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 (40)
Richardphotos
excellent find and capture Bill
babuci
Lots of wonderful texture.
lyron
Strange image. Great capture!!
jayfar
Super shot Bill and great textures.
durleybeachbum
Eye-eye! Wonderful!
Faemike55
Wonderful capture, Bill Good eye to spot this
Simpleworks
Nice one.
flavia49
marvelous capture
kenmo
A very interesting photo for sure!!!!
Rainastorm
Oh neat Bill, very cool capture!! Very unique as well!
kansas
Great capture. I like the texture.
makron
Great capture... Well done
beachzz
beautiful colors--the details are just wonderful!!
jendellas
Thats a great find, nice piece of wood!!!
helanker
WOOOOWW!! That was indeed a fighter. What an amazing shot. Love it.
T.Rex
I've seen some trees like this over the years. Fascinating how nature finds a way - almost as if the tree has some kind of consciousness or will. You've done a nice job catching the textures here - the contrast is interesting. While the textures contrast, the shapes are complementary (all are rounded in one manner or other). By the way, I find your present avatar interesting - was it taken by Tara? :-)
debbielove
The power of nature! Must have taken some force to push that stone in there.. Wonderful, natural shot.. Good one Bill. Rob
awjay
a death grip
rockstrider
Great capture showing the different textures - very unusual to see too!
CATMANDO
Great find......
bazza
Whoa what a neat find Bill love the shot, Love shots of driftwood and this one is especially neat because of the rock!!
sandra46
excellent, superb image!
goodoleboy
Wow, what a find in this rarity! Love the abstract effects and textures of the highly possessive roots enveloping the stone, Bill. Actually, the roots look like a long braid of hair.
npauling
How amazing Mother Nature is to make this wonderful warm nest for this rock. Well spotted and a great capture.
bimm3d
wonderful capture!!
mgtcs
Fantastic shot! Congratulations!
whaleman
What a find!
Meisiekind
Harry is right - the lines on the tree does resemble locks of hair. Great find Bill and a perfect image of this trapped stone!
auntietk
I just love this. The light is so gorgeous ... it's hard to believe that bright sunlight is HERE! :P Stunning composition. Excellent work!
danob
Extraordinary find Bill! Looks like some rock eating serpent