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 (39)
Faemike55
We've graduated to sprocket blur now? Great capture
Deadly_Ernest
Good shot, and I like the way you've either turned the camera during the shot, or added a blur afterwards.
whaleman
Of course, sprocket blur! How nice!
bazza
Nice sprocket blur Bill well done!!
lyron
Nice capture!!!
jayfar
Brilliant sprocket blur.
helanker
HAY THat could easily got in this months challenge in the Photogtaph Forum. It looks awesome.
durleybeachbum
Lots of my Grandmas generation had the ends of fingers whipped off by spindles in the cotton mill..this recalled my visit to one mill still working!
sharky_
Its moving very fast... Aloha
Mondwin
Great shot my friend!!Bravissimo!:DDD.Hugsxx
blinkings
The radial blur looks good here Bill.
DAVER2112
Excellent shot!! Love the motion. :)
debbielove
Really? Full shot...I need to see a full shot! Impressive none the less Bill... :-) Rob
MrsRatbag
Excellent sense of motion, great shot!
MrsLubner
Great action...I can feel it spin.
jendellas
You even make a sprocket look interesting :o)
babuci
Great movement.
Meisiekind
Love it! Hope it is the Auntie's fingers and not yours!!! Wonderful movement Bill!
T.Rex
Looks like it's from a Jagdpanzer IV from the shape of the sprocket drive and the track. The track also has the spoons attached for driving over soft ground (unusual to see that on any of the preserved tracked vehicles existing today!). How did you get this shot? Must have been quite close to the vehicle, or riding a car close beside it. As debbielove says, it would be nice with a photo of the whole vehicle. Also, where did you get to take a photo like that of such a vehicle? Good job. Keep up the good work!
aksirp
cool done i say!!
flavia49
oustanding image!!
Rainastorm
Zoom! Cool shot Bill!
MagikUnicorn
Yes and watch your nose lol :) Gorgeous Bluring F/X
goodoleboy
Ach du leiber. Excellent capture of the dizzying spin, Bill. I didn't realize that military tank sprockets revolved that fast, unless you caught this one at a slow shutter speed.
npauling
You have caught the spin beautifully.
jocko500
cool action
beachzz
Wow, great shot--I wouldn't get near that for fear of losing a digit or two!!
hipps13
could bite wonderful capture warm hugs, Linda
RodS
Well, I was going to quote the Dr. Suess thing about a sprocket in my pocket, but if it's attached to a tank, it might be a tad uncomfortable! Really excellent motion, Bill! I'm still looking for a decent photo for the prop blur challenge - you're getting away from me, now! LOL!
auntietk
Sprocket blur??? You better 'fess up to your friends, or they'll be running beside tanks with their long lenses trying to duplicate this! LOL! Great shot, and the postwork is perfectly done. Excellent work! :*