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 (27)
sharky_
I have been in close calls myself during my fishing days. My prayers to them. jAloha
kgb224
Stunning capture and post work Bill. God Bless.
auntietk
I love what you've done with this! My angle was different from yours, and I didn't think it had much punch. Your postwork gives this the little something extra the old anchor needed. Nicely done!
MrsLubner
I love this post3ork style and find it really does pick up order in a chaotic background. Well done.
flavia49
excellent work
jendellas
Superb, like the background. Hope you & Tara had a lovely Anniversary. xx
alanwilliams
great treatment here
Faemike55
Very beautiful image and cool postwork
Jay-el-Jay
An interesting and creative photograph.
EJD64
Bill, great photo and post work on the background.
MrsRatbag
Beautifully done, Bill! And what a cool rusted anchor this is, great texture...your spinning background really pops it!
Blush
Excellent image Hugs Susan~
whaleman
Nice effect here Bill!
durleybeachbum
So good! The maelstrom feels most appropriate.
blinkings
Radial zoom always makes me dizzzzzzzy!
pauldeleu
This looks fabulous, bmac62.
Vagabund
Cool effect! :-)
debbielove
Wow! Thats some postwork here Bill! Certainly intering and a great looking anchor to boot! Super shot mate! Rob
ia-du-lin
cool shot, great blur effect
Maxidyne
Great tribute Bill and the radial effect sets the anchor off well.
RodS
Wonderful texture and patina on this anchor - great capture, Bill! And the postwork really focuses attention on the anchor. Superbly done!
Chipka
What a marvel of a shot! I love the stillness and the blurry spin, as if the actual subject of your photograph is bending light. Marvelous! Great texture and I love the warm, rust-brown tones and the wonderful greenery.
X-PaX
Very nice capture. Well done.
jayfar
Very nicely done Bill, super texture.
0rest4wicked
Have been wanting to play with blur filters! This looks like it was a fun one!
NefariousDrO
This is so cool! I love the treatment of the background, but even more the fantastic textures to the rusting metal. Wonderful photo!
junge1
Nicely composed Bill. I like the background!