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 (25)
durleybeachbum
840mm! How do you hold it still at that length? Super portrait!
jayfar
Great portrait shot Bill.
Blush
Great upclose capture Hugs Susan~
kenmo
Brilliant portrait and close up....
jendellas
Fabulous closeup!!
Meisiekind
He who waits turns into stone??? :)) Superb zoom image Bill!
flavia49
stunning portrait
Sea_Dog
Well, done, he looks deep in thought.
awjay
nice one
jocko500
really cool
auntietk
Hey that looks really good! Maybe I'll have to try out that new camera. LOL! This is excellent. Superb detail, composition and dof. Nicely done!
helanker
WOW! It looks rwally cool. COngratulations to Tara for her new camera :-) I hope she will get a chance to use it, LOL !
MrsRatbag
What a great closeup! Wonder what he's thinking about? ....."Mine. Mine. Mine."
bobrgallegos
Very wonderfully detailed shot!!!
Faemike55
Sweet
RodS
Dang - that must be one heck of a lens, Bill! If that's only 70mm, you could have examined his retina with 840! Nice and sharp - a great portrait of this dapper fellow!
tennesseecowgirl
great image. Now give her back her camera, or not LOL Happy Thanksgiving
whaleman
Well, is that real zoom or digital zoom, which is nothing but cropping?
DananJaya_Chef
debbielove
840mm!!!!!! I want for next years legends! Great portrait Bill Really good work.. Rob
X-PaX
840mm. WOW. I'm lookinge forward to see a capture using this mega zoom. Very nice capture.
sandra46
GREAT PORTRAIT
cfulton
So the youth are not the only ones into piercings - the gull has on in his nose too! Super portrait, Bill, Clive
danapommet
Wonderful photo and details especially in zoom. He looks like he is concentrating on something far, far away.
Chipka
Stunning shot! If I'm not mistaken, I know what that dark patch on the beak is for: it's a target for gull-chicks to peck, which triggers the...um...barf-response parental gulls use in order to feed their kids. Aren't you glad to know that now? Aside from the avian habit of feeding pre-digested food to their ravenous chicks, this photo triggers quite a lot of thoughts. I especially like the crisp, clarity and the wonderful, natural colors. This is one focused gull, as well and quite a handsome specimen. I rather like gulls, especially when they look sophisticated and detached, like this one. This is brilliantly done! Nice that you got to play with a new camera too! (I also suspect this gull is a relative to the a race of aliens I read about in a David Brin novel, the Kweku, I believe they're called...they're avian...and somewhat...um...well...um...surly. This gull has a surly edge. I'm sure that after you nabbed this brilliant shot, the gull in question went on to commit some act of avian larceny. They're so good at that!