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 (23)
Meisiekind
I know this paino... and house! Superb angle here Bill! Well done.
GARAGELAND
Dizzy angle, super sepia shot.
Faemike55
Excellent capture, Bill
T.Rex
Good angle and lighting. Shows the intricacies of the inner works, particularily the parallel strings. And a nice job converting this to "black/white". Pictures like this make me wonder what music has been played on that instrument. Good work. Keep it up! :-) PS - thanks for comment on my latest post. There will be more coming.
jayfar
As your image it looks in good condition Bill.
awjay
play it again Sam
lyron
Great picture!!
durleybeachbum
Marvellous! yet another great composition played on this superb and familiar instrument.
jendellas
Loving the b/w, so clean & sharp, great pic!!!
helanker
Such a beautiful piece of a piano :-) Excellent and lovely soft.
bazza
Great shot of this grand piano Bill Is it a grand or baby grand.. At work we have packed dozens of the baby grands to ship overseas but only one grand piano..
sandra46
gorgeous, fantastic image!
RodS
Perfect - both the composition and the exposure. Very classic! Wonderful capture, Bill!
beachzz
Possibly the most photographed piano anywhere!!
MagikUnicorn
Oh Thanks Thats a real beauty
auntietk
Love the angle! A fantastic shot of this famous piano. :)
busi2ness
Oh man, you had me squint to figure out what this was! I ended up deciding it was the remains of a crash land near a security fence. Kidding. If a photograph makes you look twice, it's a good photo. Period.
flavia49
wonderful!
cfulton
And here I was thinking of a biplane... Wrong note... Finally managed to string it all together... Play on, Maestro Bill, play on! Clive
MrsRatbag
Fantastic! What a wonderful POV and I love it in sepia...I don't think there will ever be enough shots of this piano!
Blush
Great image Indeed play on maestro Bill Hugs Susan~
npauling
An excellent capture of this piano and from a very unusual angle. Excellent and different.
tennesseecowgirl
Lovely image!