{"id":3894,"date":"2013-06-24T12:14:39","date_gmt":"2013-06-24T19:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.williamneill.com\/blog\/?p=3894"},"modified":"2013-06-24T12:49:13","modified_gmt":"2013-06-24T19:49:13","slug":"high-country-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.williamneill.com\/index.php\/2013\/06\/high-country-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"High Country Spring!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Greetings from the Sierra Nevada,<\/p>\n

In my past two blogs posts, I’ve shared new work from this spring and early summer. \u00a0Here are four more, with comments and details below each image.
\n<\/a>If you have a favorite image from below, or comments, please add below! \u00a0My favorite is the first one!<\/p>\n

Ride the Light,<\/p>\n

Bill
\nWilliam Neill Private Yosemite Workshops<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Corn Lily Leaves, Yosemite National Park, California
\nThis photograph is made from four frames with bracketed focus points, blended with Zerene Stacker software (http:\/\/zerenesystems.com\/cms\/stacker<\/a>).
\n<\/em>Copyright \u00a9 2013 William Neill<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nCorn Lily Leaves, Yosemite National Park, California
\nThis photograph is made from four frames with bracketed focus points, blended with Zerene Stacker software (http:\/\/zerenesystems.com\/cms\/stacker<\/a>).\u00a0<\/em>
\nCopyright \u00a9 2013 William Neill<\/p>\n

While creating the first two Corn Lily images, I clearly remembered one of Paul Caponigro’s finest photographs, of an apple that reminds most who see it of a galaxy of stars. I happily acknowledge that inspiration. Be sure to read\u00a0John Paul Caponigro<\/a>s blog post here:http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/7846\/masterworks-in-my-collection-paul-caponigro-apple-new-york-city-1964\/<\/a><\/p>\n

“To see a World in a Grain of Sand
\nAnd a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
\nHold Infinity in the palm of your hand
\nAnd Eternity in an hour…” -William Blake.<\/p>\n

Or a galaxy in these Corn Lily leaves.<\/p>\n

I created the two versions, trying to best heighten the “galaxy” effect of rain drops and pollen I was inspired by on these leaves.<\/p>\n

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\nSunbeam on Corn Lily Leaves, Yosemite National Park, California
\nCanon EOS-1Ds Mark III, TS-E90mm f\/2.8,
\n1\/4 second at f\/22, ISO 400
\nCopyright \u00a9 2013 William Neill<\/p>\n

When photographing corn lilies a couple of weeks ago, the weather was just what I wanted, overcast and dizzily. But for a few minutes, the sun burst through to backlight the wondrous leaves.<\/p>\n

Sometimes the light is all shining on me…<\/p>\n

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\nSunset over the Merced River Canyon, Yosemite National Park, California
\nCanon EOS-1Ds Mark III, EF24-105mm f\/4L IS USM,
\n1\/10 second at f\/9.5, ISO 100
\nCopyright \u00a9 2013 William Neill<\/p>\n

I was near Glacier Point when photographing the corn lilies above, and could have arrived in time for an incredible rainbow at sunset (not that it bugs me AT ALL). But I didn’t… I did see amazing light and colorful clouds on my way home\u00a0to Oakhurst with sunset light streaming through pouring rain over the Merced River Canyon, my home for 20 years. Stopped to photograph, and here is one of them. I created it using the 32-bit plugin from\u00a0Photomatix Pro<\/a>, selecting the images in\u00a0Adobe Photoshop Lightroom<\/a>\u00a0which blends the images through the plugin and brings the TIFF back to LR. I also used Lens Correction to straighten out the trees.<\/p>\n

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