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 (36)
DAVER2112
Pretty cool sculpture and captures. :)
kbrog
I wonder is that space needle is really a alien space ship like the ones from the N.Y. world fair. ;D Great captures! Cool looking sculpture. :)
lyron
Cool sculpture and shots. Great work!!!
rocserum
great photo, great info! RS
brycek
Beautiful captures..was in Seattle a couple weeks ago. Love your photography!!
MrsRatbag
How nicely it frames the space noodle...great shots, I love the texture of the sculpture piece!
Meisiekind
Oh how neat! Great shots Bill - of your gal taking pictures and the lovely view of Seattle! Well done!
jendellas
That is a nice sculpture & a great capture!!!!
Blush
Great image Hugs Susan~
RG19
Top notch photography and you have a keen eye for design!!!
jayfar
Great photography Bill.
bazza
First I thought tyre then maybe its a donut lol lovely shot great capture through the hole to Bill, well done!!
flora-crassella
a wonderful sculpture!!!!
durleybeachbum
What a super object! lovely pics..can't wait to see Taras closeup!
helanker
A really beautiful sculpture and the two shots are excellent :-)
sandra46
fascinating collage
flavia49
fabulous pictures!!
Chipka
Hey, there's Tara! Nice duo of shots! Great action shot of Tara, no doubt zooming in on some incredible detail. I love these images, and because I'm kinda weird, the title actually reminds me of an episode of the show Space: 1999 starring Martin Landau and Barbara Bain...there was an episode called "Black Sun" and whenever I see those words in conjunction, I think of...well...wonderfully dated science fiction television from 1975. Yeah, my mind is a weird place. I love the sight of the Space Needle through the open portion of the sculpture...that's an example of perfect framing! This is a grand duo of shots, both are incredibly elegant and nicely slick! Yeah, I like these!
Rainastorm
This is a pretty cool shot/idea Bill...neat-O!
dbrv6
Anouther interesting bit of art. I think it would of been cool to visit a World Fair when they where really the thing that was going on. Nice setup of this one.
npauling
What a great frame this black sun makes for the lovely view. Very nicely caught.
Faemike55
Very nice set of photos!
goodoleboy
A hole in one. Looks like a huge doughnut. Good DOF and a cool display of stark light and dark in this one, Bill.
beachzz
I love how you caught so much in this shot. Tara--in her classic "getting the shot" pose, and all the rest of it. Great stuff!!
hipps13
love the water peeking thru wonderful capture smiles warm hugs, Linda
bimm3d
wonderful image!!
debbielove
Cool shot Bill.. Interesting title and great Rock tune! lol (Ask Tara!) By Therion Like this shot and POV allot, good work.. Nice light and dark view.. Rob
jmb007
belle photo!!
kansas
Great shots. A strange sculpture. I'm not sure I like it very much. It looks like a huge tire for some large piece of heavy equipment.
danapommet
Love this double shot collage and the view through the hole ig a great one. Dana