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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
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
I am finally posting a selection of my favorite photographs from 2010. Maybe I’ll have to follow the trend and pick the top ten.
Please let me know which ones are your favs! Thanks to all of you who have followed my ongoing adventures in creative photography.
Happy New Year, Bill
Salsify Seeds, 2010
Ice, Ahwahnee, California 2010
Stones and reflections, Ahwahnee, California 2010
Valley Oak and fog, Ahwahnee, California 2010
Valley Oaks and fog at sunrise, Ahwahnee, California 2010
Plum Blossom, Ahwahnee, California 2010
Plum Blossom #2, Ahwahnee, California 2010
Sunrise at Scripps Pier, La Jolla, California 2010
Twilight, Scripps Pier, La Jolla, California 2010
Twilight at Scripps Pier, La Jolla, California 2010
Three Calla Lilies, Ahwahnee, California 2010
Two Calla Lilies, Ahwahnee, California 2010
Dogwood Branches over the Merced River, Yosemite National Park, 2010
Dogwood Branch, Merced River, Yosemite National Park, 2010
Lily, Ahwahnee, California 2010
Pier Pilings and Fog, Coquille River, Bandon, Oregon 2010
Pier Pilings in the Coquille River, Bandon, Oregon 2010
Pier Pilings, Coquille River, Bandon, Oregon 2010
Rock formation and driftwood, Bandon, Oregon 2010
Two Lilies, Ahwahnee, California 2010
Sunflower Impression, Ahwahnee, California 2010
Sunflower, Ahwahnee, California 2010
Four Oaks, Coarsegold, California 2010
Sunbeams and Forest, Sierra Nevada Foothills, California 2010
Grasses and Raindrops, Siesta Lake, Yosemite National Park, California 2010
Aspen, Conway Summit, California 2010
Aspen and Sierra Nevada Mountains, Conway Summit, California 2010
Sunrise Storm Clouds, Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve, California 2010
Pinecones, Mono Lake Tufa
State Natural Reserve, California 2010
Sunrise surf, Carmel, California 2010
Rocks and Surf, Carmel, California 2010
Rock Formations and surf, Pt. Lobos State Reserve, California 2010
Winter Hills, Diablo Mountains, Pacheco Pass, California 2010
Cows and Winter Hills, Diablo Mountains, Pacheco Pass, California 2010
Autumn oak and snowstorm, Ahwahnee, California 2010
Oaks in autumn snowstorm, Ahwahnee, California 2010
Autumn oaks and snowflakes, Ahwahnee, California 2010
Calla Leaf, Ahwahnee, California 2010
Pine forest in fog, Ahwahnee, California 2010
Oak forest in fog, Ahwahnee, California 2010
