Outdoor Photo Gear » William Neill http://www.outdoorphotogear.com/blog Great Photography Gear and Accessories for the Wildlife, Landscape, and Nature Photographers Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:24:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 My Summer Vacation by William Neill http://www.outdoorphotogear.com/blog/my-summer-vacation-by-william-neill-5919 http://www.outdoorphotogear.com/blog/my-summer-vacation-by-william-neill-5919#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:05:24 +0000 William Neill http://dpexperience.com/?p=4999 This summer, I traveled with my family on a camping trip to the Bandon area of the Oregon coast. It was cold and windy, which is not unusual there but it was a refreshing break from the heat where I live. On the first evening after setting up camp, we were eating dinner in town. A thick fog had rolled in along the Coquille River, and I noticed these pier pilings mysteriously appearing and disappearing in the mist. After dinner, I spent nearly an hour photographing these piers.

Pier Pilings, Coquille River, Bandon, Oregon 2010

When composing this image, I wanted to show both the ethereal foggy mood and the depth of the posts fading out into the mist. I shuffled my camera position until I found a good rhythm of spaces between each line. This spacing accentuates the fascinating graphic structure because each space defines a post, and avoids the merging of that shape. For this image, I used the Singh Ray Vari-ND to lengthen the exposure. This technique does a great job of simplifying the overall image since the blurring “washes away” the textures of the water. To me, this heightens a feeling of the piers floating in space.

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William writes a regular column, On Landscape, where he conveys his images, techniques, and viewpoints on landscape photography.

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William attended the University of Colorado and graduated with a BA degree in Environmental Conservation in 1976.  The connection between William's formal education and his images is pervasive.  During summer breaks from college, he worked in Glacier and in North Cascades National Parks.  William spent those summers backpacking extensively and began to carry a camera to record his treks.  A year after graduation, he began working in Yosemite, and never left.

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