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 (35)
Richardphotos
excellent capture Bill
bazza
Super capture of this one Bill... well done!!
PSDuck
Superb capture, Bill! Merry Christmas!
durleybeachbum
I love this...I didn't notice the plane at first!! It looks quite a sinister machine.
kenmo
Flying saucers are real... Excellent shot Bill... Merry Christmas....
drace68
From this angle, it's a raptor mantling its prey.
Str4wB34ry
Stunning photo Bill, you can almost hear the cho and feel the space inside this hanger and as for the plane...pure menace. We love it.
Rainastorm
Excellent Bill:-) MERRY CHRISTMAS!
tennesseecowgirl
Awesome to see...
auntietk
I just LOVE that shiny floor! If you ever visit your gallery one day and all the shiny floor bits are gone, you'll know where to look! LOL! Now isn't this one of those planes that's supposed to be invisible? Ummm ... I can see it. :P
Sea_Dog
Great capture, bill. The lighting and shadowy atmosphere add to the spooky, mysterious nature of the Spirit.
EBSPhotographic
Very cool shot! Awesome aircraft!
kbrog
Okay... who turned off the cloaking device? ;D Excellent capture!
ragouc
Well done
kansas
WOW! Fantastic shot.
flora-crassella
WOW!!!!! great picture!!!!
Markintosh
Great POV, composition and lighting.
MagikUnicorn
WOWWW That plane look so wowwww
beachzz
wow--looks like some kind of very strange UFO (guess that's redundant, isn't it?? lol)
jendellas
I thought it was a UFO as well, or a giant mantra ray (hope thats right)!!!!!!!!!!!
Chipka
WOW! This makes me think of Roswell...these babies always look like your standard 1950s fare UFO when seen from the front. I love these aircraft, despite the fact that they're basically death machines. Ah, but they're gorgeous! I want one. I'd paint racing stripes on it, and a woodlouse spitting out lightening bolts. Wonderful work, especially with the cold sort of X-Files kind of look. The problem with the X-Files is the series never gained as much as this single picture. It's elegant, a bit sinister, and well...it tells its own stories, none of which concern shadowy syndicates in cahoots with aliens colonizing the earth and using humans as lab experiments. Hmmm...funny how the mind wanders when artwork reveals all sorts of "realities" to perceive and think about. This is great work. It puts me in the Christmas mood, as this looks precisely like the kind of toy I'd want to find under my Christmas tree...but ah...it's much larger (and more stealthy) than a Christmas tree. Merry Christmas to you, and I look forward to seeing the photographic results of your happy new year as well!
flavia49
WOW!!! majestic!!!
sandra46
SPECTACULAR!!!!!!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS!
elfin14doaks
Very cool shot! Awesome in zoom.
goodoleboy
Phenomenal capture of the Spirit, looking stealthlike in that gigantic darkened hangar, Bill. I also like the perspective of the overhead lights.
jocko500
look like outer space stuff here. cool shot
lyron
Fantastic capture Bill!!!
Buffalo1
Very cool pic of this fine plane, Bill!
npauling
The proportions of the plane in this building make for a wonderfully impressive capture.
blondeblurr
An absolutely amazing-looking aircraft , even better zoomed-in, still better the real-life version...lucky you, to get that close ! It reminds me a little of a Manta Ray, (that killed Steve Irwin), definitely not to be messed around with...a killer machine; on the other hand a very smooth and elegant lady...(they used to give them female names, right ?) and a great POV, to put us into the picture. Wishing you all the best for the NEW YEAR 2010 Cheers BB