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:-)
Comments (52)
Alz2008
Wonderful POV and capture..
drace68
Nice in b&w. The perspective does give a sense of moving on.
cfulton
Fantastic POV and composition, Bill. Love the B&W and the clouds. Great vignette. Very well done, Clive
bimm3d
superb!!!!
M2A
Superb B&W and angle/position of shot.
fredster66
Looks Great!
prutzworks
like the 'old'feeling
durleybeachbum
Wonderful shot, Bill! Everything about it is just right. However any picture from this POV gives me a bit of a shudder, I think it's all the films I seen where the next shot is the severed head or whatever!
isabella_2
Bellissimo scatto!
ledwolorz
Fantastic composition and POV.
bazza
Whoo hoo Bill!!! Love this shot yep wouldn't want to stand there to long, lol. I guess the passing loops are further up/down the line then, although seeing the tracks on either side one may assume there is sidings /loop there behind you or this is the loop because of the signal on the L/H side there.. Excellent capture in B&W too, amazing!!
morningglory
It does look great in B/W! Nice shot. I will have to get around to posting my railroad shot soon.
DAVER2112
Excellent perspective. :)
pauldeleu
Amazing work.
broken_lenz
great shot...!!! ;)
Rainastorm
This is so cool looking, I think the B&W really makes the feel here. Neat. Great POV also Bill! I also love that mass of clouds up above....awesome!!! :-)
greacemonkey
NICE PIC. LOVE B&W
THROBBE
Wonderful composition Bill! The POV and b&w makes this image look fantastic!
DEWoodward
Awesome capture
West_coaster07
Stunning Bill!
PD154
Goint to Kansas City Kansas City here I come... A bleus number my band used to do :) Love the POV here Bill, and mono was a grand choice.
auntietk
Thank you for moving, my friend. :) What a wonderful, moody shot! Your choice to do this in b&w is perfect.
flavia49
fabulous shot and great B/W!!
Bonisolli
I like this prospective, awesome
kansas
A wonderfully composed shot. Love the B/W.
tennesseecowgirl
Fantastic I love trains, and tracks.
flora-crassella
fantastic picture!
frieder
A excellent and dynnamics photo...!!! Have a considerable depth and perspective!!!
jendellas
It does look remote, hard to believe its busy. Great shot.
dbrv6
Cool perspective and great B&W