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 (36)
alessimarco
Wow...what a lovely vista! Fabulous capture!
Rainastorm
You are right, very lovely sky. Nice post!
DAVER2112
Beautiful landscape shot!!
MrsRatbag
So lovely...a great capture!
Faemike55
Very beautiful!
cfulton
The sky is very painted, superb clouds! Clive
kbrog
Beautiful sky and great capture! Like how you can see a mountain peeking out from the clouds.
Seaview123
That is a great looking sky. Nice work!
kansas
A beautiful sight to see.
jayfar
Beautiful light and capture.
RodS
Beautiful sky shot, Bill. Lots of color and patterns, wonderful capture!
Meisiekind
Wonderful soft pastel painting with the shore and ferry etched against that glorious sky! Wonderful image Bill! :)
Kaartijer
Great view, good composition!
beachzz
This is a wonderful, dreamy shot--just beautiful, Bill!!
helanker
OH yes it is a lovely sky and so well captured. Well done :-) WOW so much driftwood. Isnt it used for something? I mean dont anybody use it for fireplaces or shacks to build?
jendellas
Fabulous sky, love the pastel shades. I wondered what the logs were for? :o)
jmb007
superbe couleurs!!
Richardphotos
beautiful sky and seascape
MagikUnicorn
Gorgeous sky
anmes
Easy to sit in such a fine spot to wait for the ferry!
durleybeachbum
A very serene pic! It's even got airplane shaped driftwood in it!
orig_buggy
Lovely sky line!
goodoleboy
Excellent blends and colors effects in this never-to-be-forgotten image, Bill. But I don't see any Andrea's airplane-shaped driftwood anywhere.
bazza
Definitely to good a picture to pass up Bill, lovely scenic capture beautiful sky.. well done!!
watapki66
Beautiful scene!
auntietk
Everyone is always so amazed at our driftwood here. The reason it's there is because it's illegal to mess with it! Driftwood is part of the natural landscape, and we're pretty picky about keeping it that way. Aside from the lecture on the RCW (Revised Code of Washington), this is a great image! The sky is just gorgeous, and the ferry makes for a calming grace note. Beautiful photograph!
frankie96
Great end of day moody image..makes you want to go have a glass of wine and contemplate life......
psyoshida
You are quite right, not to be passed up, aren't you glad you had your camera. I love the pristine sky contrasted with the foreground. Very, very beautiful.
hipps13
beautiful capture, Bill warm hugs, Linda
Chipka
LOL @ Andrea! There is airplane shaped wood in it! This is one of those impossible-to-resist skies. What colors. Zoom is a moral imperative here as there are such subtle colors, different shades of peach all mingled together amid azures and royal blues, pinks and hard-to-define colors that seem to dance. The jagged "aeroplane wood" below is a wonderful contrast, wholly natural and organic and so not jarring, but definitely a contrast that plays well with the distant shore (so sharp and so dark!) and the water, so seductive and calm. This is marvelous.