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 (22)
jayfar
A super combination Bill and that gull finishes it off nicely.
alanwilliams
a lovely calming effect with the gull providing a nice point of balance
dochtersions
A great capture with this beautiful 'drawing' in the sky. And also interesting in compo. There seems to be one or two kind of birds, or even ducks on the left near the water.
knupps
Great calm sea and a beautiful sky, what more do we need?
durleybeachbum
Glorious. The sky has so many sorts of clouds, it makes me wonder what happened next.
Faemike55
very beautiful scene Bill Great capture
MrsRatbag
Spectacular, Bill; zoom is like actually being there, I can almost hear the little waves lapping on the beach.
EJD64
Nice shot Bill. I presume that this was one of the dryer days in Washington.
debbielove
.....As you stand and realise the size of the world around you.... Great huge shot Bill, nice one! Rob
Maxidyne
Also to take in and enjoy. Wonderful scene Bill :)
bobrgallegos
Great capture of this beautiful landscape Bill!! Love the light!
jendellas
Beautiful landscape, great in zoom!!
helanker
A very lovely view indeed. Love that sky :)
kgb224
Superb capture Bill. God Bless.
jocko500
lovely
goodoleboy
A title similar to a US Marine Corps recruiting advertisement. Lovely lighting, sky and water effects most prominent in this fabulous panorama, Bill.
npauling
Ain't Mother Nature just glorious. A superb capture of this lovely scene.
RodS
Definitely a pleasure to view while contemplating! A scene like this with its bigness is breathtaking! A great shot, Bill!
auntietk
I love the V shapes formed by the water and the clouds. Beautiful image!
X-PaX
Very nice capture.
Blush
Beautiful Hugs Susan
flavia49
fantastic image