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 (44)
jayfar
Perfect reflection.
danapommet
Lots of beautiful blues. Love the calm water and super reflection. Dana
Faemike55
Very beautiful capture Great reflection
MrsRatbag
Wow, what a stunning shot! Gorgeous composition, well done Bill!
drace68
Glassy water. Keen image, Bill. The blue canvas sail covers protect dacron sails from sunlight. Good stuff, dacron.
Meisiekind
Gorgeous image Bill! This would make a lovely Jigsaw puzzle!!! :))
durleybeachbum
Fancy having sails that don't like the sun! GORGEOUS water..makes me yearn for my teenage years spent messing about in boats.
mermaid
oh this is fabulous, Bill, especially the long format with the ephasis on the reflection
kbrog
Like a mirror, excellent capture!
Sea_Dog
Superb shot. Great reflections.
jendellas
Beautiful blues & the reflection is amazing!!!!
helanker
WOW ! Gorgeous reflections of the beautiful boats. Well captured indeed, Bill.
Bossie_Boots
Superb reflections !!!
Seaview123
Good picture, really nice work!
DAVER2112
Excellent composition!
dbrv6
Very nice capture and refection of the boats.
marybelgium
very very beautiful !
blinkings
Ohhh now this is my kinda shot! I love it Bill. A good reflection is hard to beat I think!
Erestorfan
Look how incredibly still the water is!!! This is beautiful!
jocko500
real cool looking
sandra46
wonderful, splendid image!!!! mirror effect of the water is magic!
watapki66
Wonderful reflection! Great shot!
bazza
Beautiful Bill, lots of blue alright, lovely reflections too..
flavia49
fantastic image!!
RodS
Wow - awesome shot, Bill! What I want to know is how does one find water that calm? I've never been able to :-P Great composition on this one!
npauling
Those reflections are superb in this fabulous capture.
auntietk
Perfectly calm water behind the breakwater on a nice sunny day ... and the result is a gorgeous photograph! Beautiful work.
beachzz
Wow, it's so still it could almost be a mirror--beautiful!!
frankie96
Great color and reflections Bill...that water sure looks like glass..
myrrhluz
Wonderful reflections! Great view of the full length of the masts, and the underside of the shade. Love the shadows on the boats. Excellent shot!