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 (28)
MrsRatbag
Marching toward a meal? I love the little curl on his tail, I used to try and make my hair do that when I was little...great capture, Bill!
jocko500
that the real step for sure
Blush
Great capture This goose has style LOL Hugs Susan~
bazza
Thats one fantastic capture Bill.. Left, left, left, right, left..
lyron
Great capture!!!
durleybeachbum
Fab catch, very funny!
awjay
its a goose in diguise.... simple....;)
jayfar
Must be HIS stamping ground Bill, lovely shot.
cfulton
Hup, two, three, four, hup,... A strident character, Clive
jarmila
cute and nice capture :-)
bimm3d
wonderful photo!!
auntietk
What a great shot! A goose-stepping duck. Who knew? :)
Faemike55
Great capture, Bill
helanker
Yea, but isnt it usually on the water they do that ??? LOL ! AWEsome shot Bill.
makron
Great shot, wonderful photo
jendellas
He's on a mission, perhaps he's late home :o)
MagikUnicorn
B E A U T Y
kenmo
Cool capture....
goodoleboy
Oh my, I was expecting to see an old b & w photo of units of the Wehrmacht marching down the Rue de la Paix in 1940. Unbelievable sharp clarity and terrific light/shadow effects in this stellar pic of the teutonic Canadian goose strutting through the grass, Bill.
flavia49
cool capture!!
npauling
Isn't he cute and he looks so elegant high stepping it through this long grass. Beautifully caught in this capture.
mgtcs
Spectacular capture, fabulous lighting, very cute photo, very well done!
danapommet
Super shot of this mallard "stepping" out. Beautiful colors and you caught the curled up tail. Dana
tennesseecowgirl
Really cute!!
sandra46
MARVELOUS! SUPERB!!
T.Rex
Nice shot at just the right moment! About goose stepping - developed in early renaissance Florence (1300s?) as a parade step to honor visiting dignitaries, it was later imported to France by king Francois I (1500s). From there, the "French" step was imported to other European royal households as French culture was emulated by many. This is how it came to spread to Austria (the Habsbourg empire), Greece (via Italy), several of the German states, eventually to Prussia (late 1600s). It was used extensively by Napoleon's elite troops, and in Russia. It's also used at the Vatican (the Swiss Guard). Unfortunately, the propaganda films from the Nazi period in Germany cemented the Nazi ideology to the "goose step", wherefore it's been thrown out from many countries. It's a notoriously difficult step to learn, and very bad for the knees (with protracted use the knees start bending backwards due to stretching of the ligaments). I've seen some Nazi propaganda films - the men look like a giant machine, BUT, when turning corners, even the best trained get "out of step".
RodS
And he even has a brown shirt..... well, sort of.... This is a delightful capture, Bill, and your title just puts the icing on the cake! Got a good chuckle out of it. And what a great, colorful mallard - I think he's just strutting his stuff for you and Tara! LOL!
Rainastorm
Oh wow what a super cool shot...he looks so dignified!