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)
THROBBE
Nice one Bill! Love the colors on this little guy!
DAVER2112
How cool! I've never seen one of those. Very nice capture Bill. :)
Alz2008
Wonderful capture, excellent well done..
MagikUnicorn
Lovely shot my friend
Rainastorm
Wow...nice :-) He looks to be in deep thought...lol Pretty bird Bill!
PD154
Picking up reflected light from the feeding bowl perhaps?...All that aside, it's a grand capture bud!
Richardphotos
beautiful bird and I doubt if I ever seen one in person
kansas
A wonderful capture. Such a pretty bird.
SydneyB
Pretty! Pretty, pretty, pretty!
cfulton
Now we have them both! Thanks Bill. Notes to self: build a bird feeder! Cheers, Clive
bimm3d
beautiful bird, wonderful photo!!!
drace68
Good work. I may remember the differences now.
virginiese Online Now!
very nice finch ! love the purple feathers :-)
durleybeachbum
You are so good at these feeding shots, Bill! (BTW I want to see a self portrait in the new 'garments'!)
BessieB
Beautiful!
elfin14doaks
Great capture, I love the details in full size. Awesome!!!!!!
auntietk
Zoom is great, the dof is excellent, and I love the colors on this little guy! Wonderful capture.
frieder
Beautuful, a perfect moment in time, wonderful to see.
lyron
Splendid capture!!
flavia49
fabulous capture!!
flora-crassella
wonderful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sandra46
superb! great work! very impressive purple hue!
tennesseecowgirl
a stunning photo...
kimariehere
beautifully captured love the colors in this !
jendellas
Hard to believe the male was the same as the female, he looks so handsome in his purple plummage.
frankie96
Can't remember seeing one of these out here on the left coast....nice details in this one...
goodoleboy
Really caught the clarity in the magnificent head, beak, feather layers and textures of this royal little birdie, Bill! Another splendid capture from afar!
bazza
Beautiful capture Bill he looks great, love the colour and detail on zoom, excellent work!!
myrrhluz
Beautiful capture! Great detail and color! He looks so well against the red and green stripes in the back.
debbielove
He is a beauty isn't he! Gorgeous colours, stunning details and you must have moved you camera to get this close... It certainly works well..... Beautiful .. Rob.