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 (45)
bimm3d
gorgeous picture!!!
elfin14doaks
Great shot and play with textures. Awesome work!!!!!!!!!!!!!
beachzz
LOL, great title and fun stuff!!
PD154
Well done on this capture bud, love it!
auntietk
I thought of you today while I was sitting waiting for birds to show up. Love the wing blur ... nicely done!
DarkStormCrow
Excellent shot!
durleybeachbum
I like the effect, and the shot is great!
lyron
Great image!!!
bazza
Superb capture, nice effect, Lovely work!!
tpx1
great capture! and good effect there.
debbielove
This looks cool, Bill! Like it..... THERE! That shocked you... Lol. No, I do filters... Another great effort and your birds are very camera friendly! They must be getting used to posing... Lol. Rob.
morningglory
Cool! Turned out very well.
Rainastorm
They seem to be deep in bird-conversation that's for sure! lol
THROBBE
Great shot and nice texture Bill! :)
drace68
Wonderful image and caption. They do contest for feeding rights.
DAVER2112
Very nice capture & postwork. :)
kenmo
Excellent photo art...!!!
tizjezzme
Neat shot Bill; love that canvas texture too :)
kansas
Super shot. Nice texture.
bronwyn_lea
This is such an excellent capture!
Meisiekind
Oh Bill, I love the filter... it looks like a painting... and your subjects surely are flapping... Wonderful work overall my friend! :)
jendellas
The textures are great, the pic looks like a painting on canvass
moonrancher
Very nice treatment, Bill. Gives a good idea how your image will look when actually printed on textured paper without the filter.
sandra46
excellent work! i like it very much!
MagikUnicorn
Excellent texture F/X Bill
virginiese
love the wings' movement ! nice texturing and postwork too !
Fred255
Great work!
Jay-el-Jay
It is fun to watch the birds feeding.A nice shot.
tennesseecowgirl
Fantastic!!
goodoleboy
Oh, I can see someone has used the canvas filter in this splendid composition of finches in a showdown over territorial imperative, Bill! Stellar effects in this one.