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 (43)
brycek
Beautiful collage..nicely done. Love the little dog!!
beachzz
Rendo is WAY addicting, and there are a LOT of addicts around here. Isn't it great??? Super collage for your 700---looking forward to the next 700 as well!!
kbrog
Congrats Bill! :) Wonderful work on this collage, good reflection of your work.
Meisiekind
700th... Phewwww.... I am not even at 500 yet!!! Congratulations Bill!!! You certainly have a gallery to be proud of! And I remember every single one of the images on your collage and like(d) them all! Here's to many 700's more!!!!
jocko500
I shot in raw before but then i know I had to change it to jpeg to upload here. I printed some in raw and jpeg and i did not see any diff in the prints. But i did not play with it too much for at that time my photoshop would not handle the raw. So I used a freeware that would edit the Raw shot. maybe that why the raw was almost the same as the jpeg? very good post here
Sea_Dog
Congrats on the milestone - I always enjoy your posts, you shoot such a variety of subjects.
anahata.c
I recognize everyone of your pieces here, Bill; and you captured many sides of your style, and reminded us, in the process, how many sides you have. It's nice you included your famous plane shots, one of your signature B&W's, Mandy (couldn't be complete without her), a couple of your vivid shots of commercial places, your beautiful nature shots, and of course some of your always-fine museum shots, including the playful, provocative shot that was part of the great Pop Art talk that you started. Another milestone for one of my favorite galleries; and considering how seriously you take this art, it's always been infectious how much fun you have at it. I hope you continue doing it for a long time: You do beautiful work but you're always seeking new ways to do it & always wanting to learn. It's wholly infectious, you never stop learning. So here's to lots more, Bill! A fine collage, and all my congratulations!
durleybeachbum
Tempus fugit! All interesting, or exciting, or challenging, or just plain cute, like your women!
lyron
Excellent collage. Congrats on your 700th!!
kenmo
Fantastic collage...!!! Well done Bill...
flavia49
wonderful collage and congrats on your 700th!!!
jmb007
felicitations pour tes 700 superbes photos!!
Doriutz
Amazing collage. Congrats on your 700th :)
drace68
Congratulations. Keep them coming.
dbrv6
I have heard a bit of RAW being mumbled about behind me but I still do not know what it means, other then as something that can be done with the right camera. Go forth and discover! Great collage and grats on 700!
jayfar
Great collection of images and congrats Bill.
MrsRatbag
Wonderful set of images in your collage; definitely work to be proud of!
alessimarco
Congrats on 700!!! Great collage!
helanker
SO lovely a collage indeed. You really did it beautifully. Congratulations with your 700th
Faemike55
Wonderful collage! Congratulations on 700!!! I think my Canon and do raw, I'll have to look into it!
sandra46
WOW, CONGRATULATIONS ARE DE RIGUER! A GREAT GOAL FOR A WONDERFUL ARTIST! GO, BILL, GO GO!
neiwil
Huge congrats Bill, 700's a great milestone, 300 in 12 months :) I've enjoyed every one (even if I have not commented on all). This is a great collage and shows the diversity that makes you so popular with so many. My glass is raised to you and a glorious 1000.
bazza
Congratulations on your 700th posting, quite a milestone and achievement.. Looking forward to your next 700.. love the collage also very lovely examples of your splendid work.. Keep it up and good luck with Raw..
goodoleboy
Exquisite collage depicting your past prize photos, Bill! I see you included Mandy among the leaders. And, congratulations on reaching the heady pinnacle of 700 postings. As for RAW, I've never messed with it. I'm busy enough just doing postwork on my regular stuff.
RodS
Wow! Congratulations, Bill! I'm catching up to ya - ony 600 to go LOL! Yes, Rendo is MOST addicting! I joined in August of 2009 shortly after buying Poser, and now, I can't go one day without stopping by! Great art, great folks, it's, well, great! I'm going to have to experiment a bit with RAW, myself - if I ever get to the point where I'm not trying to do 793,778 things all at the same time. I think 'multitasking' is highly over-rated! LOL!
npauling
A super collage for your 700th posting. A wonderful achievement and I thank you for sharing with all of the addicts on RR. I took a look at that RAW posting and it does look great it kinda gives another dimension. I can see you having fun with that.
Richardphotos
the only reason I seldom use raw is it takes up lots of room on your card and can be slower to process than jpeg. they say if one takes a picture correct to begin with raw is not needed for the extra room for post work. of course I am not one to take perfect shots and sometimes use editing congrats on a very fine gallery and I look forward for your next 1400
hipps13
congrats, Bill wonderful work smiles warm hugs, Linda
Cosine
Great collage, Bill; congratulations on 700. Now on to 1000! You know I think raw is the way to go. It's a bit more work, but the added flexibility is worth it. I'll dig up some links for you.
sharky_
Congrats on your 700th. Always good to see your work. Aloha