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 (34)
bimm3d
gorgeous image!!
MrsRatbag
Wow, whatever you did I love this! Fantastic shot!
danapommet
Beautiful capture Bill! Wonderful clarity and detail. Works very well in B&W. Dana
Faemike55
Cool shot! you got the train station!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Blush
Great view Hugs Susan~
MagikUnicorn
NEATO MY FRIEND
Meisiekind
The part I didn't see! Oh well - next time! Love the pw Bill. It is a very powerful and pleasing image!
bazza
Beautiful work on this one Bill, Love the B&W, very well done..
jayfar
Fantastic work done here Bill, fabulous shot.
T.Rex
Wow! Very sharp contrasts in this one - almost looks like a negative. On several of the darker buildings there's a narrow white edge reminiscent of Photoshop's nasty anti-aliasing to the part of an image which has been removed instead of to the background. However, since this isn't the case in your photo, I wonder where the lines come from. The photo is very interesting due to the high contrast. Quite a lot of detail, too. Keep up the good work! :-)
auntietk
Love the graphic design sort of look you've got with this! Wow. Outstanding image! You should play more often. This is excellent stuff!
GARAGELAND
Looks like an illustration! Super!
Richardphotos
outstanding cityscape Bill
durleybeachbum
EXCELLENT! inspiring treatment..it would make a great pen and ink drawing.
lyron
Great view. Splendid image!!!
awjay
great tone my friend
drace68
Sharp !
jendellas
I agree with the others, love the b/w, great pic!!!!
flavia49
marvelous
debbielove
Truely stunning shot and postwork, Bill! Has to be a Fave! And I am not a city man but WOW! Awesome! Rob
helanker
What a beautiful way of showing Seattle. I love what you did to this shot.
kansas
Brilliant! My compliments.
beachzz
Oh wow, this is so great---sharp as a tack and full of details you might miss if it were in color!!
makron
Fantastic image...
kbrog
Stunning capture Bill! Great choice for B&W. :)
neiwil
My first thought was of one of those 'inspiration' Posters...just needs something meaningfull written under it...I know, "Brilliant Photo"...really like the strong contrasts in this.Thoughtful of you to shift everything to black around the edges so it blends with the Rendo page space :-)
DananJaya_Chef
RodS Online Now!
Suitable for framing and hanging on the wall, Bill! Great photo, and excelent postwork! Top-notch, my friend!
sandra46
TERRIFIC, FASCINATING IMAGE!
wysiwig
This is one of those pictures that is so sharp you feel as if you could reach out and cut your fingers on it. Outstanding!