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 (33)
MrsRatbag
In your face red! Wow! Beautiful shot!
Faemike55
Very beautiful capture, Bill
jocko500
these is very lovely
bobrgallegos
So beautiful !!!! Love the color and detail.
jayfar
Real beauties Bill.
bazza
Very beautiful image and flowers Bill, I reckon it must look great out there in the desert..
auntietk
I remember this ... it's where we pulled off the road on the way to Cave Creek. That was such a pretty spot! Wonderful closeup of these staghorn blossoms.
helanker
How very lovely cactus flowers indeed. Deep in colors and so delightful.
cfulton
This must be a sight to behold, a flowering desert! Bees have to watch their step here... Clive
BessieB
A really beautiful image!
durleybeachbum
Glorious! I love to see them in bloom even in a greenhouse.
fallen21
Excellent shot!
jendellas
A prickly plant with such a beautiful vibrant flower. Are we (incl me) still on our hols or are we home :o)
Feliciti
very beautiful !! love this color !!
sharky_
Cactus flowers are beautiful. Excellent. Aloha
marybelgium
beautiful !
beachzz
All the years I lived in Phoenix, I never once saw the desert in bloom! Course I was a kid and other things seemed SO much more important!! Beautiful foto!!
awjay
glorious color
MrsLubner
My prickly pear has 31 blossoms on it and it looks like they are going to start opening today. I hope they look this good. Anyone have a good recipe for prickly pears? :-) Outstanding shot. Spring in the desert is as breathtaking as summer in the desert is miserably hot.
flavia49
splendid
RodS
Roses of the desert.... Beautiful capture, Bill! Great detail, and of course the color is just wonderful! Superb!
goodoleboy
Outstanding clarity, colors and textures in this pic, Bill. Sometimes hard to believe that the humble and thorny cactus could produce such a lovely bloom.
npauling
A fabulous capture of this wonderful cactus and how lovely that you got to see all the flowers in the desert. This is such a beautiful colour.
danapommet
Beautiful capture, color and details Bill. Also nice contrast. Dana
Chipka
I love the deep reds in this and the complex and numerous inner bits! The light is superb and it picks out the fantastic details. I really like the colors in this, and the overall composition is super. I rarely get to see cactus flowers and so this is a treat!
hipps13
I bet not wonderful colors warm hugs, Linda
Blush
What beauties But hate those thorns Love the color Hugs Susan~
Rainastorm
WOW! Brilliant colors and shadows!!
debbielove
Beautiful, detailed and very colourful picture Bill.. A great close up shot.. Good shot and a great memory from your recent trek.. ;-) Rob
blondeblurr
Perfect specimens - always a fav of mine, when Cactus flower are in bloom ... spectacular, Bill BB