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 (35)
T.Rex
And these are "small" compared to the ones in Yosemite National Park! Small? Either way, these trees are fantastic! Very old. Makes me wonder if the primordial forest during the dinosaur period was like this. Having Tara in the middle was a good idea for the scale. 6 - 8 foot diameter trunks from what I can tell. Nice with the sun coming through the tops. The canopy here looks a lot thinner than that in Yosemite (where it was quite dark on the ground - almost no sun came through). Keep up the good work! Do you have more from this part of your trip? If so, please post! :-)
Rainastorm
High enough so that when you fall it hurts :-) And WOW I LOVE these trees!!!
Cosme..D..Churruca
terrific capture!
beachzz
Pretty darn high--you really caught the perspective here; that's not easy. Right in my backyard, too!!
danapommet
Fantastic capture Bill and wonderful depth (well maybe height also). Dana