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 (35)
jayfar
Beautiful Bill and thanks for your good wishes, they are returned to you and Tara. Just over 2 1/2 hours to go here!
auntietk
Yeah! What he said! :) This is beautiful, honey. Gorgeous light in a perfect sky over one of my favorite landscapes. :*
Minaya
Happy and healthy New Year to you and your loved ones!
danob
Best wishes to you and Tara Bill .. Thanks for being you mate.. And a few words when needed..
durleybeachbum
Best wishes for 2012. Bill!
Sea_Dog
Well put, Bill. Here's wish all the Rendo crowd the best of years.
bazza
Happy New Year to you and Tara, Bill..
bobrgallegos
Wonderful capture and dedication Bill!!! Happy New Year to You and Tara
watapki66
Wonderful card!
whaleman
Thank you Bill, and a very happy 2012 to you and Tara as well!
awjay
to you and yours to my friend
flavia49
very beautiful! Happy New Year 2012!!
helanker
Wonderful view and the cloud looks like a dog <:) Have a Happy and Healthy new year, you and your family :)
Faemike55
Happy New Year to you and Tara Very lovely photo
goodoleboy
Wonderful sky shot to celebrate the oncoming of 2012, Bill. Enjoy the year, because, according to the Mayan calender/prophesies, our planet will come to an end on December 21, 2012. So you gotta give it all you got, not the least photographically, during the coming 12 months. Happy New Year, my friend!
npauling
A beautiful toast and I couldn't agree more, it would be a sad world without art. Have a great new year.
MrsRatbag
A stunning cloudscape as a backdrop for new year wishes, couldn't get any better than that; best of it to you all also!
blondeblurr
Such a barren landscape - but zoomed-in, it suddenly comes alive, the sky paints and frames the picture perfectly ... Thanks of course and our best OZZIE wishes for a prosperous NEW YEAR ~2012~ to you both! Big Cheers, Bill BB
kansas
Happy New Year to both of you. A lovely sky.
tennesseecowgirl
Happy New Year
Chipka
Happy New Year to you, and may 2012 be a brilliant and fun year for EVERYBODY! What a shot this happens to be as well...that looming cloud is rather like the promise of interesting things to come; it's a big cloud, and so it's full of stuff. Hopefully, it's interesting stuff too! This is nicely pregnant with all sorts of possibilities.
Jay-el-Jay
An impressive sky.Best hopes for 2012.
T.Rex
That cloud formation looks like a right hand from below with the index finger pointing towards the future, invisible over the hills in the background. I'm now 12 1/2 hours into the New Year and it's pouring outside. New Years Eve in Malmö was interesting - impressive city fire works at midnight. Had the good luck of trains running (and on time). In bed by 01:15! Now to see what 2012 has in store for us, one day at a time (not to mention what we have in store for each other!). Keep up the good work (and don't worry about the Mayan calendar or prophecies - we can't do anything about that, or their beliefs. Time will tell!). :-)
Feliciti
all the best wishes to you and your loved ones too !! wonderful capture and like the words too!!
jendellas
Beautiful :o) HAPPY NEW YEAR Bill, Tara & Mandy. Love, QUIET WOOFS, WAGS & PURRS. xxxx
dakotabluemoon
Very cool on this and thank u so much.
tofi
What a wonderful capture of this most stunning sky and landscape! Absolutely sublime the formation of the clouds! Truly the "real deal"! :) Exquisite artwork and presentation!
RodS
And what a SPECTACULAR shot to welcome in the new year! Magnificent, Bill! Happy New Year to you and Tara!
sandra46
OUTSTANDING WORK!
jocko500
happy new year