Second Place Crystal Sanchez
Sacramento County Farm Bureau Sanchez works for a fruit-processing facility in Isleton and her father works on a Solano County farm that includes sheep. “We are fortunate to live on this ranch, so I take advantage of accompanyingmy father during the evenings to see what kind of work he does.”When she saw the sheep gathered and the beautiful sunset, she grabbed her smartphone and snapped the picture. “No filter was needed for this photo, as the scenery was just spectacular. It’s as if I told all the sheep to gather around and say, ‘Cheese.’ It was just perfect!”
Third Place Donald Sodaro
Napa County Farm Bureau Sodaro’s family owns a vineyard and winery in Napa. He snapped this photo of employees lined up next to a conveyer belt, conducting the final round of inspection of cabernet grapes before they go to the fermenter. “It was completely spontaneous,” he said, adding he thought the shot would demonstrate the hard work involved in producing wine. “It’s very tedious to stand there and pick out, by hand, all the little bad things that could taint the taste of the wine,” Sodaro said.
Second Place Natalie Webb, age 8, Sonoma County Farm Bureau
A wine enthusiast family, the Webbs have lived for three years in Napa County, where their neighbors grow grapes and then make and share homemade wine. Each year, the neighbors invite them to help harvest. In between clippings, Natalie snapped this photo of zinfandel grapes in the early morning sun. “I thought the lighting was nice, and the cobwebs and dew made the grapes prettier.” californiabountiful.com 19
Powered by FlippingBook