Tag Archives: California

Aperture Academy Featured Photographer

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Neal Pritchard

Recently I had the great pleasure of being invited to be a featured photographer for Aperture Academy by my good friend Brian Reub. Brian does a lot of workshops for the Academy along with Stephen Oachs. Both of whom … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape Images, Thoughts and Rants | Tagged Aperture Academy, Brian Reub, California, landscapes, nature, Neal Pritchard, panoramic photography, Panoramic Prints, Photography, Prints, san jose, Spool Photography, Stephen Oachs, USA | 13 Comments

Waterfalls and Trees

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Neal Pritchard

A blast from the past. While sending a good portion of yesterday researching and refining a certain technique I thought I would try it on on a particular image that has been lying around for a while now, never really … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape Images | Tagged California, Canon, gardens, Images, landscapes, Leaves, Neal Pritchard, Photography, photos, spool, Trees, USA, Waterfalls, Wilderness | 20 Comments

San Francisco Bay Sailing

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Neal Pritchard

Just messing around when I should be filing and loading images to the site … Getting side tracked sometimes is a problem, I always like working on new images and find it easy to start something new if I get … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape Images | Tagged 5D Mrk II, Bay, Bridges, California, Canon, Golden Gate, Images, landscapes, Neal Pritchard, Photography, sailing, San Francisco, spool, USA | 4 Comments

June Mountain

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Neal Pritchard

What started off as a hour watching the Nat Geo show Phantom Wolverines and the insane scenery they live inspired me into a short post session and an image of June Mountain. Taken last year with Leon and Luke while … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape Images | Tagged California, Canon, Images, Inyo National Forest, June Mountain, landscapes, Mountains, Neal Pritchard, Photography, Prints, Rocks, Trees, USA | 4 Comments

Mirror Lake

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Neal Pritchard

National Parks all over the world have there version of a Mirror Lake … You have Lake Placid in New York State, Mirror Lake State Park Wisconsin, Mirror Lake Kootenays in BC Canada and Mirror Lake at Lake Matheson in … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape Images | Tagged Black & White Photography, California, Clouds, Images, Lakes, landscapes, MIrror lake, National Parks, photos, Rocks, Spool Photography, Vallery, Yosemite | 17 Comments

California Aspens

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Neal Pritchard

When the color version is junk what do you do … Mess around with light and shadows in Black & White. Getting a serious liking to Black & White photography of late since a few of my Yosemite National Park … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape Images | Tagged Apens, Black & White Photography, California, Images, photos, Spool Photography | 9 Comments

Lake Tahoe Prints

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Neal Pritchard

Another image from the Lake Tahoe collection. Of the images I have taken from Lake Tahoe this would be my favorite so far. Would love to one day photograph the lake in the snow season. As the lake is pretty … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged California, Canon 5D Mrk II, Clouds, For Sale, Images, Lake Tahoe, Landscape, landscape photography, Nevada, Photography, photos, Prints, Rocks, Spool Photography, sunrise, USA, Water | 15 Comments

Mossbrae Falls Panoramic Prints

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Neal Pritchard

Most landscape photographers have their special spots, locations they feel one with nature etc. For me this would be one of many on my list. This whole location provided myself with a very special memorable experience. The 50 foot falls … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape Images | Tagged California, Canon, Fall Colors, landscapes, Limited Edition Prints, Mossbrae Falls, Neal Pritchard Images, Northern, Panorama, Panoramic, Sacramento River, Spool Photography, Spring Falls, USA, Volcanic Rock, Waterfalls | 11 Comments

Mono Lake California

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Neal Pritchard

Mono Lake in the strange place. Tucked behind Yosemite National Park, Lake Tahoe, Lee Vining, Bodie and between Sierra Nevada Mountain Ranges to the west and east sits this small lake that is around 1-3 million years old among the … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape Images | Tagged Bodie, California, Canon, Coyote, Images, Mono Basin, Mono Lake, Mountains, Neal Pritchard Images, North America, Panorama, Panoramic, photos, Prints, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Spool Photography, Tahoe, Wolves, Yosemite | 4 Comments

Bodie California

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Neal Pritchard

What to do on a Sunday afternoon? Join the throngs of others at Bodie and shoot what you can. While not a primary shoot I had alway wanted to visit an authentic ghost town, not a movie set replica. Bodie … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape Images | Tagged 1880, Bodie, California, For Sale, Ghost Town, Images, photos, Prints, Spool Photography, State Parks, USA | 4 Comments

Merry Christmas

Posted on December 20, 2009 by Neal Pritchard

Yosemite Valley Merry Christmas to all the readers and followers of this blog and their families. Thank you all for your support and encouragement over the past year, I have had one of the best years of my life with … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape Images, Thoughts and Rants | Tagged California, Images, Merry Christmas, Panorama, Panoramic, Photography, photos, Spool Photography, Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Valley | 27 Comments

Yosemite Falls Black @ White Images

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Neal Pritchard

Thank the heavens for the rain …. When Luke and I first turned up to Yosemite National Park it looked dry, very dry. Yosemite Falls was not flowing at all and the Merced River was very low. I think this … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape Images | Tagged Black & White Prints, California, Canon 5D Mrk II, First Light, Images, landscapes, photos, Prints, Rocks, Spool Photography Images, sunrise, USA, Water, Waterfalls, Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park | 12 Comments

San Francisco

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Neal Pritchard

I had visited the Marin county hills on many occasions dating back to my hike up Mount Tam back in 1988. This time was a little different I ventured past Mt Tam and just let the road take me where … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape Images | Tagged Black & White Photography, California, Canon 5D Mrk II, Clouds, Fog, Golden Gate Bridge, Hills, Images, Landscape Images, landscape photography, landscapes, Limited Edition Prints, Long Exposure, Marin County, Mount Tam, Northern California, Panorama, Photography, photos, Prints, San Francisco, San Francisco Panoramic, Spool Photography, The Bay Bridge, Trans America Building | 23 Comments

Yosemite National Park Prints

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Neal Pritchard

El Capitan Yosemite 3000 feet shear granite face …. WordPress Jpeg version at least 1 stop darker than the tiff version for some reason. http://www.spoolphotography.com

Posted in Landscape Images | Tagged California, Canon 5D Mrk II, Clouds, El Capitan, Images, Landscape Images, landscape photography, Limited Edition Prints, Long Exposure, Northern California, Photography, photos, Prints, Rocks, Spool Photography, sunrise, USA, Yosemite National Park | 13 Comments

Postcard From Lake Tahoe

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Neal Pritchard

Having a blast shooting every morning and evening, lights been pretty good most times. No snags along the road as yet. Came across a mother and cub Bear on the way back home last night had to stop and let … Continue reading →