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Here is an image from Friday morning… I used Nik HDR Effex Pro to combine 5 exposures. Enjoy!

I am unsure of the right words to describe the emotions I felt when standing before this scene, but “powerfully uplifting” is what comes to mind. It caught my breath and soothed my soul at a moment when it was most need.

Last week, John O’Connor and I took a client to photograph at a nearby waterfall. Here is another one of my photographs from the morning, but I have first one above is my favorite.

Enjoy,  Bill

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I made this image on Friday before the big winter snowstorm hit us on the weekend. I am thrilled with the photo, and have many other versions to process, but just had to share this one! BTW, I used my trusty Vari-ND for this new Impressions of Light image.

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Here is a series of images taken during a Sunday snowstorm.  This oak is across the street from my house.

Enjoy!

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I have been delinquent with my blog posts lately.  It has been quicker and easier for me to post new images and comments to my Facebook page.

Here are some recent photographs.  Enjoy!

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Oaks and Fog, Sierra Nevada Foothills, California  2010

I finally found great conditions for my Morning Light series!  On Sunday night, we had a rip-roaring thunderstorm in our area.  When I drove my daughter to Coarsegold on Monday morning, there was a thick fog at her school.  On my way home, I spotted these beautiful oaks across from the school.  I spent the next 45 minutes blissfully in the fog, photographing every variation I could think of.

Enjoy,

Bill

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Earlier this week, I received three calla lilies to photograph.  For three days, I left them in a corner of my dining room where I have found magic light in the past (see blog post from October 2009).  I hung my every-ready black velvet on a chair behind the blossoms.  On the second day, the early morning sun glanced across this one flow.  Aiming downward, I needed f/32 and a little lens tilt to hold sharpness in the vase and flower.

Due to the wide contrast, I bracketed seven exposures that were one stop apart.  This image was made with six of those frames using Photomatix by my assistant John.  The exposure blend enabled us to show fine separation of tones in the white, nice shading in the green stems but left the background black.

I made about 700 exposures in various light, including some blurs and many 7-frame brackets, so I still have much editing to do.

Until I can polish up some more selects, I hope you enjoy this one.  Let me know your thoughts!

Cheers,  Bill

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