually clouds of dust raised by the tractors, trucks and other equipment. You'll notice that the workers wore masks, because of the constant exposure to dust in the air.
A wide view of the property
A wide view of the property
The old barn
The old barn
The smaller pond on the property
The smaller pond on the property
Along the pond
Along the pond
Taking a break in the pond
Taking a break in the pond
Ready for harvest
Ready for harvest
The large pond
The large pond
Late afternoon
Late afternoon
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A harvest moon over the vineyards
Let there be light . . .
Let there be light . . .
The workers wore headlights, to augment the overhead lighting
The workers wore headlights, to augment the overhead lighting
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g12/38/800338/3/169952963.Af6q0Pd9.jpg A worker emptying his load into a bin
A worker emptying his load into a bin
g12/38/800338/3/169962803.5S1yevkl.jpg Bins filled with grapes
Bins filled with grapes
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