Healdsburg, California

13-15 January 2012

Jon and I drove to Healdsburg to celebrate an anniversary and get out of the city for a few days. Truth be told, the real destination was dinner at Cyrus (see my Cyrus gallery for photos of all the reasons why), but Michelin meals or not, I love Sonoma county and its towns sprinkled throughout the wine country. Healdsburg isn't very big—and there might be more wine tasting rooms than there are actual restaurants (not that that's a bad thing). What it lacks in size though it makes up in pure charm. Apart from dinner at Cyrus, we spent time walking around the city, tried a few tasty wines at nearby tasting rooms (I might have joined a wine club), and relaxed at the beautiful Hotel Healdsburg.

I, of course, had my D300s with me. For walking around town and not wanting to carry more than just a single lens I chose my 17-55 f/2.8. All but the wide angle in the hotel room in this gallery were taken with the 17-55. Generally I set my camera to aperture priority at f/2.8 and Auto ISO to keep the shutter speed up. I had a tripod which didn't leave the hotel room. A number of these shots would've been better with it, but the weekend was less about picture making and more about just enjoying the time away.

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Jon getting ready for an afternoon in Healdsburg, Nikon D300s, 45 mm, 1/125 sec at f/2.8, ISO 1000

La Crema tasting room, Nikon D300s, 22 mm, 1/100 sec at f/2.8, ISO 800

La Crema white wines, Nikon D300s, 55 mm, 1/100 sec at f/2.8, ISO 1600

Betty, bartender at La Crema, Nikon D300s, 48 mm, 1/100 sec at f/2.8, ISO 1400

Bottles of La Crema Los Carneros Pinot Gris, Nikon D300s, 32 mm, 1/100 sec at f/2.8, ISO 800

Jason, bartender at Murphy-Goode, Nikon D300s, 38 mm, 1/80 sec at f/2.8, ISO 1800

Front door at Topel's tasting room, Nikon D300s, 20 mm, 1/60 sec at f/2.8, ISO 3200

Topel wine tasting room, Nikon D300s, 18 mm, 1/80 sec at f/2.8, ISO 1400

Downtown rooftops, Nikon D300s, 24 mm, 1/60 sec at f/2.8, ISO 3200

Downtown Healdsburg at dusk, Nikon D300s, 17 mm, 1/80 sec at f/2.8, ISO 1600

Clear evening sky over Healdsburg, Nikon D300s, 24 mm, 1/80 sec at f/2.8, ISO 3200

Staircase at Hotel Healdsburg, Nikon D300s, 24 mm, 1/80 sec at f/2.8, ISO 3200

Our room at Hotel Healdsburg, HDR from 7 images, Nikon D300s, 11 mm, 1/60-0.8 sec at f/8.0, ISO 200

Soaking tub detail, Nikon D300s, 26 mm, 1/15 sec at f/2.8, ISO 200

Apples, Nikon D300s, 17 mm, 1/80 sec at f/2.8, ISO 560

Courtyard view, Nikon D300s, 17 mm, 1/200 sec at f/5.6, ISO 200

Rocking chairs on the second floor deck, Nikon D300s, 19 mm, 1/100 sec at f/2.8, ISO 560

Hotel Healdsburg, Nikon D300s, 23 mm, 1/100 sec at f/2.8, ISO 220

Healdsburg storefronts, Nikon D300s, 26 mm, 1/1000 sec at f/2.8, ISO 200

Hotel Les Mars, Nikon D300s, 55 mm, 1/800 sec at f/2.8, ISO 200

Dog bowls at Fideaux, Nikon D300s, 22 mm, 1/100 sec at f/2.8, ISO 1000

Railroad Crossing on Matheson St., Nikon D300s, 24 mm, 1/100 sec at f/2.8, ISO 1250

Hotel Healdsburg, Nikon D300s, 17 mm, 1/60 sec at f/2.8, ISO 3200

Hotel Healdsburg side guest entrance, Nikon D300s, 17 mm, 1/30 sec at f/2.8, ISO 3200

Windowed bridge connecting two parts of the hotel, Nikon D300s, 17 mm, 1/50 sec at f/2.8, ISO 3200

Hotel lobby skylights, Nikon D300s, 17 mm, 1/25 sec at f/2.8, ISO 3200

Hotel main entrance, Nikon D300s, 38 mm, 1/40 sec at f/2.8, ISO 3200

Lobby fireplace and coffee cup, Nikon D300s, 38 mm, 1/40 sec at f/2.8, ISO 3200

Hotel courtyard in the morning, Nikon D300s, 17 mm, 1/320 sec at f/11, ISO 200

Second floor hallway, Nikon D300s, 55 mm, 1/80 sec at f/2.8, ISO 320