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)
awjay
trying to work out who to target...;) super capture
jayfar
A one legged seagull!!! Super shot Bill.
auntietk
I love the way the light limns the edges of the wings. Beautiful!
durleybeachbum
Such a glorious reminder of summer. Dreamy filterwork.
morningglory
Pretty shot of these Gulls.
T.Rex
My, a rebate, two in one! This is quite funny. Have you added grain to the photo, or is this an enlagement of a small part of the original? Tara has a really good point about the wings. On the upper bird one can see the extent of the feathers and the extent of the rest of the wing (skin, muscle, bone part). And to think that the feathers can be oriented in different directions both sideways and up-down, allowing for instant change of direction depending on air currents and where the bird wants to fly at a given moment. Fantastic! This makes the sea gull very adept at precision "bombing" an undesireable target (like a predator bird during nesting time). Good job catching them both. Keep it up! :-)
dakotabluemoon
A very cool catch and timing to get this shot.
debbielove
Beautiful mate! book cover shot, Really well caught in the bargain! Rob
dixievb
Love those wing feathers--nice work!
beachzz
The light is stunning!!
MrsRatbag
Amazing shot!
bobrgallegos
WOnderful capture of this pair in flight!!!
flavia49
splendid image
jendellas
Superb on the wing shot Bill!!!
helanker
WOnderful shot of these two gulls. You are good at this, Bill !!!
Faemike55
hopefully these two aren't underaged gulls going across state lines for immoral porposes! Great capture, Bill
npauling
A super capture of these high soarers. Great to get two in the same shot.
goodoleboy
Much too stunning a photograph for my limited vocabulary to describe, Bill.
RodS
That rim lighting on these gulls is just to die for! What an awesome shot, Bill! So how much popcorn did you have to promise these two to get them to pose so nicely for you? :-D
nikolais
not ony clouds have silver lining... great feel of flight and light!
jocko500
very lovely
cfulton
Wonderful lighting! Well done, Bill, Clive
sandra46
SUPERLATIVE WORK !
NefariousDrO
I also really love how the light hits these birds, lovely capture!
tennesseecowgirl
excellent~
0rest4wicked
Great composition of this soaring duo!
Rainastorm
Very true but hes also last to grab the crumbs on the ground:-)
Chipka
This is a magical duo...I love the way they stand out and the whole limning effect the edges of their wings have. This is really superb, but as I only know the seagulls from Chicago (and they're inland birds to top it all off!) I'm rather intimidated by a seagull flying over head. Their aim is phenomenal! They're so graceful, however, and when they walk, they have such an impressive, imperious strut!