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 (31)
flavia49
great manipulation!!! Happy Holidays !!
tennesseecowgirl
Can you do one of me in perhaps Hawaii?? LOL Very creative, and my what an awesome camera you have there... :)
drace68
Nice work Bill. Merry Christmas. Thanks for all of your uploads this past year. I look forward to more. Dick
durleybeachbum
Right. I would like to be transported to....oh dear, I can't decide. It has to be temperate, dog-friendly, have a safe beach, a heated pool, a forest, a Waitrose supermarket, excellent bus services, a first class doctor and dentist, a good theatre.... ah! wait a minute, I think I already live there! Clever work! Who said retirement might be boring!!!
Rainastorm
This is TOTALLY cool! lol Looks like a GREAT place to be, freeeeeezing ere today.
Sea_Dog
Very cool, bill.
auntietk
I like the background you chose! (The other ones were great too :D but they wouldn't have let you post them in photography.) :P Is this a shot you took at Skipper's? I think I recognise the lake. Nicely done!
kansas
Very cleverly made. Merry Christmas.
danob
Very nice work Bill.. How dapper you look! I am a tad jealous you have more hair than me lol... Happy Xmas mate, take care..
flora-crassella
very cool idea and photo!!!!!
beachzz
This is great, Bill---wish it WERE that easy to be somewhere else!!
kbrog
LOL Bill! ;D Excellent work!!
kenmo
Heh...heh... brilliant editing....
greensleeves81
That perfectly looks like my place(kerala, India) and its a snow free Christmas for us. Here we have to artificially create snow with wet cotton to decorate the crib. Merry Christmas and a Happy New ! Have a warm holiday!
Meisiekind
Warmer place for Christmas?? Delta Air flies directly from Atlanta to Johannesburg... Our temps have been hovering around 30-35C lately! Just send the flight number and eta!!! LOL.... Excellent pic by the way! You can put me in snow - I really will appreciate it!! :)))
bazza
Excellent idea and composition Bill love the location you choose too looks lovely.. Well done mate!!
njb2000
beam me up scotty! Nice work.
jendellas
You are all getting too clever for me. Clever idea!!!!
cfulton
A great one, Bill! Next man on the moon? (with a mirror) Festive Greetings, Clive
sandra46
wonderful composition !!!! and go on playing, it like what you're doing!
jocko500
cool shot
Richardphotos
outstanding post work. you are a real cut up-well out actually
danapommet
Great idea and awesome results. Have a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy, and Peaceful New Year yourself and all of your family. Dana
Chipka
Warm! Chicago is in the midst of an ice storm! Moscow is warmer! Go figure! This is a wonderful pic! I love the quirkiness of it. The photo-tweaking is so spot on, right down to the light values. This is superb work. It goes beyond photomanipulation right into virtual reality! Great stuff.
MagikUnicorn
Grat Idea...Well done :)
nikolais
It's getting warm over Rostov... Watch your fast progress in postworking and digital tryckery, Bill. Great result! Happy holidays to you, Mandy and yours from Mona and me
npauling
What a great manipulation and that looks a great place to transport yourself too.
lyron
Very cool image!!
Buffalo1
Who is that man behind the camera? I wanted to thank him! Superb composite work even if it is shameless self promotion! ;)
helanker
I wouldnt mind beeing there too right now. :-) Bill, you did an excellent job :)