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 (35)
kgb224
Stunning capture Bill. God Bless.
jayfar
Lovely shot Bill and it looks to have been quite heavy while it lasted.
bimm3d
wonderful photo!!
awjay
pretty ....but you can keep it...brrrr
bazza
Brrr its all yours Bill lol, looks nice and white though!!
durleybeachbum
Brr! I nearly got frostbite filling the feeders yesterday!
Maxidyne
Beautiful scene Bill. In my childhood we had wonderful scenes of snow every year over Christmas like clockwork. Now it seems to be less and less. Still waiting :)
helanker
Well, I must admit it looks beautiful, but I dont miss it :D Got more than enough last year:)
T.Rex
The close-up shows the snow crystals. They look rather wet (rounded and a bit lumpy). Is the snow staying or has it started to melt? Nice shot of something we all too often take for granted, especially when there's a lot of it. We then don't even look at the little miraculous details which make up the whole. Here, it's damp, cold, windy, had a good bit of rain at night time. Snow often comes in February. Up country they've had a LOT of snow. Global warming? Rather, redistribution of "the wealth". Keep up the good work! :-)
BIPOLARTWO
Nice---This appear's to be the snow after the freeze has caught it making it hard
dakotabluemoon
A beautiful site to see.
jendellas
I love snow when it is clean & white like this. As we say it is too cold to snow here :o)
debbielove
Ha! Well at least you got snow there, I get back and get bowel shattering COLD! Boy, its cold here! It was warmer in MAINE! lol Great picture Bill, super detailing, well done. Rob
0rest4wicked
Well you are luckier than most to have received this reprieve! Does look like the right stuff for a snow ball fight!
kansas
Nice. Wish we had some of that snow here.
thecytron
A very good photo!
EJD64
Nice, I can send you some of ours if you want more snow.
Faemike55
you got the snow and all I saw was rain.... Great capture
Feliciti
we have no snow here but i like the first snow looks so clean !!
MrsRatbag
I was driving to Walmart yesterday when the snow started halfway between here and there; the further I drove the thicker it got, and there was a healthy buildup of slush in their parking lot. That lovely convergent zone you live in always gets the fun stuff first! Luckily by the time I drove home it was snowing nicely here too, but you got more coverage than we did by this picture. Lucky!
RodS
We had a little bit here last week - it's mostly gone, now.. Still cold, though! A lovely shot, Bill! I just zoomed in, and made a snowball, but it melted before I could trhow it at Jo - probably a good thing!
alanwilliams
tried it, my hands are freezing. The first snow still excites me at 64, probably because we dont see it so often
junge1
Nice capture Bill and I can see that is wet, heavy stuff that probably melts away the first day and makes room for more the following night. If it sticks it will make for interesting driving conditions lol, Sig..
jocko500
wonderful looking
npauling
A lovely capture of this cold fluffy white stuff. I like to look at it but not touch and prefer to stay warm.
goodoleboy
Cool contrast in this foto. Happy you finally got something that represents the season, Bill This winter has started out not as a blast, but as a whimper.
whaleman
Nice one Bill, but I can make one by reaching out the front door as of today. It has been almose a snowless winter here so far...until this morning, so now I have about 6" to shovel, but not 'til I'm good and ready, like maybe tomorrow or Tuesday. Oh, the temperature has dropped from about 5°C to -25°C as of right now, and that's one of the reasons I don't feel like shovelling tonight. Good to see some snow though; unless we start getting more of it there won't be anything growing here anymore.
mariogiannecchini
Great capture of the whiteness of the first snow! Photo beautiful and natural!
flavia49
lovely shot
sandra46
GREAT SHOT