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 (31)
Meisiekind
Oh gosh Bill - I'm so ignorant when it comes to these things... it looks like something between a submarine and some airplane... The capture however is superb and I love the treatment! Forgive me... :)
Digitaleagle
Fantastic capture, I've never seen one before but what a cool looking plane, very nice presentation!!
DavidEMartin
Good old flying suicide torpedos..... Nice work, isolating the aircraft's image from its very crowded setting and making it into a standalone graphic. Stray thought-- imagine some kit plane builder making modern flying replicas of these things!
chuter
The trainers had the landing skid and ballast instead of explosives . . . and the orange paint. Great shot.
PD154
Another winner from your extreme makeover series Bill :)
THROBBE
That is a cool looking vehicle for sure! And your post work really spices it up Bill! Nice work!
durleybeachbum
Spooky! The japanese have such a different mindset to us Westeners. great image.
cfulton
I wonder if the pilots were volunteers... The power of mind games. Cheers, Clive
flavia49
Superb!! I've seen pictures of the Ohka kamikaze bomb, but that's amazing!!! fantastic postwork!
orig_buggy
that is beautiful ....Putting you on my prayer list! God speed to good health!
lyron
Very cool image!!
DAVER2112
Really cool image! Almost looks like a submarine with wings. :)
goodoleboy
Great Scott, an orange Divine Wind! A one way trip to join one's ancestors, baby! Cool POV and contrast against the dark background, Bill.
drace68
Different mindset, indeed. Glad most of the Bettys got splashed.
Osper
There is no light at the end of this tunnel, when you ride one.
npauling
I love the colouring of this one.
auntietk
Oh! And with a link! Now THAT is minimalist work. Nice! :D
weesel
ISTR this was called a Baka Bomb.
beachzz
I have no idea what this is, but wow, would I like to FLY on it--GREAT work!!
Buffalo1
Wonderful render of this dangerous suicide plane. Good thing the transport bombers, usually "Bettys" were so vulnerable to USN fighters.
moonrancher
Wow! Love how you did this. That's some ka-boom red. Excellent work, Bill.
bazza
Superb capture Bill Never seen one before, ty for this post..Amazing!!
MagikUnicorn
Hey Thats COOL My friend Jacques will race this weekend in NASCAR :) Walkins Gleen NY
debbielove
Another wall print work I think here.. This one works well has to be said... Excellently done.. You are getting good at this now.. Hope your doing OK mate... Rob.
jendellas
I thought it was a sub, just shows what I know!!!!!
Fred255
I bet there are not many of those left. Good POV
junge1
Nice treatment and interesting information Bill!
Richardphotos
really turned out excellent
tpx1
nice work
anahata.c
lol on the 'no volunteers needed', though it was no laughing matter to the US & its allies, I'm sure. It was an effective war tactic, hard to beat at first, I know, and terrifying. I wasn't familiar with the Ohka, and how it was carried on other planes (just read the wiki article, thank you!), but it is indeed shaped like a bomb and looks like one. Once again, your silhouetting of these beasts is stunning, your use of pitch black makes them look like a Japanese print, and your filtering is done with real panache. Poster Edges can range from subtle to quite obtrusive (a look one wants sometimes), and you find the subtle range everytime. Breaking a smooth surface into separate 'color areas' can cause havoc, but you manage to keep the areas both subtle and harmonized; and the result is a quiet pastiche of light and variations on a theme (the 'theme' being a color, or family of colors). A quiet, beautiful silhouette, and strangely menacing for all its beauty. Amazing how you transform even a bird of prey into a strangely beautiful thing. Fine work.