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:-)
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Comments (34)
cfulton
Very good, Bill! Great choice of colour and the fading of the light works! Cheers, Clive
durleybeachbum
Perfect!! Good old Lynell! Well done, Bill, I like the vignette effect too!
E.Houser
Beautiful shot!
bazza
Nice work there Bill love the affect, well done!!
jendellas
I love this effect, he rose bud looks lovely.
Richardphotos
excellent presentation
lyron
Wonderful!!
drace68
Different. The black background has more punch, IMO.
DAVER2112
Love this shot Bill .)
kenmo
Super capture....
THROBBE
Nice results Bill! I like the way you did the background. It really blends well with your subject!
Rainastorm
Very beautiful job!!
tizjezzme
beautiful burgundy, too! how did you do that? this is a gorgeous photo; beautiful presentation.
PD154
Nice one Bill, I like this version
debbielove
Yep! This works... For sure! Even I go for this... Full marks! I'd love to have given this to someone.... Rob.
kansas
Very nice effect.
tennesseecowgirl
Oh wow it turned out beautiful, I am glad my suggestion worked. I love how the leaves are appearing to be reaching out, where are my 3-D glasses lol beautiful work my friend. And glad you liked my Rock City barn, I will be sure to find more. Have a super weekend.
auntietk
This is a lovely effect! Now I'm wondering how it would look in black with that spotlight effect. (Sorry ... my mind is a VERY busy place!)
flavia49
excellent work!!
sandra46
I don't know, it misses DOF with the purple background, maybe you should add a shadow , or the big blurred green leaf on the lower right margin in the original.
flora-crassella
wonderful picture!!!!
orig_buggy
This is great bill!! Love the spotlight!!
goodoleboy
The plant looks great with the added spotlight and burgundy effects, Bill! It even has glowing edges, which helps contrast it against the dark background. And, Rosebud was the name of Citizen Kane's sled in that highly honored film.
npauling
I like this burgandy as it gives it a rich feel.
nigh23
works good I used your splash down to retitle my ducks hard landing thanks for the idea
moonrancher
Another lovely version. How about a nice bokeh? I get lots of those by accident. LOL.
MagikUnicorn
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bimm3d
wonderful!!!!!!!!
danapommet
I did like the black background before but this is better especially with the spotlight. Dana
beachzz
I like the black as well, but the light is great!!