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 (28)
Rainastorm
Now that is pretty darn interesting Bill...I hope it works the way you hope! Very cool! I have to say though, it reminds me of the Ultrasound they took of my pregnant belly! LOL COOL Stuff my friend!
jocko500
never saw this type. cool looking
tennesseecowgirl
Super cool. One of our bathrooms is that way no windows, I may have to read up on this.. And love the little squirrel up there going to have to check the little cutie out..
goodoleboy
Wow, facets, flares and refractions galore in this cool collage, Bill! Solartube looks and sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie.
bazza
Lovely work on this Bill, love the tint work too well done!!
drace68
New one on me, Bill. Looks like Fresnel ribbing in there.
beachzz
I've always wanted one of those. I used to work for a woman who had one in her kitchen, and I was forever trying to turn the light off. They work that well!! Great shots---Solartube as we've never seen them!1
Sea_Dog
I've got one of these in a hall bathroom, too. I've groggily got up to turn the light off a few times when the moon is full.
kbrog
I've seen them put one of them in on a TV show, great way to bring light in to dark parts of the house. Fantastic collage! :)
kansas
Great. I've never seen one. I can think of a couple places I could use one.
lyron
Very cool collage!!!
auntietk
Oh my. This is like a candy store for my eyes! Just LOOK at all that glass, all those angles. Wow. Don't ever let me in that bathroom ... I might never come out! I'd have to put a cot underneath this thing and lie around taking pictures up at the ceiling at all hours of the day and night just to see what would happen. Too bad I have an upstairs neighbor ... I don't think he would appreciate me putting one of these in! Did I remember to tell you how much I like this? Can we see more?
psyoshida
Very beautiful. I'd be looking for other places to place it too. They even have a cool name. Sounds very futuristic.
Meisiekind
LOL... when I saw the images I knew Tara would freak out about it!!! How amazing Bill! What a wonderful way of bringing light into a room! It surely is most wonderful and remind me of the light playing on diamonds! I love the postwork on the far left of the image! Perfecto my friend! :)
Chipka
I love Tara's response! I love these things and yeah, the images here do have a kind of ultrasound quality to them...also kinda UFO-ish! Wonderfully seen. I like solar tubes...friends of mine in Prague have them, but they're more like fiber-optic things that just look like light panels, but they get pretty darn bright when the sun's out, and pretty darn bright when streetlights are on! It's a bit disturbing to be in a windowless room that doesn't get dark! This is wonderful. I like the complexity and the wonderful forms within forms...and from someone who studied echocardiography, I can tell you that I keep looking at the sepia-toned piece and looking for mitral vegetation, aortic regurgitation, or some other oddity of the heart. THAT is a good thing though! I love this!
cfulton
I loe this Bill! Very well done, the refraction of light. Cheers, Clive
flora-crassella
very cool collage!!! Wonderful!!!!
durleybeachbum
Well, whatever it is I want one! Only the room in question is on the ground floor so I supposes that's fruitless. SO interesting, and it's made a wonderful image!
prutzworks
cool glass/lens/ reflections shot
danob
Amazing effects Bill you will be able to spent Christmas in the Bathroom!
jendellas
Wow, never heard of this, fabulous effects, such pretty glass!!!!
MrsLubner
Nothing like having sunlight to read by... Great addition to the sitting room... :-)
sandra46
really interesting, i didn't know it existed!
flavia49
great capture!!
danapommet
Great concept - does it work? Super collage of some great photos. Well done all around. Dana
MagikUnicorn
Oh Really COOOOL
debbielove
Well, Rose!!!! That is nice to know that Bills new thingy looks like that!!!!! lol Thats so funny... No offence to either! lol Fab shots Bill... Well done and i do remember the bathroom...lol Rob...
npauling
This is so effective, the light appears to be radiating everywhere. I like the different effects you made too.