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 (26)
zoren
cool....!
danapommet
So to Bill and Mark. Thanks for getting together and producing this fantastic work. Dana
anahata.c
well, fratello, my image was fun to make, but your placement of it & your amazing light on the plane are all yours; and I'm happy just to be part of it. When you sent me the original—nearly 90% of the upload—I marveled again at your light on the plane, how you isolate it from its original setting without a hitch, I mean without a dot leftover from the background; and how you filter so subtly as if the plane 'came' this way. That's the real accomplishment here. (Man, your recent transformations of planes are just terrific!) And then you shifted my image to the left, took a portion of it & flew your plane into it on an angle: beautiful transformation of my image, and a beautiful pov. I'm faving this not for me—let it be known!—but for you. Mine was another swirly thing (lol) but yours is a beautiful vision. Really fine work, Bill. I'm open to collaboration anytime, especially when it's this easy for me, lol! The b&w is a fine contrast too.
bimm3d
wonderful work!!!!!!!
beachzz
Oh, wow, Bill--this is absolutely spectacular!! You and Mark have created something so great, so beautiful, there just aren't enough words to go around. I LOVE this!!!
moonrancher
No matter where I look, I'm seeing double. :) Very nice integration.
auntietk
Oh my dear(s) this is absolutely stunning! I knew you two were working on something, but never gave a thought as to what it might be. I saw this and said, "well of course!" Mark's original image gave me a feeling for what it must be like to sit in a cockpit, and your B-58 is the perfect choice for this piece. Full view is astonishing. Congratulations to you both!
bazza
Just Superb work the both of you, Excellent!!
durleybeachbum
Brilliant result! Two great minds at work!
lyron
Fantastic collaboration!!
virginiese Online Now!
very nice collaborative work ! bravo ! love the result :-)
DAVER2112
Excellent work! :)
debbielove
Very Science fiction! Reminds me of a film called 'The Final Countdown'.... But that involved an aircraft carrier... Cool effects... Interesting the way you two made it work.. Top marks! Rob.
Rainastorm
Hey very cool....I like your work here...the cool part is how different the same piece can turn out to be with a little (sometimes allot) playing around in programs. Well presented!!!
THROBBE
Super cool Bill! Nice collaborative work!
flavia49
marvelous picture!!!! your collaboration gets the most of it!
MagikUnicorn
Excellent I like :)
drace68
Super collaboration, Bill and Mark.
tpx1
good work
jendellas
Well done to you both, great work. Hope all goes well Bill.
orig_buggy
I like the b & w ..gives it that sci-fi mystical feel
goodoleboy
Now we know what happened to all those planes and ships that disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle! Stellar cooperative effort between two artists of Remderosity in this project, Bill!
npauling
A super collaboration for a wonderful result.
Richardphotos
very impressive collab
Buffalo1
A wonderful collaberation to make a cool render. Very sci-fi.
arlivre
Mesmerizing images, very impressive.