February 1st, 2010
Tags: lightroom, nature patterns, pano, panoramic, pebbles, water, William Neill, williamneill.com
Posted in Macro Photography, Nature, Nature's Design, Patterns of Nature, Photoshop Resources, Uncategorized | 9 Comments »
January 31st, 2010

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III__EF50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro__1/2000 sec at f / 2.5
Last weekend, after we had an icy storm that knocked our power out, I made this macro photo. I had never noticed an “ice drop” of water like this before. Amazing patterns.
This drop was on a young oak tree in my yard, and struggled to compose since I had to stand on a retaining wall, shooting hand held with no place to set up a tripod. Fortunately, I caught a few sharp ones. Next time, I will try some with a slightly smaller aperture which would have given better sharpness in the ice patterns at this extreme shallow DOF.
Enjoy,
Bill
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Tags: Macro Photograph, nature patterns, photography, trees, William Neill, williamneill.com
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January 28th, 2010
Tags: 4x5 Film, Hawaii, Large Format, Nature, nature patterns, photograph, photography, William Neill, williamneill.com
Posted in Landscape Photography, Nature, Nature's Design, Patterns of Nature, photography | 15 Comments »
January 22nd, 2010

Agave, Island of Maui, Hawaii
Here is a newly scanned 4×5 image of an agave taken on Maui in 1994. We are working on both color and BW versions, and found many compelling directions. Thanks to John O’Connor for the great scanning and PS work. Stay tuned for more variations. I think that there is an article to write about exploring many options with one image.
Thanks for joining me here,
Bill
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Tags: black and white, Nature, nature patterns, photograph, William Neill, williamneill.com
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January 17th, 2010

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III__TS-E90mm f/2.8__1.0 sec at f / 22
Here is a new image, taken on Thursday in my backyard. I make my own ice pond by leaving out a large, rectangular bucket and checking the results for potential photos in the morning. This was my favorite of the series.
This ice photo session got me thinking about past ice images and so I searched my PhotoShelter site for “ice” and came up with this portfolio:
ICE
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Regards, Bill
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