Posts Tagged ‘William Neill’
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III__EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM__1/8 sec at f / 16__ISO 400
Last Friday, I drove my daughter to school in a spring snowstorm. On my way home, I stopped at a favorite pond. The flakes fell furiously, with that silent energy of falling snow. The meadow and oaks were white, the landscape simplified like a black and white etching. I used my 24-105mm to capture a wide view of the scene, trying to break my habit of isolating intimate details of nature. Well, it didn’t work out in that regard. After struggling with a wide composition, I zoomed in on the falling flakes and tree reflections. In order to show the snow and preserve the ripple shapes, I boosted my ISO to 4oo for a faster shutter speed along with the small aperture.
I am not sure others will enjoy the subtle quietude of this photograph, but this type of experience is what inspires me most deeply, a new Landscapes of the Spirit image for that ongoing portfolio.
Namaste, Bill
Tags: canon eos 1ds mark III, Landscape Photography, nature patterns, Sierra Nevada, William Neill, williamneill.com
Posted in Inspiration, Landscape Photography, Nature, Patterns of Nature, photography, Sierra Nevada | 5 Comments »
Sunday, April 10th, 2011
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
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Tags: canon eos 1ds mark III, forest, Impressions of Light, Landscape Photography, trees, William Neill, williamneill.com
Posted in Impressions of Light, Landscape Photography, Nature, Patterns of Nature, photography | 8 Comments »
Monday, April 4th, 2011
William Neill's Yosemite: Volume One iPad App
Here is a set of screenshots of my soon-to-be-released iPad app. When the app is available on the iTunes store, I will post it here. The ebook is an app version of my latest ebook: William Neill’s Yosemite: Volume One. Lots of cool interactivity, including connections to Facebook and Twitter.
Anyone interested? It will cost only $5.00! Please share with your friends…
My app was made by Jim Goldstein. For more info on his App offerings: ePhotobook App Inquiry Form
http://www.jmg-galleries.com/blog/ipad-app/
Tags: 4x5, 4x5 Film, Landscape Photography, large format photography, Macro Photograph, national park, William Neill, williamneill.com, yosemite, yosemite valley
Posted in Landscape Photography, Nature, Resources, Sierra Nevada, Yosemite National Park | 1 Comment »
Thursday, March 17th, 2011
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III__EF70-200mm f/2.8L USM__1/3 sec at f / 19__ISO 200
I have lived in the Sierra for 33 years, and I have always been thrilled when seeing the first buckeyes popping out in early spring. The leaves come out so fast that I have never caught that moment I have enjoyed for so many years. The bare branches of these small trees often have wonderful patterns that I have photographed during the winter months. See one such image on mine on the OP site: The Digital Deluge.
I have been wanting to capture that sense of early spring that I have seen and felt every spring for so long. The timing for this image was critical – early enough in the budding process to still see the branch patterns and also see the full, radiating shapes of the leaves. On Tuesday morning, on my Morning Light run, I think I captured the moment.
Enjoy! Bill
Tags: canon eos 1ds mark III, forest, Landscape Photography, leaves, Macro Photograph, Sierra Nevada Mountains, spring, tree trunks, trees, William Neill, williamneill.com
Posted in Landscape Photography, Nature, Nature's Design, Patterns of Nature, photography, Sierra Nevada, Sierra Nevada Mountains | 7 Comments »
Friday, February 18th, 2011
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
Tags: canon eos 1ds mark III, Impressions of Light, Landscape Photography, William Neill, williamneill.com
Posted in Impressions of Light, Landscape Photography, Nature, photography, Sierra Nevada Mountains | 8 Comments »
