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Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III__EF70-200mm f/2.8L USM__1/2 sec at f / 6.7__ISO 100
I continue to edit my Cally Lily images. I made a few new Impressions of Light images. Here is one of them. Would love to hear your comments!
Cheers, Bill
I haven’t had time to fully edit my Yosemite images from last weekend. Soon, I hope!
Impressions of Light – Deluxe Edition
Impressions of Light – Digital Edition
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III__TS-E90mmf/2.8+2x Extender__1.5 sec at f / 2.8__ISO 100
Yesterday afternoon, and early this morning, I took about 550 frames of my purple plum trees which are in bloom. I know about quality over quantity, but this is what happens when I get excited making Impressions of Light images!
I have barely started editing, but found this one to share. Below you can see the setup I used for both the ice image, and this blur! Ironic somehow… For the blossom images, I added the Singh Ray Vari-ND filter, which I’ve used often for my Impressions images. It allowed me to use the widest aperture for shallow depth of field, but still use a slow shutter speed.
In the next few days, I will edit and upload more new images to share. For more Impressions of Light images, see my ebook:
Taken with my iPhone
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III__TS-E90mm f/2.8__1/180 sec at f / 2.8__ISO 400
New photo! I made this image yesterday evening. My purple plums are just started blooming, so out comes the camera! I used my Canon 90mm TS lens with two Canon 2x extenders. It’s a bit like have a Lensbaby, and I could play around with focus point and blurring the background. The image was made from two exposures blended – one “sharp” and the other complete soft focus.
Enjoy! Bill
There are several purple plum images in my Impressions of Light ebook: Impressions of Light. Download it now for only $15.00.
I first started my Impressions of Light series because I was inspired by some of my BetterPhoto.com students. I began my making single frame exposures with camera motion. That was many years ago. This fall, I am teaching a very talented group of students, and several are using Multiple Exposure techniques with excellent results. So I had to see what I could do. Never really liked the more “nervous” look of most ME imagery, but I had to push myself to experiment.
Here is my first attempt. These trees are right across the street from my house but this was the first time I’ve photographed them. Good color this fall. I used nine exposures blended in Photoshop in very unformulated and random capacities on each layer. Just tried to make it look good. Later, I learned that there was a “proper” formula but I didn’t like the results as much.
I liked the results, but still wasn’t sure that the image was finished. Then, one of my current BetterPhoto students reminded me of the Orton Technique. This version uses this technique, which I feel “completes” the image. Dark and moody tones reflect the emotion of the rainy day scene to me, but the blur softens the overall mood and the edginess of the ME technique.
Enjoy, Bill
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III__EF70-200mm f/2.8L USM__1/45 sec at f / 2.8
Impressions of Light - Photographs by William Neill
My Impressions of Light book is now available in an 8×10 size on Blurb!
Ride the Light,
Bill
Impressions of Light | By William Neill | Category: Fine Art Photography | Blurb
“My goal is to remove context within a landscape, distilling down to its essence, in order to convey the energy of a subject or scene in a fresh way, much as snow simplifies the land.”
“For me, these images deflect the mind’s tendency to dwell on the concrete issues of place and name when viewing a subject. The spirit of a place or an object can be more strongly conveyed.”
Neill considers not only light and composition but emotion to be essential ingredients of successful images. He relentlessly seeks the artistic and spiritual truth that emerges from his subjects. This dazzling collection of photographs displays a full range of light and shadow, intimacy and mystery, and drama and serenity that his explorations have revealed. Whether capturing Big Sur surf at twilight, the sensual forms of iris petals, or the autumnal glow of an eastern forest, Neill invites the viewer to contemplate scenes of immense beauty as well as emotional renewal.
“I’m trying to stretch, not just to be different but also to find new ways to express what I’ve been trying to show all along—the beauty of nature.”
Impressions of Light – Digital Edition
Photographs by William Neill
Sadhna Press, 2008
Single Page and Double Page Spread Versions for versatile viewing options
$15.00 USD Available as Downloadable PDF.
100 pages, 69 Photographs
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