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 (32)
junge1
Great perspective of this F-100 Bill. The F-100 was always one of my favorites, especially while they were being used by the USAF 'Thunderbirds'. Rob's shot should show the oval intake which looks really cool.
bimm3d
wonderful photo!!
Chipka
Great sense of scale. I'm always amazed at how small these things are, until you get up close to them and realize they've been fooling you all along and that they're actually not that small (unless you're comparing them to aircraft carriers, alien starships, or the State of Montana.) I like the POV on this one, and that ood military green color that always looks somewhat turtle-derived. This is a great shot, especially of that rather lethal-looking business under the wing.
Faemike55
Wonderful capture, Bill, of the plane and Rob
blinkings
Great shot. A couple of guys in their element.
beachzz
That's a LOT of fotos--what a blast you must have had!!
jayfar
Great shot Bill.
cfulton
I cannot believe how time flies... June 2009... We must all be having loads of fun! Clive
lyron
Cool picture!!
bazza
Great capture Bill of this plane and Rob LOL.. well done!!
Digitaleagle
An awesome and interesting capture, awesome plane!
helanker
OK, I am glad I shall not come home and sort out 1000 shots on my computer LOL ! But this is a great shot :-)
neiwil
Chipka.." especially that rather lethal-looking business under the wing." is no way to describe Robs sneakers :-) Sorry Bill, couldn't resist....great photo, interesting shape to the droptank.
auntietk
Wow! You were busy while I was crashed out and coughing! I love the way this turned out. The postwork is wonderful, and the view across the wing is great. (Just in general, but in this case because you've caught Rob doing what he loves to do!) :)
jendellas
That was a lot oc photo's, great shot!!!
flavia49
great shot
busi2ness
You boys must have had a ball! When I was a boy this was regarded as hot stuff, today I suppose it would have been called "cool".
MrsRatbag
I'm totally ignorant of any and all things to do with these fighter jets, but I'm thinking that little thing under the wing with the flower-pattern holes is a gun of some sort? I have a flashlight that looks like that, wonder if I could fool anyone with it? Great shot!
Meisiekind
Boys and their toys! Great candid and Rob gives some scale to this marvelous aircraft!
awjay
the catcher caught
DananJaya_Chef
Rainastorm
Fantastic shot of him taking a shot! LOL Cool POV for the plane and on Rob...he said you two went crazy with the pictures!! Hey it sounds like it was loads of fun so it was well worth it!! :-) Great post Bill!
MagikUnicorn
Great angle
Blush
Great image sweetie Hugs Susan~
tennesseecowgirl
Great to see, and great way to show the size of this craft.
sandra46
WONDERFUL SHOT, GREAT CAPTURE, AND I LOVE THE GUY ON THE LEFT ;D
Richardphotos
outstanding pov
RodS
Hehe - well, Rob's certainly in his element here! Great shot, Bill! Nice to see the old 100! I remember working on the comm systems on F-100s and B-57s a long time ago!
debbielove
Where did you find a picture of this handsome fella! lol I never saw you take it! ;-) Good one my friend and it was a fabulous museum! Two days to look around it (and we rushed!) Excellent.. Rob
aksirp
aviation forever;) great picture(s), hope you have fun!