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A couple of weeks ago, I was in Santa Monica for photo la. Susan Spiritus Gallery had graciously included a few Impressions prints in the show. While my family slept, I arose for sunrise at the pier. Here is a new addition to my Impressions of Light series. Enjoy!
Sandpiper at sunrise, Santa Monica State Beach, California 2012
Copyright © 2012 William Neill
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III, EF70-200mm f/2.8L USM, 1/4 second at f/13, ISO 100
I have just recently created a 2012 calendar using HP’s MagCloud. Many of the images are newly created in the past year, so those of you that know my Impressions of Light ebook, you will see fresh new images!
I want to share this with you since many of us are exploring self-publishing options, and I’ve wanted to produce calendars for sale and gifts. I found a well-designed template, so I simply added images and captions. It was more work than I had hoped for as I haven’t used Adobe InDesign for awhile, but all said, it was worth the effort. The quality of the reproductions is very good. The size is based on 8.5×11 pages, so the open calendar is 17×11. The only issue is getting the calendar to lay flat, but with a bit of back-folding, it works fine. If you’ve wanted to make your own calendar, this is a good option. Here are some screenshots of the layout below.
Oh and by the way, if you like the look of my calendar, they are for sale on the MagCloud web site for just $9.99:
Start out your New Year with William Neill’s Impressions of Light 2012 Calendar!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Bill
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III__EF70-200mm f/2.8L USM__1/4 sec at f / 4.5__ISO 100__FILTER: Singh Ray Vari-ND
Here is a newly processed image, made in March, from the same Coarsegold, CA location I’ve earlier posted on my blog: http://bit.ly/fJHRRw. I made the image above with low-angle sunlight on the first morning, then returned the next morning when the light was flatter. Below is the image from the second morning. Which one do you like better?
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III__EF70-200mm f/2.8L USM__0.7 sec at f / 9.5__ISO 100
Enjoy, and let me know your thoughts, Bill
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III__EF70-200mm f/2.8L USM__1/2 sec at f / 8.0__ISO 100
I am trying to catch up with processing all the images I’ve made in the last few months. It has been a very productive time for me! Here is one taken on February 2o. I have already posted another image from this session, but I made a quick edit initially so I felt the need to dig back through the captures to see what else was was there. This is an important process for all of us photographers, because we can generate so many versions of any given composition that we can’t digest them all in one or two editing sessions.
I will post two here for your review and comparison. The top image is newly post-processed, and the bottom photograph was posted on Facebook in February. For both images, I used my trusty Singh Ray Vari-ND in order to use slow shutter speeds. Your thoughts are welcome.
Enjoy, William Neill
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III__EF70-200mm f/2.8L USM__0.7 sec at f / 6.7__ISO 100
This past week, I made around 700 exposures at a favorite location where the plains of the Central Valley meet the Sierra foothills near Fresno. The conditions were spectacular as the recent winter storms came and went, billowing clouds and beams of sunlight.
Here is one of my new Impressions of Light images. I am still editing in Lightroom, and hope to post more soon. To learn more about how I create these photographs and why, read my essay on Luminous Landscape. One key ingredient to making this image, and many of my other Impressions images, is Singh Ray’s Vari_ND filter, which allows me great flexibility in my choice of shutter speeds. Here is another example of how I’ve used this filter: The Intimate Landscapes of William Neill.
Enjoy! Bill
