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 (29)
bazza
Like ripples in the fabric of time Bill, a fabulous capture and post.. Excellent posting my friend!
jocko500
wonderful shot
whaleman
Very nice shot, and it seems so clean too!
Chipka
I immediately thought of high-tech ampitheater seating when I saw the thumbnail to this, but that's not surprising: I see strange things everywhere! I must say that I immediately recognized what this was when I opened it full sized. What a gorgeous image. Of course it also recalls the defector/sensor dish of a spacefaring vessel from the Gene Roddenberry Universe: primarily a vessel used by the United Federation of Planets. Now, if an image makes me think of Star Trek then I have to say that it's an amazingly good image...and well, even if this one didn't make me think of Star Trek, it would still be an amazingly good image, so there you have it. I like this a lot!
beachzz
Wow--just WOW!!!
auntietk
Oh man. I can't believe this shot. Wow! This is outstanding! Ummm ... I think I'm just the teensiest bit jealous. Excellent work!!
Blush
Awesome image Hugs Susan~
durleybeachbum
WOW!!! What a great pic!
fallen21
Beautiful image.
Rainastorm
Oh wow what an awesome shot Bill!!! I love it!! For some reason it just draws the eye and keeps you staring into the image, pretty intriguing!
flavia49
marvelous
Faemike55
Fantastic capture, Bill
thecytron
Stunning photograph!
makron
Fantastic shot. Well done my friend
Meisiekind
A wowser Bill!!! Love the overall crop. Where was this puppy a couple of months ago for the "Circles" forum challenge!
jendellas
Love the reflections, so worth the zoom!!!1
helanker
WOW! THis looks really fantastic. A master shot in my opinion. !!!!
tizjezzme
Excellent photo!
pat40
Very nice,
debbielove
Amazing shot! Each circle different from the next, beautiful to look at.. Rob
MrsRatbag
WOW!! WOWWWW!! I love this shot, this is absolutely brilliant. Fantastic compo and everything is perfect....well done you!
goodoleboy
My humble comment echoes all those have preceded me, Bill.
sandra46
STUNNING CREATION
bobrgallegos
Stunning Photo !!! Draws You right in to it.
RodS
This just blows me away, Bill! When you zoom to the full-size version, it seems to play with your eyes like some of the "op-art" pieces back in the 60s. I like things like that - it's just so cool! Excellent capture, Bill!
jayfar
Makes a wonderful abstract Bill.
danapommet
Flawless – glass and photo. Super catch Bill. Dana
MagikUnicorn
Sweet shot
myrrhluz
Okay, this is pretty amazing! It's fun to zoom it really big and see what the shapes reflected might be, or to ignore all that and just stare at the patterns, the lines, the light. I love the sharp crispness of it, the way it could be concave or convex, and the horizon slanting across its surface. Beautiful and wonderful shot!