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 (39)
durleybeachbum
GREAT to see you back and well, Bill! WONDERFUL news! And I love these pics, such a handsome machine, in spite of its gruesome function. Can't decide which I like best, though. A woman's prerogative!
fredster66
Very cool.
bimm3d
wonderful work!!!
Mondwin
Only....fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!!!Bravissimo!:DDD.Hugsxx
Rainastorm
WELCOME BACK Bill!! Great image :-)
THROBBE
Fantastic return post Bill! Welcome back my friend!!!
GBCalls
Well done! Glad you are well.
PD154
Welcome back buddy, great to see you, and back with another set of cool airplane shots :)
DAVER2112
Welcome back Bill! We've missed you around hear. Glad to hear you're feeling better. Very nice shot btw. :)
lyron
Fantastic image to celebrate your welcome back!!!!
beachzz
Hi Bill--it's SO good to see you back--welcome!! And back you are with more of these amazing fotos--beautiful work!!
frankie96
How does the song go.."Can't keep a good man down." -:) welcome back.......
tennesseecowgirl
Welcome back my friend, great to see your work again and most of all you back in the galleries. nice comment by Frankie and very true.
debbielove
welcome back, my friend... Great to see you posting again.. The trusty Tornado... The plane that was first in during the Gulf War... And lost the most... Due to its extremely low level missions.. Well done.. Rob
Alz2008
Wonderful capture, excellent well done..
LovelyPoetess
Welcome back Bill! Sure missed you around here. Glad to see this wasn't the weather type tornado you were messing with. (not that those aren't interesting too) Nice postwork. : )
auntietk
It's good to see you back on RR, my dear! This place hasn't been the same without you. Thanks for showing the steps you go through to create your wonderful plane "graphics." I'm quite partial to the finished product! You capture a mood, a distillation of everything essential, somehow. Excellent work!
virginiese
excellent work on this capture ! Love your postwork and welcome back !
Doriutz
Fantastic work :)
drace68
Excellent pics progression. I figured your first would be a bird, but not like this. Good to see you're up and posting again.
MagikUnicorn
Another fantastic plane collage...Great your back Bill
jendellas
WOW Bill, WELCOME BACK, so glad you better. We missed you & your pics. :o) :o)
bazza
Superb image and post work on this Bill, Great to see you back posting again missed your input, well done!!
kenmo
Nice to see ya' back online posting these great photos... Hope all is well with your health...
sandra46
ehi! welcome back. we were missing you and your art!
orig_buggy
Great to see you back Bill!!!! Great work here!!!
elfin14doaks
Awesome and WE MISSED YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Glad you are feeling better.
npauling
How wonderful to see you up and running again, and I'm glad your op went well. This is a beautiful capture to come back with and I love all the different versions. Take care.
Fred255
Excellent mate! Great work here! I'm so glad you are back posting with us!
cfulton
Welcome back Bill! You were missed for sure. Recover and heal well, Clive