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 (41)
Rainastorm
EXCELLENT. :-)
cfulton
I guess I am a bitsa kind of guy, Bill, I love this! Great work in B&W and the tone. Cheers, Clive
PD154
Fantastic shot and crop, I bet that was auntie who wanted the crop lol, great work Bill, the sepia rich tone works well!
paulbosse
very nice !
DAVER2112
Awesome capture! Very nice pov. :)
THROBBE
Love the post work tones and shot! Great work Bill!
frodo
Very cool photo. Great tone for the subject!
durleybeachbum
'Twould make a grand painting!
kansas
Great photo.
sandra46
I like the detail very much. I'm not fundamentalist as for detail and cropping vs. whole thing. It depepnds on the author's mood, what s/he wants to say with an image, etc. So do as you feel like!
nikolais
excellent, Bill, thank for a fave!
beachzz
Keeps on turning--what a beautiful shot,that golden tone is gorgeous!!
drace68
Looks spruced up.
thevolunteer
Wow, great shot. The tones are fantastic. I like bits and pieces sometimes too. Aloha
jendellas
That is a big wheel, doesn't look that big on the engine.
kenmo
Excellent detail shot...!!!!
dbrv6
Seven foot and 2 inches puts that in perspective. Great capture.
bazza
Lovely shot Bill thats some big wheel, well captured, would have also been good to have someone standing near it to give a relationship of its size... As Barbara said it didnt look as big on the loco when seen as a whole.. which is what my thought was when I read it on the stats in the link you kindly put up on the first shot.. Excellent capture!!
Fred255
I love it! Perfect POV and presentation, I have one very slight critique you have a couple of blown highlights.
Alz2008
Wonderful capture..
A_Joker_B
LOve the tones, great job BM!
orig_buggy
Really that tall??? Mind blowing!!
flavia49
fabulous detail!! great light!
goodoleboy
Even though I belong to the half that wants to see it all, I must admit that this is one fine composition, with those impressive contrasts, of the vast wheel, Bill.
elfin14doaks
LOL great shot! LOL
Richardphotos
I am drawn more toward the whole enchilada .never the less, an excellent pov and shot.the drive wheels on one of 25 made(5 remaining) longest articulated locomotives ever to run in the US(most of the world) which is in the rail museum here, is 68"(4-8-8-4) Wheel arrangement I believe but I have stood next to it and it seems much taller.St Louis has one also
npauling
This looks splendid close up.
auntietk
Oh, you know which I prefer! :D I saw this and made a beeline for the thumb. Excellent work!
Cgaynor
This is a classic in more ways than one - excellently done!
pauldeleu
Wonderful.