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 (38)
Faemike55
Cool capture
fredster66
Love the POV here Bill.
MagikUnicorn
D E L I G H T F U L
neiwil
I hear this calling to me "Mr Wiiillllsson" :-) Cool capture and a VERY cool plane, one of the few jets I have always liked.
MrsRatbag
Oh, that's pretty! Was it really gold or is that some of your postwork magic? (PS my first married name was "Minnis"...) Beautiful shot, Bill!
bazza
Cool capture and art work on the side of this baby Bill.. excellent posting!!
lyron
Fantastic picture!!
TomDart
This is a nice one. Amazing what a short focal length can do for depth of field..well shot.
kbrog
Excellent POV and capture! :)
Ford604
nice job
Blush
Great image Will catch up Been in the hospital again for 5 days Hugs Susan~
RodS
Hey, Mr. Wilson!! Very cool the way you made everything but the F86 monotone! I really like the presentation - it's great, Bill! What an eye!
jocko500
very wonderful
npauling
A very cool nose job in this lovely capture.
danapommet
I'm with Fred - this is a wonderful POV. Dana
beachzz
The light is simply gorgeous---wow!!
cfulton
I am sure he was a menace too! I like the desaturation, pulls the plane out very well. Clive
helanker
I really like the POW and DOF in this beautiful shot, but it looks like it can sneeze any second :-D
durleybeachbum
Fabulous work! I was so relieved it wasn't some chav with a stud.
awjay
so different from our.Dennis the Menace' http://wowfrostmage.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/dennis-the-menace.jpg excellent image
jayfar
Beautiful art work and super shot Bill.
blinkings
This is great and if you don't mind I think I'll set this as my desktop background. I'm famililar with the old Sabre Jet, but this is quite different. Thanks for educating me mate. Over here we have the Dennis on the plane. I hadn't seen awjay's dark haired version before.
Sea_Dog
Superb shot - the perspective is great.
makron
Perfect details. Superb shot
Rainastorm
Oh hey very cool....Like this one Bill. Rob arrives in LESS than ten hours now!!! WEEEE! LOL
jendellas
The plane reminds me of a shark :o) Lovely capture!!!
shayhurs
Nice!
Tamarrion
Excellent photo & postwork! I'm curious about the tail behind the Sabre's nose... looks a lot like a CF-100.
sandra46
very powerful image!
goodoleboy
Stellar POV, clarity and lighting effects in this shot of Dennis the Menace, taken under rather adverse conditions, Bill. Hope your back is better in time for your trip.