On Aviation and Photography:
"You haven't seen a tree until you've seen its shadow from the sky." -- Amelia Earhart
“You don't take a photograph, you make it.” - - Ansel Adams
UPDATED: September 19, 2010
Hi, My name is Bill and I am updating my homepage to reflect a wonderful event in my life...marriage, September 18, 2010, to my best friend Tara...known to many of you as auntietk here on Renderosity.
We "met" shortly after I joined Renderosity in August 2008. We share a love for photography and indeed all types of art.
We live north of Seattle and enjoy getting to share photographic excursions and information with other Renderositians ( is "Renderositians" even a word? ). LOL
As for me, it seems like I've been taking pictures all my life but I didn't get serious enough to purchase my first Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) camera until May 2008. In May 2009 I upgraded from an Olympus E-510 to an Olympus E-30 with a wide variety of lenses.
My subject areas of interest include absolutely everything but with a frequent return to airplanes, cars, tanks, etc., ...or as Tara says, machines that make lots of noise;-)
If you are curious, I am pictured above in a Grumman Corsair on a taxiway of the Kansas City Downtown Airport. I used to fly and train others to fly airplanes. That will explain my frequent forays into the world of aviation. Last but by no means least, thanks to Pannyhb for introducing me to Renderosity. The moment I saw it I was hooked.
Fine print: Yes, the photo above is a photo manipulation:-)
Comments (25)
artaddict2
Spectacular formation shot Bill, amazing!
junge1
Great shot Bill!
Dianthus
Excellent capture Bill:)
whaleman
Nice shot against that background!
durleybeachbum
Superb shot, Bill!
prutzworks
nice capture
glix70
Great flight formation capture and beautful contrast with the clouds!!! Great shot!!! :)
Emil-arts
WoW!!! Is the formation really that close or did you use a clone brush :) Great work Bill.
drace68
After reading Emil-arts comment, I wondered. There are subtle differences in the cockpits and port stabilizers. Rare scene.
anahata.c
I assume there's an art to aerial photography in land or in air; and this seems to capture part of it because the planes, though airborne, seem almost suspended, like toys; and even though they're readying for a landing it's still amazing to see them look almost still, almost like a dog in your arms just as you approach the floor (its legs & body arched & ready to jump). For me, a very clear and almost still shot. I like this capture a lot. (I assume only someone very familiar with flight could even know how to get this moment; most people probably wouldn't know the moment was approaching...)
fredster66
Great job, Bill...
debbielove
Hi bill! First thing I noticed when this opened on my screen were the clouds! So, you did it! Well done. Next trick, slightly more difficult I find, is to do the same with the clouds and bring out the colours on the planes as well.....without losing cloud effects! Great picture, my friend and thanks for the info. Have to wonder, whats a current US truck doing in civil ownership in the UK? Threw me! Rob.
skipper62
Beautiful shot, clouds vs aircraft great contrast. Seeing the peacefulness of the birds its hard to realize they are moving over 140 mph... Your capture makes me think immediately of Flight Officer Magee's "High Flight" Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth Of sun-split clouds - and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of ....... http://www.deltaweb.co.uk/spitfire/hiflight.htm.. Good memories, good times, thanks Cheers, Skipper
PD154
Nice shot Bill, this is not an easy thing to do exposurewise, you did a great job.
moonrancher
Excellent shot including a powerful sky.
MagikUnicorn
Great formation shot !
neiwil
Why do they look so familiar ? :) Thanks again for the help Bill. Is it just the angle or is the bottom right one a 2 seater??. As said above stunning work on the clouds.
Fred255
Great shot! They looks almost as good as our display team. The Red Arrows 8~)
Buffalo1
Down and dirty in perfect formation. What a cool shot!
frankie96
Very nice....neat image...
Richardphotos
I have been able to see them at there home base doing maneuvers over North Las Vegas, but they are so high it would be uesless to take a picture.yours is excellent
goodoleboy
Super POV to catch the F-16s, in perfect formation, coming in for a landing, Bill! Like the cloud background also.
beachzz
Wow, awesome capture of these big birds--I saw the Blue Angels once and these guys sure know how to fly, all of em!!
bronwyn_lea
Fantastic capture! My son would love this and so do I. I love jets. They are just thrilling.
poet001
Hi Bill, thanks for the nice compliments and for visiting my gallery. I admired your opening picture right away of you standing next to the Harrier. This photograph reminds me of the pictures my son sent when he flew an F16 in an Air Show up in Alaska. He's in the Air Force and has made it a career. He will be stopping by for a few days in between transferring to a NC base. So thanks again for dropping by and keep adding to that nice gallery of yours. Richard