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 (31)
jayfar
Great shot of this beautiful plane Bill.
cfulton
The Delahaye of aircraft - very stylish. Great work on this beauty, Clive
awjay
wowwwww....
fredster66
This is a beauty Bill!
jmb007
bel avion
flavia49
wow!!! shining red!! she's splendid!
durleybeachbum
Shiny and red works for me!
PSDuck
"Yum! Shiney! Crunchy! Pretty!" - Godzilla Cool pic, Bill!
kenmo
Awesome shot Bill!!!!
kbrog
Hard to miss a plane painted candy-apple-red. :) Excellent capture!
rawdodb
Fantastic shot!!! Beautiful plane...
sandra46
BEAUTIFUL AND MERRILY COLORED!
neiwil
I can't see that this needed much 'smoothing'....it looks like it was poured from a mould....this has to be the most beautiful plane ever..... Was that the fee for you're 'ground school', polish the Staggerwing??....though I think on this occassion it could be a pleasure...
Faemike55
That catches the eyes Great shot
goodoleboy
Fine foto of the cherry Beechcraft with the gorgeous paint job, Bill.
MrsRatbag
Oh my, what a lovely little toy! And fantastic shot!
RodS
Now, if I had an airplane, this is what I'd want it to look like! Man, that is RED!!! Excellent work on this beautiful plane! Superb, Bill!
shayhurs
I'll take it. I even like the color...
auntietk
Fantatic postwork, honey! Wow ... this is outstanding! It's a gorgeous plane, of course, and your experimentation turned out great. :)
bimm3d
wonderful plane!!
bazza
Nice capture of this beautiful plane Bill, very well done!
helanker
WOW! A wild red Plane. Yes, exactly the same red as on a candy apple. SLURP ! Wonderful shot.
lyron
Beautiful plane. Great shot!!
drace68
Great image and of a Staggerwing - wonderful.
jendellas
This has caught my eye, the plane is sparkling, I love red!!!
beachzz
it's red and i love it!!
Buffalo1
Lovely shot of the old Staggerwing. Love this plane.
tennesseecowgirl
Okay I admit I feel a bit cheated, I had this craving for a candy apple after reading your title on my ebot... but Okay I will settle for this, but can I take a bite out of it?? :) It truly is very pretty, I doubt with that bright color they would even need a radar screen to find this beauty, nice work.
pat40
Stunning colour.
chuter
Gorgeous shot. I'm not sure if I'm a fan of painted flying/landing wires, tho - lol. An interesting mix of modern updating (disc brakes, new nav lights) and originality (two speed prop).