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 (28)
cfulton
Somebody played wth the prop! Great work, Bill, Clive
bazza
Nice capture Bill and nice post work well done!!
jendellas
They look so different from the full frontal images.
Richardphotos
very cool post work Bill
lyron
Fantastic work!!
drace68
Interesting narrative. From your stylized pic I thought B-29.
durleybeachbum
Quite insect-like!
DAVER2112
Really cool image! :)
kenmo
Love the illustrative look of this photo...
THROBBE
Really like this one Bill! Great series! Would of looked cool in a semi pano to see the entire wing span. Just a thought...
tizjezzme
I love this effect you do ... excellent!
PD154
I agree with shari, they are pretty neat.
debbielove
It looks cool... Colours come out well on it don't they AND you can see inside the cockpit! Only thing seems odd (to me) Undercarriage not there... That's all.. Apart from that, spot on job. Rob.
auntietk
You have me suddenly fascinated with airplanes, my friend! I love your vision!
flavia49
I love this serie!!! superb capture and work!
Markintosh
Excellent lighting, composition and treatment. I really like your plane series. Its very creative with excellent results.
Osper
Neato!
sandra46
this is splendid! a great achievement!
orig_buggy
It does look like an insect! Great work!!!
goodoleboy
Terrific frontal impressionist concept of the Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Bill; a post-World War II revision of the wartime United States B-29 Superfortress with larger Pratt & Whitney R-4360 radial engines, a taller vertical stabilizer, and other improvements. Love the nose window display and the four-bladed props.
npauling
This one looks terrific with these colours. Well done.
moonrancher
Excellent image!
MagikUnicorn
WOWWWW Thats really Amazing !
bimm3d
superb!!!!
danapommet
I hope that you are not trading in your feathered birds fot metal birds. This is spectacular Bill. So well done. Dana
junge1
Interesting treatment and excellent background information. They could have had the props aligned!
beachzz
You simply have this technique NAILED--every one of these is just incredible!!
anahata.c
you've once again isolated the bird beautifully (as you did with the rose plant—don't know if I said that in my comments), and in this case you also rendered it into a drawing or painting, though subtly so. It has the tactile feel of a controlled watercolor. It's not easy to de-photograph a photograph, usually the efforts are garish and obvious: But while this still feels like a photo, it also feels like a painting on paper, and both live easefully in the same image. And your hue 'topography' is as good & subtle as any of your images so far. Another fine effort by you. And I like how the wings go into shade on either side. Black is definitely the right color for this series. Though you'll probably find other hues too, and shift accordingly. Interesting info too...didn't know this was eventually used for weather purposes, etc.