Greetings from the Sierra Nevada!
I was recently was interviewed by Josh Reichmann at The Luminous Landscape. To read the interview, see HERE:
Below you will find the collection of images included in the interview. Feel free to add your comments below, especially which one or ones are your favorites.
Happy Spring,
William Neill
PS. Each image includes basic camera data, and the year taken. Thought you might enjoy seeing the wide range of time in which my work has been made.
Black oaks and Cathedral Rocks, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California 1984
Wista 4×5 Metal Field Camera
Crab apple blossoms along the Oconaluftee River, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina 1992
Wista 4×5 Metal Field Camera
Cascade Falls, Yosemite National Park, California 2005
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II, 70.0-200.0 mm,
1/1000 second at f/9, ISO 200
Monterey Pines in Fog, Monterey, California 2005
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II, 70.0-200.0 mm,
1/1 second at f/22, ISO 100
Forzen Lake, Lassen Volcanic National Park, California 2004
Wista 4×5 Metal Field Camera
Winter sunset reflections in Merced River, Gates of the Valley, Yosemite National Park, California 1989
Wista 4×5 Metal Field Camera
Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California 2006
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II, 70.0-200.0 mm,
1/6 second at f/32, ISO 100
Pattern in the mud, Paria Canyon/Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness Area, Utah 1985
Wista 4×5 Metal Field Camera
Dawn, Mono Lake, California 2006
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II, 70.0-200.0 mm,
20.00 second at f/16, ISO 100
Giant sequoia and fir tree in the fog, Sequoia National Park, California, 1993
Wista 4×5 Metal Field Camera
Redbud and dogwood, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee 1991
Wista 4×5 Metal Field Camera
Dogwood in bloom and the Merced River, Yosemite National Park, California 1994
Wista 4×5 Metal Field Camera
Twilight, Scripps Pier, La Jolla, California 2010
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III, EF70-200mm f/2.8L USM,
20.00 second at f/22, ISO 640
Rock, Water and Tree, Cascade Falls, Yosemite National Park, California 2011
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III, EF70-200mm f/2.8L USM,
1/2 second at f/27, ISO 320
Erosion, near Ubehebe Crater, Death Valley National Monument, California 1983
Wista 4×5 Metal Field Camera
Blue Icebergs, Cierva Cove, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica 2014
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM,
1/750 second at f/22, ISO 1600
Iceberg Sculpture, Pleneau Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica 2014
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM,
1/125 second at f/19, ISO 800
Ice and Grass, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California 2015
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, TS-E90mm f/2.8,
1.50 second at f/19, ISO 100
Autumn Snowstorm, Yosemite National Park, California 2015
ILCE-7RM2, 70-200mm F2.8 G SSM,
1/8 second at f/16, ISO 400
WHISPERS OF LIGHT
Oak Branches, Ahwahnee, California 2018
ILCE-7RM2, 16-35mm F2.8 G SSM II,
1/4 second at f/16, ISO 400
Pear tree in bloom, Fresno, California 2018
ILCE-7RM2, 16-35mm F2.8 G SSM II,
1/100 second at f/13, ISO 640
NATURAL COLLECTIONS
Purple Plum Blossoms #4, 2018
ILCE-7RM2, 90mm F2.8,
1.60 second at f/32, ISO 100
Three Big-Leaf Maple leaves, 2017
ILCE-7RM2, 90mm F2.8,
1/2 second at f/20, ISO 100
Two Nautilus Shells 2017
ILCE-7RM2, 90mm F2.8,
1/3 second at f/14, ISO 100
Table Mountain, California 2006
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II, 70.0-200.0 mm,
1.60 second at f/22, ISO 100
June 25, 2019 at 9:36 AM
hello,
just looking at the images i have a question that i was going to ask you, before coming to this page. when i first saw your images many moons ago there were no digital cameras and you shot sheet film and your images were excellent. yes digital has a longer dynamic range but for my eyes, a well made transparency really shines. i use a nikon d850 and a hasselblad h3d ll 22 cameras. do you at times still shoot film either for fun or for serious work. since the prices on ebay are so cheap now, i have picked up a nikon f5 for b&w and f4 for color just to have fun and the results are making me contemplate medium or large format film again along with the 2 digital cameras i have. i would like to hear your thoughts.
thanks
david distefano
July 1, 2019 at 8:04 AM
Just saw this. I haven’t used film for 14 years and don’t miss it. Hope this helps!