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 (44)
lyron
Great work!!!
flora-crassella
wonderful photos!!!!!!
npauling
I love the lighting you have captured in these excellent shots of this young fellow. The water looks super too.
jendellas
Great captures, love how the nostril are flared in the last pic!!
danapommet
Great collage Bill and the eyeball in the middle shot, says it all. Dana
neiwil
'Reggie Perrin', .....Brilliant series of shots Bill, all thats missing is a BIG yawn for the final shot. He certainly does appear to be sizeing you up :)
kansas
Excellent photos of this fellow.
MagikUnicorn
Beautiful collage!
tennesseecowgirl
He appears to be moving towards you. Great captures.
bazza
Great captures of this hippo Bill.. beautiful!!
debbielove
Great collage Bill... Looks like he spotted you.. They used to have these at London Zoo but now they have moved them out to Whipsnade Zoo.. (Part of the same Zoo), but in the Country.. MILES more room! Car required to get around it and a Zoom lens! Good work mate! Rob
aksirp
awesome look in the eyes! beautiful capture!
Chipka
Superb trio of shots! Hippos are such odd creatures--big and violet grass eaters, which leads me to think that they might taste good...but that's a ramble for another time. I love the quality of the light in all three of these shots, but like Tara, the eye motion and water ripples add a nice bit of drama. All three shots are marvelous, and I'm glad that I'm finally starting to catch up. This is a great hippo homage...
dakotabluemoon
Awesome capture on this guy love it.